Peculiar Places: The Blue

About forty years ago, a joint venture between Garvin University, Dochmeier University, Garlend Hall and the Moorish Council established a research station on the sea floor several hundred miles off the coast of Dochmeier. It took twelve years to construct but after only five years of active research it was deemed too expensive to operate […]

Peculiar Places: The Slums

In the town of Amberdine there exists a peculiar little tavern known as The Slums. At first glance, it certainly appears to live up to its name; the building looks rundown, more than one window is boarded up, and it is covered with graffiti.
Things start to fail a bit upon closer inspection, though. The boards […]

Peculiar Places: The Dragon’s Ward

The isolated monastery known as the Dragon’s Ward houses a modestly-sized library, but it is also supposedly guarded by a great dragon. It lies on an isolated bit of land, mountains to its back and a wide river forming the other border. The only means of passage to the Dragon’s Ward is a stone bridge […]

Peculiar Places: The Greenmarket

It is found where it is needed and disappears with the breeze. -Anbar Ibn Jamal Ibn Hatim
The Greenmarket is a place of succor and wonders, appearing to weary travelers to give them much-needed respite and offer them fantastic goods. Those wandering in the wilderness first hear the sounds of music and merrymaking, and following them […]