The Basics

The

Basics

At the center of the world is the City.

At the center of the City is the Underworld.

At the center of the Underworld is His Majesty the Worm.

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ll roads lead to the City. It is a land rich with trade and culture, a land of ancient dignity. The fay and underfolk both claim that the City predated the coming of humans, but the City is now undeniably the seat of humankind. For generations, men and women of famous heritage and noble blood have ruled the City through ages of feast and ages of famine.

And then, the Underworld opened beneath it.

Beneath the world’s largest metropolis, passages in plaster mines were discovered that led to a gargantuan castle, surrounded by a ruined city, deep inside the stygian depths. These improbable structures were etched with mythological symbolism and peopled with monsters.

It is said that a dragon of frightful proportions dwells within the Underworld. The denizens of the Underworld whisper his name in hushed, fearful terms.

He is called His Majesty the Worm. All who dwell in the dungeon below owe him obeisance.

No adventurer has seen the Worm and returned to tell of it. But somebody—something—is certainly at the center of the great maze.