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Shadows of the Past - The Diviner Stone & The Domain of Esthan

While Ravenloft boasts its share of flesh-and-blood lords, evil can manifest in other, far more insidious forms. The parasitic Diviner Stone is one such evil. Born in a forgotten era on the world of Athas, it was once just a simple stone crafted for a dark purpose. Corrupted by sinister intent, it now preys on the unsuspecting, siphoning free will like a shadow devouring the light. Its malevolence spreads like a creeping dread, a hidden terror that slowly consumes all who fall under its thrall.

The Ruins of the Ancients

The ruins of ancient civilizations and peoples like beneath the sands of Athas, but these ruins are as varied as the people who left them behind.

Ecologies of Athas - Cha’thrang

Ecologies of Athas is a series dedicated to examining some of the less well-detailed creatures of Athas. Today, we examine the cha’thrang.

Pirolaxia

The Pirolaxia or Silt-Sail, a new monster for your Dark Sun campaign.

The Journal of Zong-Tossu, Entry 13 - The Ruins of the Sky Ark

This is the journal of Zong-Tossu, a master ghav-urath (life-shaper) from the Rhul-thaun capital of Thamasku. Zong-Tossu was sent by the har-etuil (judgment-makers) along with a detachment of junior life-shapers and lawkeepers to investigate a mysterious ring of standing stones and the strange creatures said to occasionally appear within. The expeditionary force was accompanied by a thri-kreen emissary known as Cho’ka.

Their minds spinning with what they have been shown, Oracle leads Zong-Tossu, Tr’Shadai, and Cho’ka from the depths of the Island of the Pariahs to its very peak, where they must face a relic of the past.