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The Journal of Zong-Tossu, Entry 11 - The Visions of Tr’Shadai

Written by Azog the Defiler and Adam Cieszlak, and first published on 2025-01-26

This is the journal of Zong-Tossu, a master ghav-urath (life-shaper) from the Rhul-thaun capital of Thamasku. Zong-Tossu was sent by the har-etuil (judgment-makers) along with a detachment of junior life-shapers and lawkeepers to investigate a mysterious ring of standing stones and the strange creatures said to occasionally appear within. The expeditionary force was accompanied by a thri-kreen emissary known as Cho’ka.

Having crossed the Predator Sea - one of the shallow seas of Guthay - Zong-Tossu, the surviving members of his group, and their chitine captors float just offshore of the Island of the Pariahs.

What if Dark Sun had no "Tolkien" races?

Written by Azog the Defiler, and first published on 2025-01-05

What if the Dark Sun’s development team had eliminated all of the Tolkien-type races from the setting like they had originally wanted to? In fact, what if they had gone even further and eliminated humans as well? Could that be a possible vision of a future Athas?

What if Dark Sun had no “Tolkien” races?

Athasian Chariots, Part 1 - Chariots in Dark Sun

Written by Luke Swadling, Adam Cieszlak, and Andronicus, and first published on 2024-12-08

Chariots - how have they been used in Dark Sun in the past, how were they used in the real world, and how might we use them in Dark Sun?

Athasian Psurlons, Part 2 - Servants and Grafts

Written by Methvezem, and first published on 2024-12-01

Psurlons are a highly intelligent race currently trapped on the Astral Plane who are sought after by those who wish to benefit from their psionic knowledge. They are highly manipulative and firmly believe in the superiority of their race as a whole. They use the unique conditions of the Astral Plane to further experiment and accumulate knowledge.

Today we present extra material generated while developing the adventure the Chthonian Womb (link): the Scion of the Worm prestige class and a number of psurlon grafts.

Athasian Psurlons, Part 1 - Psurlons

Written by Methvezem, and first published on 2024-11-10

Psurlons are a highly intelligent race currently trapped on the Astral Plane who are sought after by those who wish to benefit from their psionic knowledge. They are highly manipulative and firmly believe in the superiority of their race as a whole. They use the unique conditions of the Astral Plane to further experiment and accumulate knowledge.

Today we present extra material generated while developing the adventure the Chthonian Womb: updated monster stats for psurlons themselves.