scholarmage Progress Report

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Alhazarde Comet

The skies above the Sundered Lands hold a strangely green-tinged comet every two centuries, from which strange lumps of metallic Star Jade sometimes fall - gifting spellcasters who use them with unusual powers.

334 words

Cleansing the Temple of Set

The party of heroes discovers a secret passage beneath an obelisk in the desert encampment. Following it, a hidden temple of the dark god Set is revealed, with a group of evil cultists preparing a ritual to unleash horrors.

561 words

Khonsu

The ancient pharaoh Khonsu was both an exceptional ruler, and exceptionally evil. Rumoured to have taken the throne by murdering her father, she took the Empire to new heights of power and wealth.

830 words
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Pyramid of Khonsu

The enormous pyramid of the Pharaoh Khonsu is rumoured to be filled with the immense treasures she amassed during her lifetime.

1356 words

Star Jade / Starfall Ore

Star Jade, or green starmetal, is a metallic mineral which some spellcasters have discovered can be used to extend their lives and grant exceptional magical abilities.

421 words

Crimson Rock Hydra

With a rocky-looking skin and the ability to wait in torpor for passing prey, rock hydras are deadly ambush predators in the desert.

296 words

Giant Scorpion

Giant scorpions are Blight-twisted monsters capable of secreting an extraordinarily deadly poison from their stingers, and can smash stone with their pincers or a blow from their tail.

341 words

Blight

The Blight is a strange sickness which turns plants into predatory animal-hunters, animals into vicious berserkers, and insects into giants.

395 words

Ruined Temple Complex

The temple complex near sage Fikri al-Soltani's tower has almost been swallowed by the sands, but still has many secrets awaiting discovery.

401 words

Fikri al-Soltani's Tower

The sage Fikri al-Soltani built a tower, seemingly overnight, next to the ruins of an ancient temple complex to allow him to more easily explore them.

634 words

Specialty Services Brokerage

The Brokerage arranges discreet meetings between people with special skills and knowledge, and those who have need of them - everything from bodyguards to assassins and counter-assassins, plus much more.

441 words

Muammar el-Saadeh

Former spymaster and assassin Muammar el-Saadeh now makes a living arranging meetings between people with special skills and knowledge, and those who have need of them.

603 words

Kenaf

Kenaf is a fast-growing woody bush with a multitude of uses, cultivated by the farms surrounding Lake Ka-Tepi.

181 words

Al-Akbar Stables

The stables run by Bandar al-Akbar provide safe and high-quality accommodations and care for both normal and exotic riding animals.

268 words

Bandar al-Akbar

A former camel herdsman who made enough money to open his own stable, Bandar al-Akbar and his grooms are renowned for their skill with the animals for which they care.

335 words

Mage's Maze

Mage's Maze is a popular board game in Azoria, using living creatures to run a maze while the casters reshape the maze to aid their own creature and hinder their opponent.

354 words

Desert Lizardfolk

The lizardfolk tribes of the deep southern desert descend from the ancient saurians that ruled before the rise of humans, and bitterly resist any encroachment on their territory.

421 words

Ka-Tepi Bazaar

The Bazaar attracts sellers and buyers from all over the Desert of Desolation, and is the lifeblood of the town of Ka-Tepi.

343 words

Swiftbright Messages

Starting as a letter-writing scribe, Swiftbright Messages has expanded to a fast and reliable courier service.

201 words

The Swayback Camel

The Swayback Camel is a tavern of ill repute and worse appearance, frequented by those with little coin to spend looking for a cheap meal and cheaper beer.

371 words
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Zardis

The puritanical anti-magic nation of Zardis is fiercely isolationist and xenophobic, executing any individuals even suspected of magic use.

234 words

Haglands

The Haglands are a marshy region unclaimed by any nation save the covens of hags which dwell within, and allow humans only on sufferance.

378 words
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Blue Demon of the Desert

The ancient behir known as 'The Blue Demon of the Desert' has preyed upon passing caravans for centuries, but nobody has ever managed to defeat it, or track it to its lair.

263 words

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