Corruption Horror
THE RISING DEAD: Three cases of New Revenants in Yndaros Yndaros Capital of Ambria. ~100,000 people. Built atop the ruins of ancient Lindaros on the shores of Lake Doudram. Black Cloaks The Twilight Friars — Church intelligence and witch hunters. Black Cloaks The Twilight Friars — Church intelligence and witch hunters. Lasifor Nightpitch Mayor of Thistle Hold. Controls the frontier economy. Allied with whoever serves his interests.
THE DARKENING FOREST: The troll singers say the twilight of the world has come. Fewer elves survive dormancy. More ogres emerge from failed pupation. Abominations Abominations People who accumulated too much corruption and transformed into unique monsters. Each was once someone with a name. Dark Davokar The innermost forest where time feels unstable. Actively murderous. Corruption seeps from the land itself. Karvosti Sacred cliff-top meeting place of the barbarian clans. Where the High Chieftain and witches hold council. Corruption A physical, measurable force. Every spell cast, every artifact touched, every step deeper into Davokar leaves a mark on the soul. Wild Davokar The middle depths. Ancient ruins surface here. Travel requires experienced guides. Corruption accumulates over time. Corruption A physical, measurable force. Every spell cast, every artifact touched, every step deeper into Davokar leaves a mark on the soul. Ordo Magica The wizard order. Studies, regulates, and licenses magic within Ambria. Internal politics are deadly. Wild Davokar The middle depths. Ancient ruins surface here. Travel requires experienced guides. Corruption accumulates over time. Corruption A physical, measurable force. Every spell cast, every artifact touched, every step deeper into Davokar leaves a mark on the soul. Dark Davokar The innermost forest where time feels unstable. Actively murderous. Corruption seeps from the land itself.
The horror of the Symbaroum setting is not what lurks in the dark — it is what you become when you fight it.
THE YONDERWORLD BREACH: According to Katrandama Katrandama Sorcerer who devised the Triptych — the three-part model of reality. Burned to death in Kadizar around Year -24. Yonderworld A mist-shrouded wasteland where nature itself IS corruption. Home of Blight Spawns and ancient horrors. Corruption A physical, measurable force. Every spell cast, every artifact touched, every step deeper into Davokar leaves a mark on the soul. Blight Beasts Animals mutated beyond recognition by Davokar's corruption. More numerous and aggressive in recent years. Katrandama Sorcerer who devised the Triptych — the three-part model of reality. Burned to death in Kadizar around Year -24. Yonderworld A mist-shrouded wasteland where nature itself IS corruption. Home of Blight Spawns and ancient horrors. Yonderworld A mist-shrouded wasteland where nature itself IS corruption. Home of Blight Spawns and ancient horrors. Davokar The endless ancient forest north of Ambria. Divided into Bright, Wild, and Dark Davokar. Grave of the Symbaroum empire. Iron Pact Ancient alliance of elves, barbarian witches, and others devoted to keeping Davokar's secrets buried. Ordo Magica The wizard order. Studies, regulates, and licenses magic within Ambria. Internal politics are deadly. Thistle Hold Frontier town at Davokar's edge. Gateway for treasure hunters, mystics, and fools. The site is named after it. Yonderworld A mist-shrouded wasteland where nature itself IS corruption. Home of Blight Spawns and ancient horrors. Corruption A physical, measurable force. Every spell cast, every artifact touched, every step deeper into Davokar leaves a mark on the soul.
THE CORRUPTION SPIRAL: A party member's permanent Corruption Corruption A physical, measurable force. Every spell cast, every artifact touched, every step deeper into Davokar leaves a mark on the soul. Shadow An ethereal aura visible to those with Shadow-sight. Reveals a creature's nature and corruption level through color. Black Cloaks The Twilight Friars — Church intelligence and witch hunters. Yeleta The Huldra — supreme witch of the barbarian clans. Tharaban's advisor, keeper of deep secrets. She evaluates everyone. Karvosti Sacred cliff-top meeting place of the barbarian clans. Where the High Chieftain and witches hold council. Iron Pact Ancient alliance of elves, barbarian witches, and others devoted to keeping Davokar's secrets buried. Ambria The young kingdom built by Alberetorian refugees north of the Titans. Seven duchies, twenty-one years old, expanding relentlessly. Thistle Hold Frontier town at Davokar's edge. Gateway for treasure hunters, mystics, and fools. The site is named after it. Shadow An ethereal aura visible to those with Shadow-sight. Reveals a creature's nature and corruption level through color. Corruption A physical, measurable force. Every spell cast, every artifact touched, every step deeper into Davokar leaves a mark on the soul.