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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bran Blackbyrd" data-source="post: 1340119" data-attributes="member: 1710">Bloodstone CavernsKnown to most as the Bloodstone Caverns, this system of caves is holy ground for kobolds. Kobold shamans, who insist their race is descended from dragons, say that the caverns are actually the insides of a colossal, petrified red dragon. Supposedly this dragon gave birth to the creatures that would become the first kobolds. The shamans call this place, The Mother’s Womb. The shamans routinely coat the walls with blood. Sometimes it is gathered from slain dragons, but more often than not it is gathered from the kobolds themselves. Each chamber of the Bloodstone Caverns has a purpose. Females are brought to the birthing chamber to bear their young, there is a room where young males are brought (kicking and screaming, usually) to endure painful rites of passage. There are also rooms for the shamans to pray to their gods and to their “mother”, a room where offerings are left, and rooms where aspiring sorcerers are soaked in dragon’s blood and the blood of other sorcerers, so that they may inherit the power of the blood.Strange rumblings can be heard sometimes, coming from the openings of the cave that sound not unlike the roar of a dragon. Despite the reek of old blood that issues from the caverns and gives them their name, most carrion eaters and insects stay clear of the place. Perhaps they are afraid of the dragon?No kobolds live there, though the shamans sometimes spend weeks in the cave performing various rituals. Visitors are not welcome at the Bloodstone Caverns, which are guarded by many kobold warriors and it is not uncommon for the shamans and sorcerers who travel there to defend against trespassers; though blood donations are always welcome.Next: Jopfor’s Candle House</blockquote>

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