Lover's Pit
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:35 am
About
Trust the locals when they say not to visit Lover’s Pit. It is not named after romantic notions like it would suggest, but instead after a Half-Mortallen murderer known as Krigog Lover. Centuries ago, Lover was a brutal mercenary. Equally revered and feared, hundreds of people were slain by the cursed blade of his sword and the grip of his mighty hands.
No one alive today knows why he had such a penchant for killing, but when he was finally caught he was thrown into the pit- alive. Legend says that you can still hear the screams of his tortured soul coming from the bottom of the pit if you get close enough.
Those who visit the pit are told that should they desire to get rid of old burdens, to scream their worries and hatred into the pit so that Lover’s spirit will take them down with him and resolve the angered of their emotions.
The Locals
The local tribe lives only a mile from Lover's Pit. Comprised of mostly mortallen and half-mortallen folk, they keep watch over the pit and send all their rotted food, their deceased, as well as their prisoners with a death sentence to the pit for execution. They are protective of their people and their home, hating most who visit but doing their best to be as accommodating as legally required by Karnor. This means that most who visit are turned away unless they have mortallen lineage, or are vouched for by someone in the town.
Inside the Pit
While not impossible to get inside the pit, the bottom is nearly a mile down. Throughout the centuries, treasure hunters have excavated a narrow pathway along the edges of the pit starting at the north wall and spiraling downwards. Not many see need to travel, and should one find themselves at the bottom of the pit they will be walking on the tops of old corpses. There is more to discover here, though, should one be brave enough to tread into the many tunnels of it's depths.
Creatures
Giant spiders, dire snakes, and poisonous lizards all make their homes inside the pits. Feeding on the bodies and rotted food that are thrown down, the creatures among the darkness here have become deformed, corrupted, and some have even grown to unimaginable sizes for their species. Travel down here is not for the faint of heart, nor the ill-prepared.