Dread Pass Trail Map
by RobinIn the fashion as I did earlier Trail Maps through the Broken Lands this is the first of a series of Four Trail Maps based in Karameikos, passes which even most DM's are unaware of, are now available.
In Karameikos there are officially four passes over the Northern Mountains (Black Peak, and Altan Tepes) leading into Darokin or Ylaruam
These are the Dread Mountain Trail, the Smuggler's Pass, The Duke's Road Pass and the Castellan/Yebedeska Trail
This is a Trail map for players to be bought in one of the mentioned settlements on the map, Kelvin or Specularum.
Cost 55 to 155 Crona (GP) , depending on seller/trade.
There is only information on this map as registered by those walking there.
The inset picture is a section of a miniaturised version of the art by Armand Cabrera I found befitting the description of the region.
The DM may know that the Spire Peak is a remnant of the Radiance line from 3050BC. This is one of the towers holding/directing the magical transportation system. The system is no longer active, however, the crystal conduits within each maintenance tower still intact, are still active spreading their Magical Radiance several miles afar. This ower is still intact, totally covered with a layer of Ice several feet thick.
In my GSM Book I described the possibility that this system may have a chance to be used as a focus for Teleportation (one way only). That would be the only sane way to reach this tower's inside. Within there is no life, no active constructs, yet sentient creatures affected by the Berserk aura of the tower propelled by the permanent wind from Mount Dread and Mount Pavel, may become Wraith and be drawn here for some unknown reason.
Any person staying more than 4 hours within the Berserkers Vale (or the mountains next to it, where the wind roams) must save vs spells or become Bereserk (as the spell). When this person dies it will become a wraith, and be drawn to the Tower. Immaterial as it is it can and will enter.
As these wraiths have only a continuous Berserk rage, they are more violent and prone to level draining.
They will roam the pass only at night though. Currently there are 13 wraith in the maintenance tower now known as the Spire Peak