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THE LOST CITY OF

JERSHON

By :

R. Hyrum Savage

Art :

Kieran Yanner, Derek M. Foster, Joe Walton,

Ash Jackson, and Derek Stevens

Produced By :

OtherWorld Creations

www.otherworlds.cx

The Lost City of Jershon

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INTRODUCTION

Once the city had a name, it seemed to make it

real for those adventurers who sought it out. The elves

could not (or would not) give directions, but claimed

they could feel the city calling them and without

warning, the two left one morning and were never

heard from again.

The irst wave of adventurers tried to follow

their path, and many later groups tried to follow those

irst groups. Most returned empty handed. They

couldn’t ind the elves, they couldn’t ind the city, and

they weren’t able to ind the treasures they had hoped

to ind. Some never came back. Since Talara was a

river town, tales of the legendary city went up and

down the river, plus along the few roads in the area.

More and more people became aware of Jershon, and

with each retelling, the legend of the underground

city became more and more fantastic. Some thought

Long ago, a treasure hunter named

Joktan Heth, (who had been presumed

dead), suddenly showed up in the small

river town of Talara with tales that

simply couldn’t be believed. He claimed

to have found an ancient subterranean

city hidden underneath one of the many

mountains in the uncharted lands to the

north. He had nothing to show for his

journey, and what was left of his clothes

were tattered and torn. Many thought

he had simply lost his mind, while just

a handful thought he made up the story

to account for his miserable failure as a

treasure hunter.

Close to ten years later, another

story came up about a city hidden

under a mountain. The pair of elves who

discovered the way into the city had a

much more stately grace about them,

and people listened to their story with

a little less skepticism. They mentioned

a magic stone that let them reach the

underground river, they claimed their

clothes contained unique threads in

them; they talked about racing lizards

and mentioned a legend about an angry

god. The only proof they had was a

large dead bug that seemed to have

almost burned up in the sunlight. These

two elves inally gave the city a name:

Jershon.

Jershon was the domain of gods and that no mortal

should ever enter, others thought it was an ancient

store of magic the world had ever seen, while others

thought it was a paradise on Earth. Then again, many

thought it was just a myth, and some even thought

it was a story created by the city of Talara to lure

gullible adventurers and tourists into their city.

Talara did boom during that time, doubling

in size and taking control of most of the river in that

area. Of course, over the generations, the rumors died

down. The tales became stories sung by bards or told

late at night over campires. Soon no one was left who

believed the city was ever a reality, and some often

would use it as a humorous term for a person who had

gone mad (as in “ Looks like he went to Jershon. ”).

The tales became sparse; the city of Talara dwindled

and lost much of the power it once held. Jershon was

a story for mothers to tell their children and no one

believed a word of it....

DRAWING THE

PLAYERS IN

There are many ways of

introducing this supplement into

your campaign. What is listed in

this section are some suggestions

that you might want to consider for

drawing the players in. The best

way to start is to introduce legends

of Jershon early on so players

become aware that such a location

exists long before they become

involved with any adventure that

takes place in the city in the irst

place. If you’re just running a one

shot or starting off a campaign with

this supplement, then you may

want to start off the adventure by

talking about the legends before

starting play.

Welcome to the Lost City of Jershon

supplement for use with the new edition of

RuneQuest. This book contains a few notes about

the declining river town of Talara, as well as a

guide to Jershon, the mysterious city of legend.

Game Masters may feel free to insert this city

anywhere into their own campaign world, taking

any portion of the material that they like, and

tweaking elements of this material to better it

their own campaign. Additionally, there are also

descriptions of certain characters, monsters and

items that are discussed with this supplement.

METHOD 1: THE CRUSTY

TREASURE-HUNTER.

The players are doing

whatever they would normally be

doing when they hear a groaning

sound. A quick investigation will

result in the players discovering a

man who is three steps away from

starvation. He has no money, no

items and he doesn’t even have a

weapon. His clothes and skin are

torn and caked with ilth. He lacks

the strength to stand and yet, he

continues to drag himself forward.

At this time, the man has only the

capacity to moan in pain and will

do little more unless the party can

help him out. (If your party is not

the sort to help people out, you can

give the man a crude map or a

notebook of his travels so after he

dies, the players can ind out that

he was searching for Jershon, but

was never able to ind the waterfall

that he knew was the entrance to

the city. You can even add many

things into the journal to make for

interesting adventure hooks that

aren’t even connected to Jershon!

The journal begins with his journey

from Talara.)

If the players help him, he

will return to reasonable health

depending on what the players

did to help him (obviously using

healing spells or potions would

make him instantly able to talk!) He

will introduce himself as Coriantor,

and mention he is a treasure hunter.

A year ago he set out from Talara

in search of the legendary city of

Jershon. He can tell the party of

many adventures he had trying

to ind the waterfall, which is the

entrance to the city, but that he had

never found it. (These adventures

are completely up to the Game

Master to fabricate). He knows the waterfall was

called “The Leviathan’s Teeth” because it was

rumored that the falls were of such power that

the shear force of the water would crush any

man who was caught in its wake. If the players

ask him why he was looking for Jershon (or what

Jershon even is) he will tell them that he has

heard the legends of the ancient and mysterious

city under the mountains and how it is illed with

indescribable treasures. He knows many men

have searched for Jershon, and those who came

back were empty handed (but that most never

came back). Coriantor is convinced he has what

it takes to ind the city and he wished only to

be remembered as the man who found Jershon.

If the players want to travel with Coriantor, his

stats are listed below. Coriantor will take the

party to Talara if they ask, but once there, he

will do what he can to look for Jershon again.

He will not work with the party on any other

adventure they may want to do, as he is obsessed

with inding the city. If the party goes with

Characteristics

STR 13, CON 12, DEX 16, SIZ 14, INT 10, POW 12, CHA 14

CORIANTOR

Hit Locations

D20

Hit Location AP/HP

1–3

Right Leg

0/6

4–6

Left Leg

0/6

7–9

Abdomen

4/7

10–12

Chest

4/8

13–15

Right Arm

4/5

16–18

Left Arm

4/5

19–20

Head

0/6

Weapons

Type

Weapon Skill

Damage

1H Sword

64%

1d10 +1d2

1H Sword

64%

1d8 +1d2

1H Axe

39%

1d8 +1d2

Dagger

39%

1d4+1 +1d2

Special Rules

Combat Actions :

Strike Rank : +13

Movement :

Traits :

N/A

Skills :

Athletics 44%, Dodge 22%, Language (Common) 20%

Language (Elven) 60%, Lore (Jershon) 50%, Lore

(Plant) 30%, Lore (Regional) 20%, Lore (World) 15%,

Perception 27%, Persistence 32%, Resilience 29%, Survival 32%

Tracking 10%

Armor :

Scalemail Shirt (4 AP Chest, Abdomen, Arms) -16

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