The Mark of the Old Ones

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 10118

There are things which are buried in the collective subconscious of mankind, faint glimpses of a time gone by. This odd racial memory has sparked the interest of some of the more esoteric sages, but most common folk dismiss its effects, as they are quite common.

Have you ever found a place frightening, and never quite known why? Have you ever awoke panting and sweating from a nightmare that you just couldn't remember? These are traces of what were, strange vestiges of something, deep down inside yourself, you know to be true.

You see, before mankind even walked the earth, numerous cthonic civilizations were birthed and died.

Sometime, if you travel far enough from civilization, you might be lucky, or cursed, enough to find their bizarre ruins...



Astra of Aquilaria slowly roused herself as the first rays of dawn filtered through the cyclopean structure they had slept in. Rising stiffly, she noticed something which made her eyes widen in horror. Upon the flesh of her stomach, just above her navel, a tattoo much like one of the glyphs upon the stone was present. Looking over to Lord Frederigo D'Honaire, she saw one upon him as well, marring his face...

  1. Astra woke Frederigo immediately.
  2. Astra's gaze darted about the ruins, looking for who might have done this.
  3. Astra stared at the symbol above her navel, its design oddly compelling. She began to feel very strange...

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