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The Ivory Triangle

Credits

Contents

Design: Kirk Botula and Curtis Scott

Editing: Bruce H. Harlick and Bill Slavicsek

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Chapter 2: Raiding Tribes .................................. 39

Chapter 3: Lands of the Ivory Ttiangle ................. 65

Chapter 4: Monsters of the Ivory Triangle ............ 9 I

Project Coordination: Dori Jean Watry

Cover Art: Brom

Interior Art: Thomas Baxa and Brom

Cartography: Diesel

Typography: Angelika Lokotz

Graphic Design: Sarah Feggestad

Respectfully dedicated to the memory of

Curtis Scott,

lost tragically in an auto accident August 19,1992.

He will be missed by the many friends he touched through his writing and gaming.

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Introduction ....................................................... 2

Chapter I: Merchant Forts

Esrevas Journal

long-time home. I no longer thirst for the sweet water of

freedom. I know I would not live long enough to enjoy it.

My master tells me that my words will guide the forces

of Lalali-Puy in her battles against those of the Shadow

King. This gives me joy. Though I am told she is terrible

to behold, and indeed many in the city of Gulg serve her

out of fear rather than love, all know that it is the power

of our oba that saves us from ruin at the hands of the

Shadow King; armies. In the way of a slave, I have aided

the oba for most of my life. It pleases me that at the end of

my life I still have value in her eyes.

In my life, I have gained much knowledge, and per-

haps a little wisdom. While the task I now undertake is to

recall for the scribe what I know of the lands of the Ivory

Triangle, the vanity of an old man requires me to also tell

my view of its people. Vanity is a luxury

but in the twilight of my life there are

only now have the courage to take.

I am Esreva, slave to the templar Brevit Musteva of seven

necklaces, himself, like all in the city of Gulg, a servant of

the great oba Lalali-Puy. What follows is all that I have

seen and heard of the region called the Ivory Triangle,

spoken aloud so that the scribe of my master can set

down the words, and that all in service to the oba can

share the knowledge I have acquired.

As a youth, I burned with the desire to see the world

in all its glory. I signed on with a merchant caravan, wan-

dering the deserts in the name of profit. In those years, I

traveled widely, but my view of the world was as narrow

as my margins. My ambition to rise within my merchant

house led me to appreciate only what was out of reach

and never what I actually had. I knew the sweet joys of

freedom, but like most born with that gift, I never truly

loved it.

One day my freedom was suddenly taken from me. For

years I blamed the slave traders who captured me for the

curse of a life of servitude. It was they, I felt, who robbed

me of my freedom, and they who would be punished for

the deed. In time, however, I came to realize that it is my

templar master who is truly the slave. It is the templar

who must constantly devote his heart and mind to the

adoration of his queen. Although my hands are enslaved,

my heart is free.

As a young slave, I sought to regain my freedom many

times. My master was truly merciful in not slaying me for

my escape attempts. Perhaps my ability to distinctly

recall things I have seen and heard gave him reason to be

patient with me. My memory allowed me to maintain a

complete store of my masters accounts without the

weight of written records. My talents afforded me the

opportunity to travel with my master, surveying his

domain and committing to memory all he had me see.

Our journeys led throughout the Ivory Triangle, and in

addition to the many sights my master required me to

note, I saw other things which my mind will not allow me

to forget.

Now I am old. My skin is burned to leather by the heat

of the sun, my back scarred by the lash, my limbs with-

ered, and my heart tired. Only my memory, which so

often fails in the old, remains strong. Soon I will die, my

flesh given to sustain life in the fields and forests of my

denied to a slave,

many freedoms I

The Ivory Triangle is a supplement for the DARK

SUN campaign setting. It discusses the Ivory Triangle, a

region of Athas whose corners are the cities of Gulg and

Nibenay and the slave village of Salt View. This region

includes the Great Ivory Plain, the Crescent Forest, and the

Mekillot Mountains; in the surrounding area can be found

the Blackspine Mountains and the verdant caravan route

running toward South Ledopolus.

The DARK SUN game world is quite different from

other AD&D® game worlds. Life here is tormented by hot,

arid conditions, and every day is a challenge for survival.

There are no well-watered inns or secure nations where

characters can recuperate; every location carries dangers of

its own.

The world of Athas has been twisted by magic, its very

essence warped by centuries of magical abuse. The need for

survival has forced all to adapt, changing in crucial ways the

character of the various races. Moreover, the nature of magic

differs on Athas from other AD&D game settings, and the

power of psionics is much more common here than else-

where. If you are considering starting a campaign on the world

of Athas, you should first become familiar with the contents

of the DARK SUN boxed set and The Complete Psionics

Handbook before using the material presented here.

This supplement is divided into several parts. This 76-

page book includes a sampling of merchant forts, a survey of

the major slave tribes. and a discussion of the wilderness

regions and inhabitants of the area. This book is primarily

for the Dungeon Masters use. Scattered through this text

are the observations of Esreva, a slave of Gulg who traveled

the wastes for nearly 40 years.

The two 32-page books contain detailed descriptions of

the cities of Gulg and Nibenay. Each presents details of one

citys culture, social classes, military, and economy. Each

text is written in the voice of a guide who presents the city

from a local perspective. In addition, there are also sample

nonplayer character inhabitants of each city, as well as

BATTLESYSTEM army lists detailing the military

forces each can muster.

Two large maps are also included in this box. One

depicts the cities of Gulg and Nibenay, and the other shows

the entire Ivory Triangle region. In addition, six cards are

the gith of the Blackspine Mountains lay in wait for a day

when they will bury the cities of men beneath the blowing

sands! Such are the tensions that bind the Ivory Triangle

and threaten to break it apart. What better a location for

fame, opportunity, and dark adventure?

provided as player handouts and adventure opportunities.

A blinding wave of heat rises from the Great Ivory Plain.

In the Crescent Forest, the leaves rustle with the pad of

unseen feet. The hunters of Gulg and the wives of Nibenay

skirmish on their borders. The ruins in the Windbreak

Mountains echo with the howls of the dwarven dead, and

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