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<blockquote data-quote="Sanglorian" data-source="post: 5872033" data-attributes="member: 83822"><p>Two more entries. Entry one is inspired by a post on <a href="http://planetalgol.blogspot.com/2010/03/blackest-tesserzigguract.html" target="_blank">Planet Algol</a>.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Black Ziggurat (18.26)</strong></p><p></p><p>Rising out of the desert is a dark ziggurat, squat and horrid. The Dust Walkers will not travel here; they say that the monument appeared out of thin air six months ago. Others claim that the sand that covered it simply blew away.</p><p></p><p>The structure has some curious properties. Compasses do not work within three miles of the ziggurat, and though the ziggurat has but one long stairway leading to its entrance, travelers always find themselves approaching facing the stairs. Finally, around the ziggurat time does not appear to pass: the Sun does not move from the centre of the sky if it is day or the full moon does not move from the centre of the sky if is night. Yet when travelers emerge from the ziggurat, it is always day if they entered during the night, or vice versa – no matter how long they spent inside.</p><p></p><p>The ziggurat itself is patrolled by white-haired minotaurs and worse things besides. The minotaurs will pursue intruders out of the ziggurat only if it is night.</p><p></p><p>At the top of a tower at the back of the ziggurat, there are four windows. One looks out on an expanse of snow and stone, one looks out on lava and islands of brimstone, one looks out on fog-shrouded green hills and one is boarded up.</p><p></p><p>Outside of the ziggurat trot the flayed hides of horses, who ask useless riddles and trample their victims regardless of their answer.</p><p></p><p><em>Hooks</em></p><p>What is the connection between the Black Ziggurat and the green Ziggurat (06.10) and the Temple of the Seven Shadows (37.01)?</p><p>What happens if some travelers enter while some remain outside observing the sky?</p><p>What would happen if you leapt out of one of the four windows?</p><p>Is there any connection between the minotaurs and the night cattle?</p><p></p><p><strong>The Haunt of the Peryton (11.15)</strong></p><p>This stretch of hills is stalked by a peryton: a great purple-blue eagle with the head and breast of a stag. Though it has two antlers, they have twisted and fused into one mass. </p><p></p><p>The peryton’s voice and shadow are that of the last man (not woman) that it has killed. Someone familiar with Severard of the Seven Circles might startle upon hearing the peryton’s taunts.</p><p></p><p>The peryton keeps watch over a flock of deer, including a talking stag who once rode with Tehaar (29.10).</p><p></p><p><em>Connections</em></p><p>A lady of Thring believes that her husband was the latest man killed by the peryton, and she would pay dearly to hear his voice again.</p><p></p><p><em>Hooks</em></p><p>How did the stag make it here?</p><p>Did the peryton truly eat Severard?</p><p>Why did the stag leave Tehaar’s ride?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In few settings would 'encountering a family of ettins' be more likely to end in a high-stakes political game than a battle, but I'm proud that the Shrouded Lands is one of the few!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sanglorian, post: 5872033, member: 83822"] Two more entries. Entry one is inspired by a post on [URL="http://planetalgol.blogspot.com/2010/03/blackest-tesserzigguract.html"]Planet Algol[/URL]. [B]The Black Ziggurat (18.26)[/B] Rising out of the desert is a dark ziggurat, squat and horrid. The Dust Walkers will not travel here; they say that the monument appeared out of thin air six months ago. Others claim that the sand that covered it simply blew away. The structure has some curious properties. Compasses do not work within three miles of the ziggurat, and though the ziggurat has but one long stairway leading to its entrance, travelers always find themselves approaching facing the stairs. Finally, around the ziggurat time does not appear to pass: the Sun does not move from the centre of the sky if it is day or the full moon does not move from the centre of the sky if is night. Yet when travelers emerge from the ziggurat, it is always day if they entered during the night, or vice versa – no matter how long they spent inside. The ziggurat itself is patrolled by white-haired minotaurs and worse things besides. The minotaurs will pursue intruders out of the ziggurat only if it is night. At the top of a tower at the back of the ziggurat, there are four windows. One looks out on an expanse of snow and stone, one looks out on lava and islands of brimstone, one looks out on fog-shrouded green hills and one is boarded up. Outside of the ziggurat trot the flayed hides of horses, who ask useless riddles and trample their victims regardless of their answer. [I]Hooks[/I] What is the connection between the Black Ziggurat and the green Ziggurat (06.10) and the Temple of the Seven Shadows (37.01)? What happens if some travelers enter while some remain outside observing the sky? What would happen if you leapt out of one of the four windows? Is there any connection between the minotaurs and the night cattle? [B]The Haunt of the Peryton (11.15)[/B] This stretch of hills is stalked by a peryton: a great purple-blue eagle with the head and breast of a stag. Though it has two antlers, they have twisted and fused into one mass. The peryton’s voice and shadow are that of the last man (not woman) that it has killed. Someone familiar with Severard of the Seven Circles might startle upon hearing the peryton’s taunts. The peryton keeps watch over a flock of deer, including a talking stag who once rode with Tehaar (29.10). [I]Connections[/I] A lady of Thring believes that her husband was the latest man killed by the peryton, and she would pay dearly to hear his voice again. [I]Hooks[/I] How did the stag make it here? Did the peryton truly eat Severard? Why did the stag leave Tehaar’s ride? In few settings would 'encountering a family of ettins' be more likely to end in a high-stakes political game than a battle, but I'm proud that the Shrouded Lands is one of the few! [/QUOTE]
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