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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Electric Wizard" data-source="post: 6104342" data-attributes="member: 83982">Thanks for enjoying the setting, Kasbark! I don't think we'll ever fill in every single hex, especially if we go with the regional gazetteer format. To me, the project is more about creating a unique tone and helping players go on compelling adventures than being a thorough description of a landmass the size of England. I also like the idea of DM's filling in intentionally blank hexes, so each group's Shrouded Lands could be quite different.I'm not sure if I can make a new hex out of this one, since he's a wandering prophet.The Last Prophet of AsrighThe ibis-headed god (27.18) to whom many farmers along the west coast offer tribute is not a new deity. Though they call him Saray, he is in fact Asrigh, the nearly-forgotten wind deity fighting in the Prison of the Nine.The priesthood of Alberon was diligent in destroying or confiscating whatever records they could find about the Nine. This is because although the gods are locked in a delusional struggle, the prayers and hymns of their followers still reach their ears. A deity who hears many supplications begins to question their prison's illusions as they often contradict what they are experiencing. The farmers' prayers are beginning to make Asrigh doubt his motives for battling his fellow captives.The revival began when Giaccamo, a disgruntled bishop of Alberon, read a forbidden texts of Asrigh while in the Sealed Library. Shortly after, he received a vision in which Asrigh rose from his prison and brought rain back to the Shrouded Lands. He denounced Alberon, faked his death and changed his face. The ex-bishop now calls himself Thoth, and he evangelizes to farmers around the Keening Sea, ever staying in one place for more than a night. He works in hope that Asrigh will one day rise and make good on his vision. The faithful keep at least eight perches outside their homes for birds, do not keep feathered creatures in bondage, nor eat their meat or eggs. They are encouraged to strike down and devour reptiles in honor of the ibises.Connections-Wortimer (26.20) supports Thoth, hoping he can undermine the Temple Indivisible's influence in the August City.Hooks-What undiscovered texts of the Nine lie buried in the Shrouded Lands? How about in the Sealed Library?-Can, and more importantly will, Asrigh bring rain back to the Shrouded Lands?-How did Thoth fake his death and change his face?-How are followers of the ibis-headed god persecuted?-What else does Asrigh demand of his followers?</blockquote>

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