05-30-2025, 12:29 PM
![[Image: O8BdDPM.png]](https://i.imgur.com/O8BdDPM.png)
"A dragon's hoard contains both terror and wonder. Dare you try to claim my own?"
- Ilumitar, Grand Sorcerer, and your Host
The dreaded prisonscape, the Hollow World, only accessible by the icy sealed gate within Aetius tower, has once more become active. The last time this occurred there was a worldwide battle as the shackles of the God of Calamity were released.
Once more, the portal shimmers mistily. Do you step through the gate?
What awaits you on the opposing side is an arena reminiscent of the Grand Tournament of old.
The prizes to be won are world shaking wonders, and loss may very well mean death.
A weapon that can shatter nations; a plague formula that could very well cause extinction; objects that reveal truths and can rewrite them entirely. Even facing the gate reveals visions of the terrors, and those old and fortunate enough survive, to recall them being used against Meranthe.
Much like a battlefield, there are no rules beyond survival and victory.
A place to settle old grudges, to ignite new ones. The barrier surrounding the arena is a decade long ritual in the making.
IC notes
* the arena contains nefarious enchantments (both debuffing and empowering combatants at times)
* battles to the death will occur; the victor will receive a prize
* death isn't always the case. there will be alternatives and frequent narrations, handled by the DM. consider the sign up your way to personalize this and see it as a story opportunity
Prizes include
* godslayer scroll, domain ritual, aetherbane scroll, obliteration scroll
* the plague
* three of the five kaorblades of indras; immense weapons with grave consequences
* hollow imprisonment ritual
* obscene power ups of various design
* various (20 total)
* all that survive receive an unforgettable object
Sign-ups will occur a few hours prior. It will include details like past grudges, desires for your character, etc. It will be spicy.