Ancient Map of Sarkoris
Item · 500 gp · Weight 0.25
When Sarkoris was perishing, tormented by the demons, many of the tribes were forced to flee. Legend has it, that the people of the Bloodwood tribe pursued by the spawn of the Abyss walked through the wilds for days. Soon their strength left them and fear filled their hearts. When cruel death seemed inevitable, the old shaman summoned his fellow tribesmen and commanded them to take each other by the hand and stand united side by side. He promised that he would protect them from pain and anguish and offer them the opportunity to witness the eradication of the demon scourge to pay the bloody debt of revenge. The shaman performed a mysterious ritual, and all who had gathered became one, transforming into a giant ash tree that propped up the sky. The demons following the Sarkorians' trail did not find a living soul and howled in dismay. They burned down the forest and uprooted the trees, before turning their ire on the ash, but the tree was too tall and mighty for them to fell. When the creatures of the Abyss left with nothing, a boy, the only member of the Bloodwood tribe who, for some reason, had been untouched by the shaman's magic, jumped down from the tree and took his leave. He survived to pass on the legend of the Last Ash to future generations. Every ten years, his descendants would make their way into the Worldwound to the roots of the great tree and honor the memory of his fellow tribesmen. A map showing the path to this secret site had been passed down in their family for generations. All who came to the Last Ash heard the same whisper drifting through the leaves: "The last branch will be the witness of the end of demonic rule." Alas, as years went by, their belief in these words grew weaker and the tree, wounded by the demons, slowly began to die. It is said to have turned into a huge stump with only one branch left. And if the tree dies before the Worldwound is defeated, the power of demons will never leave these lands.
Location
Road junction near Spinner of Nightmare's Den · 2Worldwound