Lore and Artifacts of the Old World
The Jade Stone
Written in old faith legends that tells of this stone which will show the path leading to the prophesied place of rebirth for the old world. This stone was awakened by the Evenguard and has powerful magical attributes. It was found in the possession of the kobolds near the Chitokk tribe.
The Chitokk Tribe
This small tribe of warriors led by the chief Taheton, have been living in the Ustarian rainforest for many generations, its entrance protected by the soul tree. They were given the Horn of the Soul Tree by an ancient druid and tasked with protecting the temple and shrine from the rest of the world. The village has been at war with an adjacent kobold tribe since the time of the present chief's father.
The Standing Stones of Gwlyptir
Gwlyptir, meaning Wetlands.
Found written in druidic on the face of standing stones near the Chitokk tribe, each strophe written on a separate stone:
Here in the forest of Gwlyptir,
Here written on these stones is a part of our history,
hidden from the [new age of civilization] "it" must remain.
They feared we caused [great explosion], as we had known it would come to be.
[They] do not want us living among them anymore,
They do not want [reminders of what we once were].
Before the [living magic] was its stories.
Long forgotten by the world but held deeply in our hearts,
Firmly rooted in our legends, the Evenguard was to become.
The Evenguard brought spring to those that breathed but were dead.
It brought new beginnings for those in darkness without hope.
It awakened those that were long asleep.
The Jade Stone was always a stone,
but like for many other [that were imbued with magic],
it was awoken, as the [great walking trees],
it was always to be.
The Jade Stone will find its [rightful owner of the forest],
Be moved by various hands;
Stolen, bought, carried, brought to whom appertains to.
If you can read this, read closely, search carefully.
You have nearly found our shrine.
Vasquez
A man that was taken captive by the kobolds near the Chittok village and forced to help the enslaved lizardfolk females bear the youngs. He has had previous ties with the Eagle's Wrath before deserting them and stealing the Jade Stone from a raid. He had worked as a double agent for the Eagle's Wrath in favor of the old faith, looking for an important artifact to come in his possession to lead him closer to a prophesy he heard long ago. He was reincarnated as a young kobold with the name of Rhauz by Tymhau.
The Horn of Soul Tree
A green horn with roots engraved on its surface. It was entrusted to the Chitokk tribe by a druid many generations ago. Deeply connected to the great tree at the entrance of the tribe, it appeared to take the soul of a tribesman and warrior named Asuza into it after he performed a ritual with the shaman and blew into the horn.
The Mysterious Ring
A mysterious gold ring embedded with a stone of red on orange swirls. Found in the possession of a rage-fueled bandit named Dravid after defeating him and his men. It seemed to close his wounds when activated and endowed him with fury and renewed energy.
The Stone Slab of the Ancient Druidic Temple
Heed my words for they are that of a wizened sage given the gift of foresight by powers beyond my own.
We live in an age without strife and without [(archaic word) lack of goodness] but it will not last many more completed seasons (years). There will be a great winter that comes upon us. I have seen it in the falling of the leaves. That much will come to be.
What intrigues me more than this ill omen is the reoccurring dreams of those by Vertsintos that will shape this new world we do not yet live in.
There will be forces upon our future offsprings that will try and exert and pull their [bad/unnatural/disfigured] powers onto nature. But I hold firm in the faith that those entrusted the mantle of [guardians of the wild] will be of great aid and not fall for the path that strays from [goodness/nature's intent].
The Cursed Bells
Dark and mysterious bells told to act as a landmark and beacon to dark and fiendish creatures beyond the material plane. They are said to ring at particular times and give the owners the ability to know who entered its zone.
The dream room
A blank and empty room while dreaming where people can meet and speak, send messages and symbols to one another and generally fill up with their imagination and strength of will.
Wouldn't you say that knowledge is as good as any treasure that could be found? -Carvell Fernidel