Torden, the Bastion of Thunder

Overview

The Bastion of Thunder rests atop Mount Grenidor in the Plane of Storms. The altitude is high enough that is above the silver blanket of perpetual storms that cover the land below. The fortress is covered in snow and reaches into the stratospheric storms of the ether. Upon entering the bastion, adventurers will be met by the grizzled, yet friendly, face of Askr the Lost. The fortress appears to be built of natural materials, which have been smoothed by an eternity of sand and rock blasted into the walls from the astral winds. Four distinct towers surround an open courtyard. Each tower represents a different type of storm, those being lightning, sand, blizzard, and tornado. In the center of the courtyard is Torden, the tower in which Karana himself resides. For a plane of existence that is perpetually in chaos, Karana is calmer and more docile than likely any other god. Even when Bertoxxulous set a plague upon Karana's namesake, the plains of Karana in Antonica, Karana did not retaliate. He remains in his tower, usually in his study, like a hermit.

The giants who inhabit each of the four towers are avatars of their respective types of storms, and their purpose is to conduct storm systems of all environmental classifications. But for a while now, Karana has been believed to be asleep, and due to this, the avatars have lost focus and the chaos has spun out of control. Adventurers coming to the Bastion of Thunder are immediately blasted with nature's merciless wrath. The truth is that the Rainkeeper has been put into a coma, and another has risen to usurp the role of this god. His name is Agnarr the Storm Lord, and he even resembles Karana. Karana manifests himself as a man with dark blue skin, shining eyes, a solid white beard, and a hooded robe that appears to be made of flowing waters. Defeating Agnarr is the only way to break the spell holding Karana in his coma. In order to gain access to Torden, where Agnarr now rules, one must collect a sphere from each of the four storm towers. As a reward, Karana will bestow all knowledge he has on the elemental planes to those who free him. In this tome, written in the language of the gods, it speaks of Zebuxoruk the Fallen, a deity who is neither good nor evil, but is ignored by all other gods. Karana requests that the champions who rid his realm of Agnarr follow the path of the Fallen. He is a man who was once a god and is believed to be imprisoned in the Plane of Time.

Neighboring Zones

• Plane of Storms

Factions

• Agnarr
• Askr the Lost
• Greater Brann Giants
• Greater Jord Giants
• Greater Vinn Giants
• Lesser Brann Giants
• Lesser Jord Giants
• Lesser Vinn Giants
• The Rainkeeper

Creatures

• Giants

Notable NPCs

• Agnarr
• Karana

Notable Items

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