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Formerly the Fortress of Shallach, a mighty stronghold held by the [[ur'Guard]] before its destruction during the [[Taint Wars]], all that remains are the spoilt remains of this once impenetrable structure, now known as the [[Shallach Ruins]]. Once concealed by a barrier which was shattered by the [[Horn of Urlach]] and a ritual sacrifice, in more recent times a colony of [[orc]]s have taken residence on the upper part of the fortress. The remnants of the former ur'Guard, the [[ur'dead]], reside in the lower segments of the ruins, watching over the [[diamond of Urlach]] and the entrance to the [[Catacombs of the Dead]].


Well beyond the confines of the Basin of Life, further south and east from the [[Skarch Desert|Skarch]] and [[Scorpion's Tail mountains]], the '''Gaaglin Swamp''' sits in a balmy culvert of its own. Home to descendants of [[mugwump]] refugees who years ago fled here in their exile from the [[Balach Swamp]], the Gaaglin now also houses two factions from amongst them: the scholars of the [[Gorlognal Academy]] and the thaumaturges who follow a being called the [[Eater of Flesh and Earth]].
==Inhabitants==
*a mutated, one-legged vulture
**Might: is not one to be trifled with.
**May appear at ground or flying elevation.
**May drop <tt>a dirty, torn page</tt> on death.


Believing the academians to be trespassers in the home of the Eater, the thaumaturges work to empower the Swamp and the Eater and remove the encroachments of the scholars. Their conflict brings to the fore considerations of belonging and homeland, and what it means to find shelter and to begin again.
*an orc archer
**Might: is not one to be trifled with.
**Personality: Intimidating
**Loyal to no one.


== Adjacent Areas ==
*an orc brave
*[[Skarch Desert]]
**Might: exudes a quiet confidence.
*[[Gorlognal Academy]]
**Personality: Sensuous
**Loyal to no one
**NOTE: the braves don't carry <tt>strangely shaped keys of rusted iron</tt>.
 
*an orc elder
**Might: is not one to be trifled with.
**Personality: Intimidating
**Loyal to no one.
 
*a fearsome orc warrior
**Might: is quite powerful.
**Personality: Intimidating
**Loyal to no one.
 
*a hooded, nefarious figure
**Might: is quite powerful.
**Personality: Greedy
**Loyal to no one.
*Give her 50 gold and she will give you <tt>a rock speckled with prismatic crystals</tt>.
 
*an ur'dead shock trooper
**Might: appears to be extraordinarily strong.
**Personality: (undead) Intimidating
**Loyal to the Ruins of Shallach
 
*an ur'dead knight of Shallach
**Might: appears to be extraordinarily strong.
**Personality: (undead) Intimidating
**Loyal to the Ruins of Shallach
 
===Xhurug Deathstalker===
*Might: is quite powerful.
*Personality: impossible to analyze
*Loyal to no one.
 
===Vorugh Soulseeker===
*Might: is quite powerful.
*Personality: impossible to analyze.
*Loyal to no one.
*Wants to bring salvation to the orcs with the ritual of undeath.
 
===Kronak Bruar===
*Might: is quite powerful
*Personality: Intimidating
*Loyal to no one.
*an [[orclach]] who is concerned for the [[orc]]s in the ruins.
**First, he needs someone to intimidate the orcs (archers, warriors or elders, but not braves) to get 5 <tt>strangely shaped keys of rusted iron</tt> to <tt>Gruvar's Tower</tt>.
**Second, he needs someone to hunt vultures for 8 <tt>dirty, torn pages</tt> to assemble the operations manual.
**Third, he will need help adjusting the pressure valves for a tank that is causing contamination.
**Lastly, he will ask you to bring him the body of the one selling the contaminated rocks to the orcs.
**He rewards this with gold and <tt>a crumbling, stained book</tt> which is what remains of the [[ur'Guard Operations Record]].
 
===Krangar, Guardian of the Gates===
*Might: looks to be crushingly strong.
*Personality: (undead) impossible to analyze
*Loyal to the Ruins of Shallach
 
==Adjacent Areas==
*[[Shallach River]]
*[[Catacombs of the Dead]]
*[[Illteeth Tunnels]]
[[Category:Geography]][[Category:Ruins]]

Revision as of 23:51, 17 June 2024

the Ruins of Shallach
Continent Basin of Life
Plane Prime Material Plane

Formerly the Fortress of Shallach, a mighty stronghold held by the ur'Guard before its destruction during the Taint Wars, all that remains are the spoilt remains of this once impenetrable structure, now known as the Shallach Ruins. Once concealed by a barrier which was shattered by the Horn of Urlach and a ritual sacrifice, in more recent times a colony of orcs have taken residence on the upper part of the fortress. The remnants of the former ur'Guard, the ur'dead, reside in the lower segments of the ruins, watching over the diamond of Urlach and the entrance to the Catacombs of the Dead.

Inhabitants

  • a mutated, one-legged vulture
    • Might: is not one to be trifled with.
    • May appear at ground or flying elevation.
    • May drop a dirty, torn page on death.
  • an orc archer
    • Might: is not one to be trifled with.
    • Personality: Intimidating
    • Loyal to no one.
  • an orc brave
    • Might: exudes a quiet confidence.
    • Personality: Sensuous
    • Loyal to no one
    • NOTE: the braves don't carry strangely shaped keys of rusted iron.
  • an orc elder
    • Might: is not one to be trifled with.
    • Personality: Intimidating
    • Loyal to no one.
  • a fearsome orc warrior
    • Might: is quite powerful.
    • Personality: Intimidating
    • Loyal to no one.
  • a hooded, nefarious figure
    • Might: is quite powerful.
    • Personality: Greedy
    • Loyal to no one.
  • Give her 50 gold and she will give you a rock speckled with prismatic crystals.
  • an ur'dead shock trooper
    • Might: appears to be extraordinarily strong.
    • Personality: (undead) Intimidating
    • Loyal to the Ruins of Shallach
  • an ur'dead knight of Shallach
    • Might: appears to be extraordinarily strong.
    • Personality: (undead) Intimidating
    • Loyal to the Ruins of Shallach

Xhurug Deathstalker

  • Might: is quite powerful.
  • Personality: impossible to analyze
  • Loyal to no one.

Vorugh Soulseeker

  • Might: is quite powerful.
  • Personality: impossible to analyze.
  • Loyal to no one.
  • Wants to bring salvation to the orcs with the ritual of undeath.

Kronak Bruar

  • Might: is quite powerful
  • Personality: Intimidating
  • Loyal to no one.
  • an orclach who is concerned for the orcs in the ruins.
    • First, he needs someone to intimidate the orcs (archers, warriors or elders, but not braves) to get 5 strangely shaped keys of rusted iron to Gruvar's Tower.
    • Second, he needs someone to hunt vultures for 8 dirty, torn pages to assemble the operations manual.
    • Third, he will need help adjusting the pressure valves for a tank that is causing contamination.
    • Lastly, he will ask you to bring him the body of the one selling the contaminated rocks to the orcs.
    • He rewards this with gold and a crumbling, stained book which is what remains of the ur'Guard Operations Record.

Krangar, Guardian of the Gates

  • Might: looks to be crushingly strong.
  • Personality: (undead) impossible to analyze
  • Loyal to the Ruins of Shallach

Adjacent Areas