Insight, if possible, I'd like some details about Broken Temple, such as what it is like there, the layout of the area, the culture and so forth?
Broken Temple is a Tiefling community built atop ancient ruins of an unknown civilization that, according to scholars, lived thousands of years before anyone moved into the Vistus River area.
The geography of the area features hills, low-lying scrub, sparse trees, including mesquite, knotty pines, and thorny brush. There are many ragged canyons, displaying multi-colored rock formations along the landscape. It is often windy and every once in a while, a sandstorm blows through.
The Tieflings were drawn to Broken Temple upon rumors that a great arcane artifact was buried there. Hundreds of teams of archaeologists, treasure seekers, and others have delved into the massive subterranean ruins, finding only art objects and some ancient coins thus far. Despite this, Tiefling rulers of Broken Temple continue to send teams into the ruins, hoping to one day find the object of their search.
Aside from the expeditions, Broken Temple offers little in the way of commerce and social interaction. It is a desolate place, whose people are singularly focused on delving into the ruins. There is one inn, one smithy, one bazaar (selling mostly items from recent expeditions), and one stable.
Visitors to Broken Temple don't stay long. Most are interested in joining an expedition into the ruins, though some stay just long enough to evade a coming sandstorm or monster attack.
