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Background

The craftspeople and artisans of Samarahd are well known even outside of the city, and in particular for their use of Nephrite, a rare green stone found only in the desert that shines with an unearthly lustre and has some arcane qualities.

For years the Splitstone Quarry has been the primary provider of raw nephrite, but in recent months the once rich veins seem to have dried up. Although there is still some income from the sale of regular stone for construction, the quarry is currently working at a loss and its foreman, Heiman Taruro, is desperate to find a new source. To this end, he has been digging an extensive mine network below the quarry in hope of finding more nephrite.

Deep in one of the tunnels, shards of nephrite have been found among the excavated debris, bringing new hope to Heiman and the quarry. But ever since that discovery creatures have started emerging from the tunnels at night and attacking the workers. Oddly it seems that the monsters are not making these attacks in retaliation but are trying to escape the mines in a frenzied panic. Heiman has put out a notice asking for protection from these creature’s attacks, and if they can be dealt with, then a further investigation and clearance of the mine has a higher reward.

It transpires the miners have stumbled upon a new rich source of Nephrite a few hundred feet below the ground, but in doing so have awoken a Nephrite Prowler. Although not aggressive by nature, they are fiercely protective of their territory and live in caverns of the green stone. The prowler has chased all of the miners and a number of other cave dwelling creatures from the mines, collapsing a number of the shafts in the process, and is now stalking the tunnels to keep out any more intruders.

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GRID SIZE – 34x22 (140 DPI)
PIXEL SIZE – 4760x3080