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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Daztur" data-source="post: 6103769" data-attributes="member: 55680">The Prison of the NineAdditional information about Hex 29.14 Inspired by a D&D with PS post (I really really really have to finish reading the blog archive, am probably 60% done now…) in which Zak was reading a 3ed Greyhawk book and mentioned a prison for nine gods, except for that basic seed the rest is mine. In the depths of the Undercity is a region where even the Society of Engineers fears to venture. It is the prison of nine ancient and half-forgotten gods that once defied Alberon.  Keeping a god imprisoned requires great power and constant vigilance and not even Alberon can bind nine. But the servants of the God of the City of Shuttered Windows are a clever lot and have bound the gods in a dense web of illusions so that they believe that they are fighting one another for control over a world that never was. One god raises up a jungle of tentacle palms to squeeze a rival’s temple to dust and another brings forth an army of gibbering lemur-men to slaughter the priests of another. They have fought for centuries and will probably fight for centuries more and as they do so their struggles fuel the illusions that bind their minds and the chains to immovable force that bind their forms. Of course if the gods would cease their struggle and cooperate they would break free in minutes… Every so often things leak out of the illusory prison and cause much havoc in the Undercity and a few have even emerged into the sunlit world.  While the Society wisely steers clear of this prison a few brave souls venture down to try to gain wisdom to even to free the imprisoned gods, for a few of them still have small cults.  Of the nine one is Asrigh, an ancient wind deity (49.11) and another is Unnath the Unborn, a strange god that once manifested itself in the wombs of virgins, whores and crones giving strange powers and weird commands to its “mother” before moving on to a new vessel. Connections:-An ancient prophesy says that if any of the imprisoned gods are freed the walls of the City (29.14.01) will sink forever.-The old songs that Naideen of Dinivar knows are hymns to one of the imprisoned gods, and the snakes that she visits are holy to that god (17.11). Hooks:-Who are the other seven imprisoned gods?-What sort of things leak out from the illusionary world that the gods are fighting over?-Do Asrigh or Unnath have any cultists? What happened to Unnath’s mothers?-Who is crazy enough to try to break into the prison? What are they after?-Who made that prophesy?-Whose lore has Naideen uncovered? How? The Champion of ThringHex 18.17 Inspired tangentially by another Oglaf comic in which a crocodile eats the most beautiful woman so they decide that the crocodile must now hold the title of most beautiful woman This region is home to many well-fed cows, a squabbling collection of small holdings and the Champion of Thring. Unlike most past champions, the current one is a large crocodile. The previous champion was Sir Goribald, but while leading an attack on the lizardmen of Smuggler’s Isle (17.16) he was dragged off his raft by a sailbeast and pitched into the water. After struggling against the river’s current and being carried downstream he was eaten by a crocodile. According to ancient Thringish law, anyone who defeats the Champion of Thring in single combat becomes the next Champion and as Sir Goribald is far too digested to request a rematch the title has now passed onto the crocodile. Several knights have attempted to reclaim the title from the crocodile but the lizardmen and their beasts have made travel down the river difficult. Enough time has passed now that only one month remains until the Grand Tourney of Thring and all know that it will bring terrible luck to Thring if the Duchy’s champion is killed during the month of the tourney or is incapable of defending their title so a delegation has been sent to the Sages of Border’s Hill (20.18) enquiring of the best way to teach a crocodile to joust. Connections:-Cameron the bodak (21.12) has hatched a plan that will come to fruition during the next tourney that will make them all pay for what they have done.-The Duke of Thring has offered a full barrel of healing potion (brought somehow to 20.00) to anyone who can get the crocodile to probably defend its title in the tourney. Hooks:-Who was Sir Goribald? He must’ve been quite a guy to have become a champion.-What are the duties and perks of being Champion of Thring?-Aside from determining who’s the Champion of Thring, what else happens at the Grand Tourney?-Is there any way to get a crocodile to defend its title in a jousting tournament? What sort of evil luck will befall Thring if this fails to happen?-Except for crocodiles, what else lives in this hex?-What is Cameron’s plan?</blockquote>

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