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The Journal of Zong-Tossu, Entry 10 - The Visions of Zong-Tossu

Written by Adam Cieszlak and Azog the Defiler, and first published on 2024-10-13

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.

Having descended deep beneath the Island of the Pariahs alongside Oracle, Zong-Tossu, Tr’Shadai, and Cho’ka met the so-called “Dervish Octopus” and watched the Pariahs produce vision-inducing elixirs from the creature’s inks.

Quick Plot Hooks #4

Written by Adam Cieszlak, and first published on 2024-10-06

The Quick Plot Hooks series started as a fun thought experiment - how to develop interesting but reasonable encounters using two types of creatures from randomly determined Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium entries.

The Sorcerer's Workshop: Items of The Black

Written by ErinM, Neujack, and Adam Cieszlak, and first published on 2024-09-15

Legends, myths, and stories populate the tales of bards. Ancient and neatly-forgotten legends lurk in the minds of these prolific storytellers, sometimes rising to the surface like a morning mist to expose secrets not revealed since the Green Age, if not longer.

Parasites of Athas

Written by Woodwose, and first published on 2024-08-18

Four creatures that live as parasites within humanoids on Athas.

The Journal of Zong-Tossu, Entry 9 - The Dervish Octopus

Written by Adam Cieszlak and Azog the Defiler, and first published on 2024-07-14

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.

Having met and befriended the Pariahs - a group of malformed halfling-like folk - Zong-Tossu and the surviving members of his group discover that they were long expected and must go meet the “The Dervish Octopus”.

The Dust Filchers

Written by June Soler, and first published on 2024-06-23

*As they near the silt estuary, just south of Fort Kalvis, travelers along the People’s Road often move with some trepidation. Fears of rampaging monsters give way here to anxiety about the frequent dust storms that permeate the area. During these storms, many traders attempt to push through, rather than be delayed; those that tarry or stop are often unceremoniously robbed of their most precious belongings by a fast-moving gang of creatures under a shroud of silt and dust.*