Connects to: 00.09, 14.09 and 20.04.
Overview
The open plains here form a peninsula with the river to the north and ocean to the west, their leafy grasses giving way to long stretches of beach in many places. This is an idyllic place, with little of note living here and no real history to its name. Monks from monasteries far to the north, south, and even east make long journies to this place to meditate and find inner peace, with the fields being a sort of neutral-ground between even diametrically opposed monastic religions.
A renegade monk named Simar, who was once one of the Keepers of the Sainted Foot (20.04), claims that under the soil of Fernsbank lies the very clay that was used to form the first humans. If he is correct, that would explain that strange properties of this place (although not the recent changes in it) and why this clay is the only proper material for making clay golems. Something has corrupted the air here lately, and those who go to find peace have instead found violence and bloodlust. Its cause is a disaffected old monk known as Pou Roon (00.09).
Connections
- Currently the abbot of the Keepers of the Sainted Foot (20.04) is spending his time in meditation here.
- A one-armed clay golem is marching straight towards here (14.09).
Hooks
- A discredited scholar is looking to reestablish his name by proving that these plains are not just peaceful, but in fact have some innate mystic aura of calm. He is looking to hire adventurers to investigate. Who and where is he?
- Is Simar actually right? What/who made the first humans?
- What happens if clay golems are made out of clay from elsewhere?
