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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7553811" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>Giving a bit more thought to the Valley's backstory...</p><p></p><p><strong>Valley of Dread</strong></p><p>Lying between the Sky Lizard Mountains and Sanrach Mountains, the Valley of Dread is a swampy mist-shrouded rainforest. It serves as a drainage basin for both mountain ranges, sloping downward to the eastern plains of Thindol. The Valley is populated by a great diversity of dinosaurs and seven lizardfolk tribes.(1) </p><p></p><p>Centuries ago, the Valley of Dread was ruled by Sakatha the lizard king, a vassal of the ancient black dragon Mergandevinasander. Fleeing from hostile genies in the distant lands of Zakhara, Mergandevinasander crashed in the protected Valley; during his convalescence, the dragon convinced Sakatha to serve him, though theirs was always a tenuous alliance.(2) </p><p></p><p>Eventually, Sakatha betrayed his master, stealing a <em>ring of three wishes</em> from the dragon's hoard which he used to rise to power, ousting Mergandevinasander, who fled to the Swamp of Sorrows (the Aldani Basin). Growing obsessed with self-glorification, Sakatha conquered many lizardfolk tribes and launched an offensive against Omu, but was mortally wounded in battle by the human champion Ch’gakare. For his bravery, Ch’gakare was named “Count of Eor” in the western reaches of Thindol. Mergandevinasander’s retaliation nearly destroyed the lizardfolk tribes. Using his last dying wish, Sakatha wished that he might live to drink the very blood of those who had defeated him, and the blood of their offspring through the ages. 50 years later, he returned as a vampire and went on to terrorize Thindol in a quest to reestablish his reign until he was slain by mercenaries.(3) </p><p></p><p>The world forgot Sakatha, but not the lizardfolk. Some remember the suffering and tragedy wrought by the last lizard king, while others long for bloody glories of a bygone age. In recent years, a new lizard king has emerged calling himself Kes’thak, turning his bellicose eye toward the “softskin” lands of Chult. With his smooth-talking shamanic advisor Ossil forging a new tribal confederacy, Kes’thak stretches his tyrannical claw outward…(4)</p><p></p><p>(1) From Tomb of Annihilation, page 83.</p><p>(2) Mergandevinasander is referenced in Dragons of Faerûn, page 153.</p><p>(3) Sakatha and his backstory are adapted from I2 Tomb of the Lizard King.</p><p>(4) Kes’thak and his backstory are adapted from Return of the Lizard King (DMs Guild).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 7553811, member: 20323"] Giving a bit more thought to the Valley's backstory... [B]Valley of Dread[/B] Lying between the Sky Lizard Mountains and Sanrach Mountains, the Valley of Dread is a swampy mist-shrouded rainforest. It serves as a drainage basin for both mountain ranges, sloping downward to the eastern plains of Thindol. The Valley is populated by a great diversity of dinosaurs and seven lizardfolk tribes.(1) Centuries ago, the Valley of Dread was ruled by Sakatha the lizard king, a vassal of the ancient black dragon Mergandevinasander. Fleeing from hostile genies in the distant lands of Zakhara, Mergandevinasander crashed in the protected Valley; during his convalescence, the dragon convinced Sakatha to serve him, though theirs was always a tenuous alliance.(2) Eventually, Sakatha betrayed his master, stealing a [I]ring of three wishes[/I] from the dragon's hoard which he used to rise to power, ousting Mergandevinasander, who fled to the Swamp of Sorrows (the Aldani Basin). Growing obsessed with self-glorification, Sakatha conquered many lizardfolk tribes and launched an offensive against Omu, but was mortally wounded in battle by the human champion Ch’gakare. For his bravery, Ch’gakare was named “Count of Eor” in the western reaches of Thindol. Mergandevinasander’s retaliation nearly destroyed the lizardfolk tribes. Using his last dying wish, Sakatha wished that he might live to drink the very blood of those who had defeated him, and the blood of their offspring through the ages. 50 years later, he returned as a vampire and went on to terrorize Thindol in a quest to reestablish his reign until he was slain by mercenaries.(3) The world forgot Sakatha, but not the lizardfolk. Some remember the suffering and tragedy wrought by the last lizard king, while others long for bloody glories of a bygone age. In recent years, a new lizard king has emerged calling himself Kes’thak, turning his bellicose eye toward the “softskin” lands of Chult. With his smooth-talking shamanic advisor Ossil forging a new tribal confederacy, Kes’thak stretches his tyrannical claw outward…(4) (1) From Tomb of Annihilation, page 83. (2) Mergandevinasander is referenced in Dragons of Faerûn, page 153. (3) Sakatha and his backstory are adapted from I2 Tomb of the Lizard King. (4) Kes’thak and his backstory are adapted from Return of the Lizard King (DMs Guild). [/QUOTE]
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