Karameikos - Vaults of Pandius
Karameikos - Vaults of Pandius
Karameikos - Vaults of Pandius
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Mirror <strong>of</strong> the Eternal NightLevel ONE, the DEBRISThis level, partially in the open, is composed<strong>of</strong> the upper remains <strong>of</strong> the ogre’s city (seebelow) and has been inhabited by banditsand Traladaran freedom fighters in pastcenturies, and recently used only as a shelterby little bands <strong>of</strong> ogres and hill giants. Thesefolks may or may not be hostile depending onPCs actions, but they know something onlyabout the first two levels. They do knowhowever, that the dungeon goes deeper anddeeper. This level doesn’t contain muchexcept for the weapons and possessions <strong>of</strong>the ogres and the giants.The secret <strong>of</strong> this level: In a forgotten andclosed room there is still the tomb <strong>of</strong> aTraladaran knight who died in 900 ACfighting the Thyatians, with his magical armorand sword.After the Darkers take control, many ogresand hill giants live here (at least more than20), well paid by the Darkers to keepintruders away. These folks are organized andfinely equipped so trying to avoid them ratherthan fight them all would be much wiser.Level TWO, the OGRE KINGKulfan, an ogre king, established his thronehall on this level five centuries ago. No oneremembers how his once powerful kingdomcame to an end; the ogres say it was a humanattack, but it could have been a war betweenogres and giants, or the wrath <strong>of</strong> a dragon.This level is indeed partially burned andmuch <strong>of</strong> what was once contained within wasdestroyed or pillaged long ago. The walls andthe rooms were built by giants and ogres withsurprisingly good craftsmanship, and theremay still be undiscovered rooms or tombsthat contains the treasures <strong>of</strong> the ogreskingdom. This level is empty except forsome random dungeon critters such asoozes, giant insects, and worms.The secret: Kulfan occupied the ruins in thename <strong>of</strong> Nyx but was destroyed by powerfulclerics <strong>of</strong> Ixion, that were soon destroyedthemselves by an ancient evil sent byThanatos. Nothing is left <strong>of</strong> their bones anditems, but the worn out diary <strong>of</strong> the maincleric <strong>of</strong> Ixion is still hidden in a crack <strong>of</strong> thethrone room.After the Darkers take control, some femaleogres and female giants with children, wives<strong>of</strong> the ones above, live here and are slowlycleaning and rebuilding the place. They willobviously be hostile if intruders have killedtheir husbands and either way they willimmediately try to warn the Darkers in thelevels below.Level THREE,GNOLLS WERE HEREThis level was a powerful gnoll city duringthe time <strong>of</strong> their invasion <strong>of</strong> Traladara andthe following centuries (900 - 600 BC). Themany treasures gnolls amassed in centuries<strong>of</strong> war and pillaging have been taken longago by ogres and giants and now only somestone statues resembling gnolls remain.This level is inhabited by several dangerousghosts.The secret: This level was really a Hutaakancity before the gnolls arrived, hence thestatues. The ghosts are Hutaakan priests andgnoll shamans that The Last One belowawakened as guardians. There is still a sublevelwith the ghost <strong>of</strong> a powerful Hutaakanpriest guarding his still intact tomb andwilling to help any group aligned with Ixion,the Traldar immortals, or Pflarr.150THRESHOLD: The Mystara Magazine Issue #1