Eslathagos Malkith The Dread One
The cleric Danar Rotansin sought once and for all to rid the world of its remaining evil influences.
The cleric Danar Rotansin sought once and for all to rid the world of its remaining evil influences.
Two sister goddesses well known in Ptolus - and throughout the entire region of Palastan - are Gaen, Goddess of Light, and Mirresh, Goddess of Laughter.
The number of temples and shrines in the Temple District of Ptolus is staggering, and new religions are coming in all the time. The following list holds suggestions for the DM who is creating or detailing churches on his own, to give each temple and religion a touch of unique flavor when the player characters visit.
Father Claw is a chaotic evil god with the domains Chaos, Destruction, and Evil. His priests all wear black hooded robes and carry silver daggers, his favored weapon. All take the moniker "Ni-" before their name. His symbol is a black dragon or a black dragon's head.
People are fascinated with the different aspects of time. They attribute the various days and seasons with personas and associate different attitudes with the months of the year. And then, of course, there are the Twenty- Four Gods of the Hours.
Chapter 8, Part 4 of The Calling Campaign is set in Ptolus and the players are fighting against the Chaos Cults to stop the Night of Dissolution.
How much does my rent cost me each month? What do I wear to the market? What is the current news of the day? These are all questions that we can answer easily for ourselves in modern-day life. But when we’re asking them of our characters in the Ptolus Campaign, the answers seem a bit more elusive...
The River Snakes are known as demon worshippers, although for most of them this is an affectation - a declaration of their antiestablishment attitude and rebellious, violent nature. They revel in brutality, crime, and general mayhem for its own sake.
This caravan probably just finished a long journey to Ptolus. Caravaners like those from the Rogue Moon Trading Company, look forward to rest and good trade, and the caravan guards dream of visiting a good tavern. No one would expect an attack from bandits inside the city!
The Order of Iron Might is a warriors' guild dedicated [...]