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MAP 2.3: CONTINENT OF XEN'ORIK
Sovereigns, and in gratitude Aureon granted them do­ This story bears at least some truth. The elves were
minion over the continent of Xen'drik. Aureon taught once slaves of the ancient giants, and the dragons did
giants the secrets of wizardry, and they grew powerful. eradicate the civilizations of Xen'drik. Great magic has
The giants built towers that touched the sky and seem­ warped the land. The environments of Xen'drik are ex­
ingly endless cities. treme and unpredictable, and travelers might find a gla­
The mightiest among the giants was the titan Cul'sir. cial expanse in the midst of a vast desert. Tens of thou­
His power was so great that he pulled the thirteenth sands of years have passed, yet no civilization has risen
moon from the sky and crushed it in a fit of anger. The to the heights of the fallen giants; some believe that
giants ruled many lesser races, and eventually the elves Aureon's and Boldrei's curses ensure that any city that
rose up against them. Cul'sir unleashed plagues upon grows too large collapses into madness. The Traveler's
the rebellious elves. He made assassins of elven shad­ Curse twists space, and explorers might follow the same
ows and turned them back against their owners. Still path twice only to end up in entirely different locations.
the rebels persisted. In his anger, Cul'sir prepared to Xen'drik is a continent that defies control. Expeditions
pull down the rest of the moons to hurl them at his ene­ have unearthed artifacts of immense power, as well as
mies, even though he'd destroy the world in doing it. But fields of Siberys dragonshards (see chapter 5), but once
the giants had gone too far, and Aureon set the dragons you leave a site, you might never find it again.
of Argonnessen upon them. The dragons destroyed the Giants still roam Xen'drik, but these creatures have
vast cities and leveled the towers. Cul'sir was slain and never regained the glory of their ancestors. Tribes of
his people scattered. drow-said to be the shadow-assassins created by the
The Sovereigns and Six each laid a curse upon the Emperor Cul'sir-linger in the darkness. These repre­
land. Aureon decreed that the creatures of Xen'drik sent just a few of the threats in this vast land.
would have no knowledge of law, and Boldrei pro­
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claimed that no city would stand. The Traveler distorted NOTABLE LOCA I ONS
the land so that no path followed twice. The Devourer Many ports dot the coast of Xen'drik. In addition to the
unleashed fire and storm. And so Xen'drik remains a treasures of the giants, Xen'drik is a source of Siberys
land of mystery, a realm that cannot be mapped, a place dragonshards and other exotic resources. Scholars and
that holds secrets that could shatter the world. merchants come to Xen'drik on business, smugglers

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