An Introduction to the Dead Lands of Athas
The Dead Lands is a geographic region located far south of the Tyr region. It was first detailed in the "Wanderer's Chronicleİ" (from the Second Edition Dark Sun boxed set), albeit in sparse detail. It is from that book, other people's great ideas, and my own imagination that I am able to present to you "The Dead Lands of Athas". About five months ago, I began expounding on the small bit of information made available in the above mentioned "Wanderer's Chronicleİ". Things started off slow at first, and it was an arduous journey (one that caused a large rift in the Dark Sun Mailing List, I'm sorry to say). But soon I had won the support of many people, and it was because of them that I actually finished this project. I'd like to take some room here to thank them: The Dead Lands of Athas would not be possible without the following people's ideas and support: Steven Bell (Esme), Carrie Slavin, Gabriel Power, Ilkka Arnkil (Zanakar), Dark Knight, Chris Flipse (Flip), Aleksej Andrievskij, Teos Saa Abadia, Lodewijk Gonggrijp (Rokan), Adam White (White), the whole Dark Sun Mailing List, and my DS gaming group. Thank you all VERY much! Furthermore, some information is pertinent to understanding the following supplement: 1) The Dead Lands are reffered to as "the Dead Lands" and as "the Obsidian Plane".
2) The Dead Lands are covered by a thick layer of obsidian
3) The event that caused the formation of the Dead Lands is referred to as "the Obsidian Wave".
4) The undead of the Dead Lands cannot leave the confines of the Obsidian Plane. This is due to a phenomenon known as the Spirit Net. The Spirit Net can be found along all sides of the Obsidian Plane.
5) The Dead Lands could very well be the harshest land in all of Athas. It is because of this that characters be of at least 9th level before venturing in, unless you want them to die of course
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) In the future I will add other features to this project, including an adventure that deals with Gretch and his tower called
"The Ebony Plain"
, plus another section called
"The Politics of the Dead Lands"
. Thanks for reading!!!
Gerald Lewis
Email at
U15959@snet.net
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