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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sanglorian" data-source="post: 5956111" data-attributes="member: 83822">This hex is inspired by the Land of NOD araneas and one of the worlds in Monte Cook’s Beyond Countless Doorways.THE GLOOMPATCH (23.08)The trees here are thicker and closer together than in most other parts of the Kingswood, and their leaves do not match those of any species of tree known elsewhere in the Shrouded Lands. The reason for this is a closely-kept secret by the human-armed spiders (‘araneas’, in their own language) that live here: before the Shuttering, the araneas escaped the conquering of their home plane and brought with them saplings and seeds.The forest is dark and dank, and a permanent mist obscures anything more than a few paces away. The elves do not walk here.The araneas are keen astrologers and capture all who they find on their land. Once the captives are securely webbed, the araneas ask them for their date of birth. They then consult elaborate star maps engraved on bronze before acting upon the horoscope: sometimes sacrificing the captive, or setting him or her free, or harvesting some body part, marking their captive or giving him or her cryptic advice. Occasionally, the araneas will swear to serve the captive and help her (so far, only women have been chosen) to achieve her destiny.HooksIs the araneas’ home plane at all accessible?What properties to their plants have?Who has had his or her horoscope read by the araneas and lived to tell the tale?Why do they read horoscopes?Have any of these plants since been grown elsewhere?Did the araneas bring any animals from their plane here?THE SHIELD OF ALBERON (16.17)The strange metal of the Broken Spear is also found in a recent discovery: a smooth shield-shaped artifact about the size of a castle that has been uncovered on a hill overlooking Castle Tarengael. There is a door that was opened by the tomb robbers sent by the Collector, but the team that entered was not heard from again and the door is now sealed.Inside are peculiar fungus people who work strange magic using blinking wands that shoot lightning or fire. There are also golems made of the impervious metal of the exterior. There are shards of glowing blue stone scattered about the shield - the golems occasionally venture forth to collect them.The Collector is currently collecting shields, and has set his heart on adding this unique specimen to his collection.HooksHow does the Collector hope to retrieve the shield?What is the strange metal?Where did the golems and fungi folk come from?What are the effects of the blue stone, other than the mutations it caused in the gnolls of the Broken Spear?Did the shield really belong to Alberon? Does he plan to get it back?</blockquote>

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