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Ruins of the Ancients 1Goragik snarls with anger, hatred and rage standing clear on her face. Her white eyes glare at you with unabashed wrath. Growling savagely she stalks towards you, seeming almost as if she is ready to tear you, your companion Lakaast, and the rest of the world apart. Your companion Lakaast, a lesser Darklord race known as a Xagash, muscles in front of you, trying to guard you from any ill-fated ideas the obviously disgruntled Nadziranim female may hold. Baring his fangs he hefts a heavy axe in a scaly reptilian hand, and looks at her heavily, warning her to calm down with merely a glance in her direction. Her features distort in distraught frustration as she waves one clawed finger in his direction, then laughs. Instantly you sense you are not the target of her anger. With this, Goragik turns her back to you and motions for you to follow. She leads you through what appears to be a deserted field of waist high grass, and wildflowers. If you did not know better you would believe that she had guided you to a coastal plain. A chilly wind blasts through your cloak and you pull your clothes tighter. Perhaps a coastal plain, but a cold one at that. Shivering slightly, you know more lies here than the eye reveals. Here lies Aarnak, an ancient city of the Darklords, revitalized and restored to its natural habitat through the efforts of the Herbwardens of Bhatar. Despite their great efforts to change the habitat back, and despite the sight that seems to surround you, you know it is but an illusion. Underneath the field lie the ruins of the Ancient Darklords. These ruins are allowed to remain by the ever-vigilant Freeland nations of the North for one reason: the Ghoulag lives there, an undead creature of great power that serves both the needs of the Kai and the city of Helgedad. It is also commonly known as the Traitor. Once long ago, during the great age of the Darklords, one man betrayed his masters to the Kai Lord Lone Wolf. This man, known simply as the Slavemaster, gave Lone Wolf the means to be able to infiltrate the Darklands and thus accomplish a mission to destroy your ancient predecessors. This man, later known as Khadarian would learn his mistake later in life. Whether the Nadziranim of Aarnak took the actual Khadarian, or his son, or merely another relative is unknown. But whoever it was, an evil fate awaited him. The Sorcerous powers made this man an undead creature, bound forever in the service of evil. Even now, long after his creators have been vanquished, he survives, bound in an eternity of bondage, unable to release himself from the prison between life and death. As he was a traitor before, he is still a traitor today. He is a known spy for the Kai Lords, but he is also the eyes and ears for Helgedad into the events of the outside world. Utilizing an underground network, both figuratively and literally, he has his clutches into almost every major event in Magnamund. One of the most powerful men in the shadowy world of thieves and assassins, he is the master of organized crime. He is a resource that every inhabitant in Helgedad would love to do away with, but he is also the one resource they currently cannot do without. He sells to the highest bidder, and gives whatever suits his whims. It is this untrustworthy creature that you have entrusted to secure a voyage across the sea. Goragik interrupts your thoughts suddenly as she begins to speak. Looking up you finally find what has enraged her to the point of breaking. |
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