Bak-Tor

Bak-Tor is a vertical town built into the massive mangrove trees of the southern Dur-Var. Tiered platforms of woven wood and bone rise above the murky water where lizardman slaves toil. The Grung masters live in the higher canopy according to their caste color. Toxic mists frequently roll through the streets from the nearby venom-refining vats. It serves as the primary staging point for war against southern lizardman tribes.

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Town

Bak-Tor

The croaking heart of the Dur-Var swamp where slaves build a kingdom of mud.

TypeTown

Population4,000 grung, 1,200 lizardman slaves

WealthModerate

GovernmentCaste-based Autocracy

ReadinessHigh

“Oppressive and humid with the constant sound of rhythmic chanting and snapping whips.”

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Connections

Geography

RegionDur-Var Swamp

ClimateTropical and sweltering humidity

TerrainDeep peat bogs and massive mangrove forests

Travel Links

The Ooze-Way canalThe Slave-Tread PathThe Sunken Trade Road

Culture

Power is measured by the color of one's skin and the number of one's slaves.

Races

GrungLizardmen

Religions

The Great CroakerThe Poison Mother

Arts & Entertainment

Percussive drum circles and ritualistic slave gladiator pits.

History

Bak-Tor was established by Lord Krulk as a strategic outpost to dominate the southern marshes. Through decades of raiding, the Grung transformed a simple camp into a fortified labor hub. By enslaving the southern lizardman tribes, they secured the manpower needed to build structures that would otherwise sink into the peat. The town is now the center of a growing empire pushing steadily into northern territories.

Age of SiltThe First SubjugationLord Krulk captured the first lizardman tribe to build the Great Spire.

Era of ToxinsThe Bog-BlightA fungal plague nearly wiped out the green caste before a cure was stolen from rivals.

Government

LeaderLord Krulk

Caste-based Autocracy

Key Laws

Slaves may not look an Orange Grung in the eye.All venom production must be taxed by the crown.Non-grung visitors must wear a dampness collar.

Problems

Underground Slave Uprising

A group of lizardmen is stockpiling weapons in the lower muck-pits.

The Tadpole Blight

A mysterious rot is affecting the communal spawning pools.

Economy

Industries

Slave LaborToxin RefiningPeat Mining

Scarcity

Clean drinking water and dry wood

Wealth LevelModerate

Exports

NeurotoxinsLizardman HidesExotic Fungi

Imports

SteelSaltGems

Defenses

ReadinessHigh

Fortifications

Poison-tipped wooden palisadesElevated archer nestsConcealed pit traps

The Bog-Stalkers(800 Warriors)

Stealthy skirmishers who use blowguns and camouflage to ambush intruders.

Law & Order

crime Level: Low
enforcement: Gold-Skin Enforcers
typical Punishment: Public skin-drying or being fed to the bog-hydras.

Lord Krulk

NPC

Paladin (Oath of Conquest)

A large grung with vibrant orange skin and golden jewelry.

S-sara

NPC

Slave Leader

A scarred lizardman with one missing eye and a stoic gaze.

High-Shaman Gloak

NPC

Priest

A gold-skinned grung covered in ritualistic white paint.

Captain Ribbit

NPC

Military Commander

A muscular green grung with a notched ear and a heavy spear.

Vex

NPC

Merchant

A slender grung wearing a vest made of many pockets.

Vex-s Venom Emporium

Shop

Alchemist

A shop hanging from a branch filled with bubbling glass jars.

The Wet-Gulp

Tavern

Grung soldiers and weary scouts.

A partially submerged tavern where patrons soak in shallow pools while drinking.

The Orange Hegemony

Faction

Ruling Elite

The ruling class of orange and gold grungs.

The Scale-Shatterers

Faction

Resistance

A secret group of slaves and sympathizers.

The Slave Pits

Point of Interest

Dreadful mud-holes where lizardmen are kept between shifts.

The Spawning Pools

Point of Interest

Glowing blue waters where grung tadpoles are raised under guard.

The Hanging Gardens

Point of Interest

Platforms growing rare, toxic herbs used in ritual poisons.

Calendar of Events

1st of Spring

The Festival of First Rain

A day of celebration where the town is ritually washed.

The rain often brings aggressive water-elementals into the streets.

Last Day of Autumn

The Culling of the Scales

A brutal gladiatorial tournament for the slaves.

The winner is promised freedom but is usually turned into a scout.

Secrets

The Spire is Rotting

LocalA successful investigation of the palace foundations reveals soft wood.

Lizardman Heritage

RegionalAncient tablets in the mud suggest lizardmen once ruled this site.

Rumors

Lord Krulk is planning a massive march to the northern mountains.

A lizardman slave has learned to brew a poison that kills grung.

There is a hidden tunnel leading from the Slave Pits to the jungle.

Plot Hooks

The Diplomat-s Rescue

A human diplomat was captured by mistake and is in the slave pits.

Stealth/RescueVexA bag of rare gems and a favor from a foreign land.

Sabotage the Vats

The resistance needs someone to poison the poison-refining vats.

SabotageS-saraSafe passage through the swamp and an ancient relic.

The Blight Cure

Travel to a dangerous fungal cave to find the ingredient for the blight cure.

Fetch QuestHigh-Shaman GloakCustom-made toxic weapon coating.

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