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When one of the Ahteni monarchs dies, they are buried with many riches. This draws irreverent tomb raiders in search of easy loot. The catch, of course, is that many of these tombs are riddled with booby | When one of the Ahteni monarchs dies, they are buried with many riches. This draws irreverent tomb raiders in search of easy loot. The catch, of course, is that many of these tombs are riddled with booby traps and curses designed to repel looters. Furthermore, as repayment for being made headmasters of the universities, Ahteni sphinxes guard the tombs with alacrity. | ||
=== Three Major Cities === | === Three Major Cities === | ||
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'''Isirem.''' Isirem is Ahten’s most populous city, located at the mouth of the River Ahten. Its access to the ocean makes it a valuable trading hub with other nations that engage in maritime trade. | '''Isirem.''' Isirem is Ahten’s most populous city, located at the mouth of the River Ahten. Its access to the ocean makes it a valuable trading hub with other nations that engage in maritime trade. | ||
'''Khalen.''' Ahten’s capital is located approximately halfway between the river’s spring and its mouth. Khalen boasts enormous monuments to the glory of Ahten and its gods, and the capital is also only a day’s | '''Khalen.''' Ahten’s capital is located approximately halfway between the river’s spring and its mouth. Khalen boasts enormous monuments to the glory of Ahten and its gods, and the capital is also only a day’s camel ride from the Valley of the Gods. Khalen’s monuments were constructed primarily by golems. I feel sorry for the mummies of Ahten. | ||
'''Set’then.''' The smallest of Ahten’s three major cities, Set’then is a fortified city that guards the river’s ground springs. If Roshallan were to conquer this city, then they could potentially dam the river, devastating Ahten. | '''Set’then.''' The smallest of Ahten’s three major cities, Set’then is a fortified city that guards the river’s ground springs. If Roshallan were to conquer this city, then they could potentially dam the river, devastating Ahten. | ||
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=== Quest Ideas === | === Quest Ideas === | ||
• After a sphinx turned up missing, its colleagues send the heroes to investigate. Unfortunately, the sphinx was murdered; what foul tomb raider possesses such strength? Can the heroes find and stop the | • After a sphinx turned up missing, its colleagues send the heroes to investigate. Unfortunately, the sphinx was murdered; what foul tomb raider possesses such strength? Can the heroes find and stop the thief? | ||
• The Gavarese want to revoke the rights of the Ahteni miners to keep working in the Smoldering Canyon, but will abandon this threat if the Ahteni send heroes to defeat some mythical monster that has been causing strife for Gavarese mining towns. | • The Gavarese want to revoke the rights of the Ahteni miners to keep working in the Smoldering Canyon, but will abandon this threat if the Ahteni send heroes to defeat some mythical monster that has been causing strife for Gavarese mining towns. | ||