Karnath's Hollow

Karnath's Hollow is a demon outpost choked by snow where carved obsidian halls plunge under the ice to hide a sealed gateway to the void; hollowed battlements line frost-rimed streets and salvagers pick through frozen ruins under auroral skies as the buried gate occasionally murmurs through the cold.

Demon outpost (abandoned and frozen)

Karnath's Hollow

Where the cold keeps secrets and the buried gate remembers.

TypeDemon outpost (abandoned and frozen)
PopulationA few dozen living scavengers and scholars with more lingering spirits than flesh.
WealthPoor in coin but rich in strange artifacts that attract collectors and cults.
GovernmentNo formal government; power is held by factions and opportunists.
ReadinessMinimal; walls are brittle, patrols are irregular, and old wards are weak but still faintly active.
Karnath's Hollow is a demon outpost choked by snow where carved obsidian halls plunge under the ice to hide a sealed gateway to the void; hollowed battlements line frost-rimed streets and salvagers pick through frozen ruins under auroral skies as the buried gate occasionally murmurs through the cold.

A hollow wind carries distant, grieving whispers and the faint thrum of a buried portal.

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Geography

RegionFar Arctic Wastes on the edge of an iced-over sea.
ClimatePerpetual winter with polar nights and crackling auroras.
TerrainA glaciated plateau laced with crevasses and jagged ice spires over ruined architecture.
Travel Links
A seasonal ice road runs to a distant fishing hamlet six days away in summer.A tunneled cavern leads under the ice to an abandoned shipping lane.A mountain pass links to tundra hunting camps twelve days to the south.

Culture

Survive and pry secrets from the frozen past while avoiding the voids beneath the ice.

Races
Demon-kin (remnants and shades).Humans (scavengers and raiders).Ice-touched ghouls and hungry constructs.
Religions
Voidbound Cult that venerates the gateway.Frost-Ancestor rites that honor those lost to the freeze.
Arts & Entertainment

Story-singers trade tales of the gateway in exchange for scraps and lantern oil.

History

Government

LeaderNo single ruler; influence is contested between the Voidwardens and Bonepack.
No formal government; power is held by factions and opportunists.
Key Laws
Claim rights: salvage marked by a sigil belongs to the claimant for three tides.Wards must not be interfered with except by the Voidwardens.No open executions within the hollow without a council of three.
Problems
Seals are failing under ritual tampering.

A cult is weakening ancient seals and drawing more void-shadow into the ruins.

Trade and salvage disputes threaten fragile order.

Scavenger raids and artifact thefts spark violent clashes over salvage rights.

Economy

Industries
Salvage diving into half-frozen galleries.Trade in relic fragments and ritual components.
Scarcity

Fresh food and working fuel are scarce and cost fortunes in trade.

Wealth LevelPoor in coin but rich in strange artifacts that attract collectors and cults.
Exports
Carved voidglass trinkets scavenged from the deeper galleries.Frost-salted bone and preserved ichor used by distant cultists.
Imports
Lantern oil and rope brought by seasonal traders.Warm cloth, iron rivets, and fresh provisions from coastal caravans.

Defenses

ReadinessMinimal; walls are brittle, patrols are irregular, and old wards are weak but still faintly active.
Fortifications
A half-buried iron gate hung with frozen chains.Stone watch-towers whose windows are clogged with ice spires.A collapsed glacis now patrolled by wolves and scavengers.
The Broken Watch(Two dozen irregulars and three ward-singers.)

A ragged company of mercenary scavengers and ward-singers who defend interests rather than law.

Law & Order

crime Level
High, with frequent salvage thefts and violent disputes over relic claims.
enforcement
Enforced by mercenary bands, faction guards, and occasional rites from ward-singers.
typical Punishment
Public shaming, forced labor on the ice, or banishment to the outer crevasse fields.

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