Introduction
Long ago lived a race of
extremely intelligent dwarfs; they toiled in their mines, creating inventions
never before seen on the face of the world. Although Dwarfs still live among the races of man, they
differ greatly from the Ancient Dwarfs “The Ackna-mar”. The Ackna-mar were very rarely seen
upon the surface of the world, as they were able to support themselves. They had acquired special magic’s that allowed
them to live longer than average dwarfs, they were not war monger’s, instead
spent years in search of the knowledge of the unknown. All this information was acquired from
an old tome, written by a elder elven sage, who had meetings with the
Ackna-mar.
Adventure Seed
You have received a letter
on your doorstep from a young wizard by the name of Eron Azizah, within the
letter details a strange account that Eron had while searching for
ingredients. Along with the letter
was a accompanying map.
“Dear Sirs,
I have heard of your
adventuring exploits from afar, your renown as heroes has increased ten fold
from when you first graced this land.
I ask you to hear my story, and I hope that it may intrigue you as much
as it did me. First I must preface
this letter by giving you a bit of background that I have recently found
out. Along time ago a ancient race
of Dwarf’s named the “Ackna-mar” lived within our borders. More importantly they lived under our
borders. They were a highly
intelligent race, and spent much of their time creating new wondrous inventions
& tinkering with magic and steel alike. They Ackna-mar were rarely seen upon the surface world, but
they did happen stroll upon its great land when in need of supplies, trading
with the Elves mostly. It has been
1000 years since one of these dark dwarfs has strode upon the surface. I acquired this knowledge from a old
crusty tome I found in a ruin.
This mystery of course perplexed me, what happened to them?
Further, while out
hunting for rare magical ingredients I stumbled upon a very interesting
site. An old ruined keep, set against
the wall of the mountain. Within
the keep I quickly realized that this was a lost city of the Ackna-mar, I found
writings and booklets detailing the history of the Ackna-mar. The most interesting site that I found
however was not a book or an old glyph, but a dwarf himself! Frozen in
time. I tried my best to wake him,
but failed miserably. The ruins
have been overrun with monsters and creatures, it became extremely dangerous
for me to stay and try to wake the Dwarf.
I ask you, to travel to
this ruin, to try and find out what happened to this ancient race. Maybe you will have better luck than I
did. I offer you no reward, but a chance to write history, and maybe find a few
treasures along the way.
Sincerely
Eron Azizah
Mage
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