Clueless Delver

The Manticore Belfries... Home to madmen breeding bloodthirsty manticores. The promise of treasure is great. That - I'll admit. But I'd stay clear of that place if I were you... Unless you are a madman yourself, or enjoy the feeling of spines piercing your flesh. Wastetreader Dykstra A cluster of 200ft tall tapered towers made of alabaster bricks topped with a bulbous cage that serve as belfries for manticores. The towers are connected to one another via 100ft wide cliffside tunnels open to one side, held up by rock-hewn pillars fixed with sconces. These partially open tunnels snake around the edges of the cliff, connecting the Greater East Wall to the north and the Lesser Wall to the south. At the foot of each of the towers are fortifications accessible through a thick iron gate, staffed with a platoon of undead soldiers. They will not attack unless provoked. The towers are all 6 levels high, and access to each level is allowed through a large spiral staircase t...

A towering wall 330ft high of white megalithic bricks that stretches 6 miles connecting the Wooly Toad Range and the peaks of the Manticore Belfry to the south. Undead sentries make stand in eternal vigil atop and within the walls, braving the onslaught of the violent winds and clouds of frost wyrmflies that swarm any living thing in sight. The large wall is punctuated castled and held together with 5 soaring keeps that are found at the ends of the wall and spaced equally along the wall. Near the foot of the wall is a fortified high-gate which secures access past the wall via a brook that carries hot springwater from a distant underground lake. As the wall is well maintained by the patrolling sentries, crossing to the south takes 1 day, if uninterrupted by patrolling undead. Each keep is approximately 100ft in diameter and has at least 20 floors that go down to the base of the wall and 5 floors that rise 65 ft from the top of the wall. The tops of each keep are armed with ballis...

A series of misty plateaus teeming with wyrmflies and wetlands upon which are flocks of wooly frogs, a part of which are herded by shepherds on flying carpets - secret wizards seeking a more relaxed lifestyle. Encounters Roll Encounter 1 A herd of 4d6 Wooly Toads. If 1d6 > 3 the herd is led by by a Herd Wizard . 2 A pack of 3d6 hungry Frost Scorpion Wolves . 3 A platoon of 2d6 Skeletal Vulture Cavalry , fumigating Frost Dragonflies with cones of steam 4 A pond of pink flowers. The water has healing effects that restore 1d6 hp with taken in small amounts but may poison when drinking more than 1 vial a day. Taking too much water may awaken 1d6+3 Swamp Golems which will attempt to chase away nearby creatures 5 A swarm of Frost Wyrmflies . They drain the life force of creatures in their way. 6 Cluster of 1d6 floating yurts. If 1d6 > 3 their owners are residing within, and will trade various goods and crafts for their flying carpets, whose ench...

A soaring terraced tuya made of dark rocks, caked in powdery snow stepping upwards erratically up above the clouds. It's height is only second to the tall pillar of ice that is Trathulin's Tide, which can be seen from above the clouds on top of some of the taller terraces, where cones of limestone with tips of glass can be found - ancient observatories watching the stars. Travel across the land is difficult, requiring 3 days on foot, and 2 days when riding a mountain goat. Encounters Roll Encounter 1 Courier of the Astrologers. An undead Astrologer Mummy riding a Psionic Goat. They often carry messages and gifts sent between the few ancient astrologers that still gaze the stars to this day. They ride extremely quickly and will try to avoid being followed as best as they can unless one bears the badge of an astrologer. When acquainted, they may offer directions if it is within their knowledge. 2 Observatory pyramid. Roll 1d6 , on a 1 the pyramid is decent cond...

A large floodplain filled with terraced frost-rice paddies watered by a smouldering hot spring canals. The frostrice that grows on these paddies tower 20-30ft in the air and are densely packed across a field flooded by 5ft high hot spring water. Towering Straw golems made of enchanted rope and bundles of old rice chaff patrol the paddies, chasing away young Crowdragons seeking easy food. Very rarely a Crowdragon outsmarts a golem, swooping across the paddies, collecting rice with its large beak. At the northern extent of this region, lies a wall of towering cylindrical windmills with menacing, serrated blades. The air is mostly stagnant, but is extremely cold other than near the canals which are warmed by clouds of warm air. Hail falls twice every week. Points of Interest Granary of Gastric Grandeur A gargantuan granary dungeon ruled by the Granary Devil Oesovatar who was compelled by forgotten magics to manage the region for eternity. Rumor has it every week, a giant Swallowy...

An extremely windy mountain range. Small creatures with inadequate footing may be blown off balance. Occasionally one hears the croaking chorus of distant herds of wooly toads and the cawing of crafty Crowdragons who roost and nest in the shadow of the dark blue peaks the cut the welkin like a jagged wound. The terrain is extremely steep and precarious. It takes 3 days to cross the mountain range on foot with adequate mountain gear. Experienced riders of mountain goats may take 2 days. Encounters Roll 1d6 Encounter 1 Flock of 2d6+2 Young Crowdragons 2 Stampede of Giant Wooly Toads. Receive 3d6+42 bludgeoning damage on failure to evade the stampede. 3 Crowdragon nest with 1d6 Crowdragon eggs and 1d6 Crowdragon hatchlings. Roll 1d6 again - if roll is <3, 1 Adult Crowdragon returns to the nest. Nest also has a hoard of gems worth 2d6 * 1000 gp , a random set of +2 armor worn by a skeleton of a fallen veteran adventurer. 4 Toad Herd-wizard - Wizard HD8 ri...

I came across this awesome hex-filling game jam, which re-imagines Antarctica as a fantasy land filled with danger and mystery...  Very exciting! I will be participating in it. Feel free to join it here: https://itch.io/jam/antarctica-jam . I've joined the for the jam's Discord and am looking for fellows to collaborate with as well.  As I am still committed to delivering my daily #Lore25 and #Tale25 posts, this one will be a less regular, but I'm aiming to deliver one hex every 2 to 3 days.  Today I spent around an hour planning the names of each hex... and I wrote the content for 1 hex as well.  Here is what I have for now, but it is tentative to change as I plan to collaborate with some participants to mix things up!