Whispering Cairn
This article is about the burial complex in the Domain of Greyhawk, near Diamond Lake. For the adventure with similar name, see The Whispering Cairn.
The Whispering Cairn is a tomb complex at the edge of the Cairn Hills.
Description
[edit | edit source]"Within a day’s ride north of Diamond Lake, this cairn lies near an iron mine that went dry in about 545 CY[1]. [Its] charter lapsed when its owner (Ulgo Fant) died several years later.[1]
Unlike the Stirgenest Cairn, the Whispering Cairn isn’t so empty and harmless.
"Situated in a sort of no-man’s land, the cairn was all but forgotten, its yawning entrance overgrown with weeds and choked with collapsed debris. Rediscovered by a curious teenager in 585 CY (Alastor Land), the cairn has since been a sort of community secret held by Diamond Lake’s youth, who dare each other to disappear into its cyclopean entrance and spend the night as a test of mettle. These visits tapered off about six years ago, when a local girl vanished while sleeping in the cairn. Occasionally, when the wind is just right, haunting, almost magical tones emerge from the depths of the forlorn tomb."[1] "
Publishing history
[edit | edit source]The Whispering Cairn features prominently in the first Age of Worms AP (adventure path), the eponymously-named "The Whispering Cairn" (2005), which is set in 595 CY. Adventurers also return to the Whispering Cairn in the Age of Worms AP in the sixth adventure, "A Gathering of Winds" (2005).
References
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[edit | edit source]Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Baur, Wolfgang. "A Gathering of Winds." Dungeon #129. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
- Mona, Erik. Age of Worms Overload. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005. Available online:[1]
- ———. "Backdrop: Diamond Lake." Dungeon #124. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
- ———. "The Whispering Cairn." Dungeon #124. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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| The Whispering Cairn (Age of Worms) | Adventure | Located in: Cairn hills, | Dungeon magazine #124 | 14 |