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About two days travel out into the desert, in the middle of an expansive nothingness, stand eight stone pillars. Each pierces over 100ft into the blue dome that is the desert sky. Clearly crafted by the hand of man, elf or dwarf, their purpose is unknown. It has been noted that when the red blood-moon hangs in the night sky, all manner of creatures and beasts are drawn to the area, only to disperse then dawn arrives.

As the party draws closer, they notice a large domed tent at the base of the pillars, and a couple more canvas lean-tos dotted about, in between holes and trenches in the sand. A dusty haired dwarf woman exits the larger tent and waves them over. She introduces herself as Zemurrai Stone, and explains that she believes the stone pillars are part of an ancient city, now buried beneath the sands, and that there is some dormant power there that calls the great wandering beasts of the desert at the time of the blood moon.

Unfortunately the areas is vast, the sand is deep, and labour is expensive. If the party could perhaps 'invest' in her endeavour, she would be willing to share the spoils and ,even more importantly, include their names in her research paper, certain to make them all famous!

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BlitheringWither

Woah, I love it. I love the recent desert themes.

Foundry Virtual Tabletop

Really love the sense of progression in the maps - following the progress of the dig as more and more detail is uncovered. This is a super idea that I want to challenge myself to explore more in my own mapmaking.

Thibaut Lorimier

Really cool map, the idea to the timeline is a good one for long term campaign :)

tomcartos

Thanks Thibaut, that was my hope. I'd like to make more maps that can be revisited and change over time.

Davidcruger

what exactly did you have in mind happening when they fill the area with the crystals

tomcartos

Hi Brandon, My thoughts were that the red crystals have some sort or power that draws in beasts and creatures from the desert, and that the crystals only 'grow' in this specific area. This power could be amplified by placing them in the pillars of the temple, and be at it's most potent if done so during a 'blood moon'. The previous civilisation would have used it as some sort of ritual, maybe to help feed the population, maybe to hunt for glory etc. The party could use the power if they are seeking a particular beast, maybe to harvest for parts or because there is a bounty on it, or maybe the Barbarian or Fighter are seeking to battle against the most powerful foes.