Dundrake, capital of the kingdom of Dal Raeth, is famed far and wide as the City of Nebulous Delights, both for its night fogs and for its darker, ephemeral pleasures. Yet, despite its dark allures, many of its destitute citizens live short, brutish and often violent lives.
Dundrake stands as an ancient metropolis built upon limestone foundations of enigmatic prehistoric settlements. Through centuries, its inhabitants carved extensive mines into the bedrock, extracting stone that rose to form majestic walls and towers crowning the emerging capital. When the vast network of cavities beneath the burgeoning city began causing dangerous sinkholes and structural collapses, mining operations ceased. Throughout the years the city’s pestilent and overcrowded cemeteries were emptied and the countless remains relocated into the abandoned tunnels below. Today, these extensive labyrinths of quarries, catacombs, and ancient ruins beneath are known collectively as the “Underdrake”.
Above, the cruel city offers you only grinding poverty. Below, in the darkness of the Underdrake, lies opportunity. You are a Scav—tomb reaver, relic seeker, catacomb crawler—one of the desperate few chasing fortune and glory in the forgotten depths. Grip your torch, draw your steel, ready your spells. Forge your legend in the labyrinth below, or die trying!
A mini-campaign for Shadowdark starting soon.
