Location

Greenglade Ruins

Created by XanaSnacks

Deep within the primordial forests of Astraeth lies the Greenglade Ruins, a haunting testament to a civilization whose name has been lost to the ages. Massive trees with trunks wider than watchtowers have grown through crumbling stone structures, their roots fracturing what remains of once-magnificent architecture, while centuries of accumulated vines and creeping vegetation have swallowed nearly every surface. The most striking feature is the shattered celestial observatory at the ruins' heart, its dome long since collapsed, yet the remaining stones emit a faint humming that travelers report hearing from miles away. When moonlight breaks through the forest canopy, intricate prismatic symbols suddenly illuminate across the weathered stones, revealing mathematical and astronomical patterns that suggest the ancients possessed knowledge far beyond current understanding. The ruins' abandonment has made it a refuge for otherworldly entities—spectral beings called Shard Wraiths drift through the empty corridors and overgrown plazas, their motives inscrutable and their presence deeply unsettling to the living. At the complex's center stands a massive fractured obelisk, its surface still crackling with residual arcane energy and bearing deep scars that suggest it once held great power. Scholars and adventurers have long debated the obelisk's connection to the legendary Shards of Power, and recent disturbances in the region suggest something dormant within these ruins may finally be stirring. Few dare venture into the Greenglade Ruins anymore, as the combination of structural decay, supernatural inhabitants, and the mounting sense that ancient forces are awakening makes it one of the most perilous locations in all the known lands.