Field of Bone

Beyond the northwest gates of Western Cabilis lay the Field of Bone – a common ground for Iksar broodlings to hone their skills and gather components and supplies for the long road that awaits them.

This place was once a flush and fertile field in the early days of the Iksar, but now lies as a desolate wasteland not worthy of the classification of a desert. The bones of every race on the continent litter the ground in more volume than earthly vegetation and the ancient ruins of a once grand city continue to crumble and crack in the blistering, unforgiving climate. This carpet of sun-bleached bones and rubble is the remnant of the great wars fought on this open plain of battle between the Iksar and their countless foes at the peak of their Empire. It is said that the remains of a great, ancient dragon, Jaled-Dar, lay in waste where the child of Veeshan fell at the hand of Ganak, the last of the Iksar emperors.

Today, this field is haunted. Undead prowl the landscape in the stale, dry air of night and there are rumors of other spiritual forces lurking in the shadows. At the center of this wasteland rests the ruins of the old Iksar citadel of Kaesora, which is now said to be inhabited by an ancient Sarnak vampire lord named Xalgoz and his minions. To the west, the tower of Kurn stands in disrepair, threatening to collapse with each gust of dry, foul wind. Beyond the ruins of Kaesora and to the north, the first reaches of Warslik's Wood spill out into the outskirts of the desolate field.