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One day, the sky turned black and a wave of dark purple energy erupted from the sky, blasting the entire island with necromantic magic. Most creatures on the island were obliterated by the initial purge, and those who did were changed by the event, corrupted by eldritch magics. | One day, the sky turned black and a wave of dark purple energy erupted from the sky, blasting the entire island with necromantic magic. Most creatures on the island were obliterated by the initial purge, and those who did were changed by the event, corrupted by eldritch magics. | ||
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===Post-Debasement=== | ===Post-Debasement=== | ||
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====Population==== | ====Population==== | ||
- | Koth is home to two major groups of people, the citizens of [[settings: | + | Koth is home to two major groups of people, the citizens of [[settings: |
===Toth=== | ===Toth=== | ||
[[settings: | [[settings: | ||
===Rel' | ===Rel' | ||
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The [[settings: | The [[settings: | ||
====Magical Anomalies==== | ====Magical Anomalies==== | ||
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* 97-100: The character is resurrected by the pollutant necromantic magic of Koth, and has no memories of being resurrected. For some strange reason, they suffer no negative side effects, and are considered revived as if they were hit by the effects of " | * 97-100: The character is resurrected by the pollutant necromantic magic of Koth, and has no memories of being resurrected. For some strange reason, they suffer no negative side effects, and are considered revived as if they were hit by the effects of " | ||
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A small handful of individuals have reported that, after tampering with areas of particularly high magical power, they were transported to a dark, underworld-like region. They described the region as being populated by several high-powered beings, which dominated the plane. | A small handful of individuals have reported that, after tampering with areas of particularly high magical power, they were transported to a dark, underworld-like region. They described the region as being populated by several high-powered beings, which dominated the plane. | ||
====Explorable Structures==== | ====Explorable Structures==== | ||
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Demons: Higher level demons love to make bargains with mortals on the island, and are often found collecting souls for nefarious purposes. | Demons: Higher level demons love to make bargains with mortals on the island, and are often found collecting souls for nefarious purposes. | ||
- | Dusk Beasts: Koth is one of the darkest regions on Jaern; this makes it an idyllic environment for Dusk Beasts, and the land’s energy actually strengthens the Dusk Beasts. That being said, they’ll prefer to stick to areas filled with complete darkness, but they are comfortable moving | + | Dusk Beasts: Koth is one of the darkest regions on Jaern; this makes it an idyllic environment for Dusk Beasts, and the land’s energy actually strengthens the Dusk Beasts. That being said, they’ll prefer to stick to areas filled with complete darkness, but they can move around |
Ravens (Unique): The ravens of the island are abnormally intelligent, | Ravens (Unique): The ravens of the island are abnormally intelligent, | ||
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====Agricultural==== | ====Agricultural==== | ||
- | Due to the wet, swampy nature of the island, combined with the typically overcast weather, most traditional produce won’t grow on the island. However, produce that would typically do well in moist or submerged areas, such as rice and asparagus, | + | Due to the wet, swampy nature of the island, combined with the typically overcast weather, most traditional produce won’t grow on the island. However, produce that would typically do well in moist or submerged areas, such as rice and asparagus, |
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+ | ====The Endless Reserve of Unspeakable Evils==== | ||
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+ | Koth, as a place of great evil and focal point of arcane power, has spawned an almost countless amount of malevolent beings throughout its history. While many of them are easily killed, a few of them may only be locked away with the hopes that foolish adventurers never release them again. | ||
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+ | ===Grognak, the Destroyer of Worlds=== | ||
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+ | Grognak was born in the year 9407. Upon reaching maturity, he proceeded to go on a rampage across the continent for the next six months before being sealed away on Koth. Legend has it that a sacrifice equal to what was made to seal him in must be made to release him. | ||
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+ | ===Zanithex, | ||
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+ | Zanithex, previously subjugated by [[settings: | ||
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+ | ===Kar' | ||
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+ | Kar' | ||
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+ | ===The Legion=== | ||
+ | The Legion was the first generation of Ghutan Deathknights; | ||
====Appendix==== | ====Appendix==== | ||
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===Pronunciation Guide=== | ===Pronunciation Guide=== | ||
* Debasement: Dee-base-men-t | * Debasement: Dee-base-men-t | ||
* Tenebrae: Ten-eh-br-ay | * Tenebrae: Ten-eh-br-ay |