Connects to: 31.07.
- The Towers of the Hallovers (26.16.01): the ruins of the Hallovers’ old mountain village.
- The Castle with Five Gates (26.16.02); the home of one who claims to be Tiamat Reborn.
The Daemons of the Faustys
The Faustys live below The Towers of the Hallovers.
The Towers of the Hallovers
Hex 26.16.01
Connects to: 25.17.
Before Clan Dunger conquered The Hallovers and forced them to live in the Dunger village (25.17), the Hallovers lived in a village that scraped the sky. They built houses from rope, canvas and wood, some of which still stand atop one of the highest mountains of the Barrier Range. Travellers use the strange, stretched towers to orient themselves.
According to the Hallovers, on the dark night when they were conquered, the greatest treasure of their clan was spirited way. This artifact, the Halloverian Shield, depicted a squawking chicken in full flight (the Hallovers claim that it is a cockatrice) and apparently grants great but unspecified power to any full-blooded Hallover who bears it. Some Hallovers have run away from the Dungers and hope to find the shield and liberate their people.
Hooks
- What inhabits the Hallover eerie now?
- What are the powers of the shield? Where was it taken, and by whom?
- Do the Dungers know about the shield’s existence? How have they reacted to the escapees?
- What was the relationship between the Hallovers and the Faustys (26.16) who now live below the Hallover’s tall towers?
The Castle with Five Gates
Hex 26.16.02
Connects to: 03.13 *and 40.06.*
In the foothills of the Barrier Peaks is a castle made of a strange white stone. It has five gates, each topped with an improbably large crystal of a different colour.
This is the fortress of Tiamat Reborn, a dragonblooded man who believes himself the heir of the dead goddess of dragons. His followers perform dark rituals and sacrifices in an attempt to achieve his apotheosis; to this end they have gathered a menagerie of creatures twisted and transformed by exposure to Tiamat’s blood.
Hooks
- What is the strange white stone the castle is built of? Is it Tiamat’s bones?
- What plans does Tiamat Reborn have?
