by Jay Batista
 

T'u Lung

Places of Interest

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Oriental Adventures

Kara-Tur

Many of our cities have been overrun by armies,
torn down by barbarians or sacked by brothers
caught in a civil war, and their ruins fill our lands. It is
very common to come across the burned out remains
of a homestead or a dilapidated fortress abandoned in
the wilds. This is a part of T'u Lung, the reminder of
its discordant past. The people of T'u Lung have
migrated from place to place, sometimes returning to
the scene of a battle to rebuild, other times avoiding
the torn field of conflict.

Most of the larger abandoned places have a powerful
curse or dweomer cast upon them, so rich cities
like Balanzia and Old Kaji-man lie undisturbed for
generations. The smaller places, such as Quenche,
I'kuni Wanta, Kahgang Su, Miska and Tan, have
retained their name through history, and maybe a
ghost or two. Most of the deserted villages and houses
are nameless, and they are the occasional waystation
for bandits, vagrants and the lost. It is a dangerous
habit to frequent these eerie places, especially at
night, and I recommend staying with popular inns
and roads well traveled!