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Cheka Man	7 Desert Encounters By: Cheka Man Seven encounters for your PCs to have whilst out in the hot desert wastes. Articles Scenario Gaming - In General	by Cheka Man 60^xp 5 replies 2173 views
Scrasamax	The Djavarga By: Scrasamax 100 word submission, rumors from the Burning Lands, south of Abodroc Organizations Mercantile Area	by Scrasamax 140^xp 9 replies 2524 views
Scrasamax	The Strange People of Khor Kal'ah By: Scrasamax 100 word submission. Rumors of the lands sounds of Abodroc Lifeforms Intelligent Species Desert	by Scrasamax 130^xp 22 replies 3040 views
Scrasamax	Hacienda Solfatara By: Scrasamax A hidden gem in the hinterlands of Calcobrina Locations City Desert	by Scrasamax 150^xp 7 replies 3313 views
Cheka Man	Wangadi Fruit By: Cheka Man The fruit of the Wangadi tree should be treated with respect, because if eaten at the wrong time it can be mind blowing. Lifeforms Flora Desert	by Cheka Man 165^xp 8 replies 3612 views
Murometz	The Turgid Sands of Nesseraum By: Murometz The Horrors and Wonders of a distant, sun-drenched land. Everything you need to run a desert campaign! Locations World Desert	by Murometz 695^xp 50 replies 18610 views 15 HoHs

“ The Jiangsi was the name of an undead being in Chinese folklore and mythology. Usually translated as zombie or vampire for Western palates, the Jiangsi was really neither. They appeared as simply risen, fresh corpses. They moved (peculiarly!) by hopping rather than walking, and sought out the living to suck the Qilife force from their victims. Perhaps significantly more interesting than the Jiangsi itself, was the lore surrounding them. 'Zombie wranglers', or 'Corpse Herders', usually Daoist priests, were men tasked with delivering these undead beings back to their respective home towns. Tradition in China placed great importance and emphasis on the return of the dead to their homes and families, and thus the corpse herders came to be. By using magick words and talismans they would animate the dead, and by placing specially inscribed parchments of paper over the Jiangsi heads and faces, the corpse herders would be able to control the hopping corpses. Then like pied pipers, they would lead processions of subdued undead, across many miles, rhythmically chanting and ringing tiny bells. Special inns were built across China to house these undead caravans, as the zombies could only travel by evening and night, the sun anathema to them. Rows of doors opening to barely a closet-space, lined the walls of these special establishments. Behind these doors, the corpses would be stored upright while the corpse herders rested in rooms. The Jiangsi under the control of a corpse herder were quite harmless, merely hopping after him, silently and without complaint, for weeks and months. If however, the magicked parchment would somehow be removed from their faces, the creatures would immediately seek living humans to kill. Their thirst for Qi was unquenchable. The job of a corpse herder was an interesting one to say the least.”

Murometz

“ There are those as rich as kings but dress as peasants and worry not about funding. To visit their true homes one would see wealth of untold value scattered as dirt is in a hut. They know the monetary value of their possessions but they have long lost any true value to their owners. Experience is their currency and their curse. They dispense secrets of the ages as if discussing the weather. Few things have they not experienced so that very little gives them joy. They are the lost ones looking for new life while humoring the mortals around them.”

Strolen

“ Pirates' many bejeweled rings and piercings actually had a practical purpose - when the pirate or sailor died, the rings could be taken off as payment for a proper burial, saving him from a watery grave. This could be tied into regional culture, or made into a quest (The Pirate's Lost Rings, etc.). Also gives treasure-seeking divers another thing to look for besides crusty old chests.”

Spark