Connects to: 00.06, 01.09, 25.04.01, 29.14 and 46.10.
Overview
This narrow, mostly barren strip of land juts out into the Ocean of Bitter Regrets (00.06). There is a ruined lighthouse here, but few ships now pass along the coastline here. Long ago, it is said that this lighthouse was operated by the lion priests of the King in Splendor (25.04.01), those same who ran the Lost Lighthouse (46.10). However, there was a schism between the two lighthouses, and the heretics of the ocean lighthouse were wiped out by their former brethren. The lighthouse and the old catacombs beneath it are now inhabited by a wizened old monk named Pou Roon. Formerly of the Temple Indivisible of the City of Shuttered Windows, he was a regular pilgrim to the peaceful place at Fernsbank (01.09). However, he became frustrated by the presence of other monks there from other cults. He wished greatly to strike them down for their heresies, but the general truce of the area prevented him. Several times he attempted to muster up a crusade from the Shuttered City to Fernsbank, but was met with indifference. At last he withdrew from the Temple and set up residence in the nearby lighthouse. It is he who is responsible for the evil aura that has recently come over Fernbank. His hope is to drive the other cults to make war against each other.
Hooks
- What was the schism that divided the lion priests?
- What remains in the lighthouse and the catacombs of its original owners? Any treasure?
- How is Pou Roon causing the disturbed atmosphere of Fernsbank? Has he made traffic with dark powers?
