As you head down the winding road leading out of
the main town of Rhydin, you see many pathways straying
off to either side. The left side leads to the meadows,
the other.....woods. You choose to take the right.
As you enter the wide pathway into the woods, you see
lush green trees and animals of many kind chirping and
scattering about. Sun-beams push through the canopy
to light your way as the wind gently blows. As you
head deeper into the woods, the pathway narrows, the
wind has stopped....the animals silent and still. You
look into every direction and see nothing but dead
trees.
Continuing down, the pathway abruptly ends at a body
of water. As you turn your head to the left, you see
a horn attached to a carved wooden stand. Wondering
what its for, you decide to blow into it. A deep
bellow is released and it echoes across the water. A
clicking sound can be heard in the distance and you
look to the water and see somthing rising out of it.
A wooden pathway rises to just inches above the
waterline. With nothing to hold on to, you carefully
begin to make your way down this wooden pathway. Upon
60 paces, you run into a dense fog. You can barely
make your hands out in front of you. Continuing on,
a slight outline of a wall can be seen. As you
approach it, the pathway ends upon solid ground.
A wall of dark stone is on either side of you and a
large iron gate with the letter "L", the mark of the
Lasambra stands before you. The gate creaks open
slowly as if somebody was opening it for you. You
pass through the gate and step onto a slate pathway
with the walls still on either side and the gate
slams behind you.
Taking another 20 feet, you finally come to its
destination. A huge Keep made of the same dark
stone as the walls at the entrance. It stands four
stories with towers extending to 7 stories at each of
the four corners. As you step up to the main doorway,
you look up and see carvings within the stone. An
inscribed sign above the doorway in Latin reads "Lay
in shadows, embrace the night..... Beyond these heavy
doors lies shelter.....shelter from mortals light."
