TTRPG prompts, ideas, monsters, adventures, especially rumours, lore, gossip, chat, secrets and more from the taverns and settlements of the Icebound Kingdoms
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I need to find a reason for my players to discover elongated skulls .. definitely a race of psionically-endowed humanoids.
These elongated skulls date to the Paracas Necropolis period, around 2,000 years ago, discovered near Pisco in northern Paracas, Peru. Their cone-like shape wasn’t the result of disease or mutation. It was intentional, done during infancy through prolonged head shaping while the skull was still soft.
What keeps people talking are the measurements. Some independent examinations have claimed unusually large cranial capacity, heavier skull mass, and altered eye and jaw proportions. At the same time, CT scans and osteological studies classify these skulls as fully human, with the differences attributed to external shaping rather than genetic deviation or a separate population.
Hundreds of intentionally modified skulls have been recovered from Paracas burial sites, making this one of the largest concentrations of cranial deformation ever found.
So the form is deliberate. The biology is human. The unanswered part is why Paracas elites pushed this practice to such extremes.
Regional Museum of Ica, Peru
#archaeohistories
When the players find the entrance to the cave where the efreeti live
This magnificent Scarab of Protection was once owned by a druid king. The wearer gains +4 resistance to all saving throws, spell resistance 15 and immunity to all poisons. 1/day the wearer can speak the command word and gain immunity to all damage incurred during that round.
4 swords forged for the 4 island kings in the Summer Seas (top to bottom)
- Tidemaster's Blade
- Sword of the Coral Throne
- Leviathan's Fang
- Sword of the Sea Lion of Summer
Would you like to hear about their magical properties?
The finest gnomish jewellers created the Neckless of Jealousy. The wearer receives +5 to all charisma checks. However anyone viewing the worn collar must make a DC 15 charisma check or desire the item themselves.
It is said to be the most frequently stolen artefact ever created.
The dominant Covian family of Cove Bay owe much of their wealth to their control of the pearl cultivation area .. good to know they come in so many different colours! I bet some could end up being magical ..
Sitting down to dine at the Count's invitation, you are suddenly aware that his reputation as a necromancer may not be so far-fetched after all .. 😱
