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-== Overview of Oblivion ==
+== DM's Notes ==
-In the Land of the Dead
+Subsequent to this adventure, further research on [[Oblivion and the Land of the Dead]] was undertaken by Hylax the Barker.
 '''From Evil's Perspective'''

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-== DM's Notes ==
+== Overview of Oblivion ==
-The initial encounters are in the Land of Shades - those souls that are neither in the Land of the Living nor the Land of the Dead.
+In the dusky twilight of a foggy autumn night, you may see the visage of a lost brother or mother at the edges of the forest.  A brief glimpse of familiar movement, a long unseen but not forgotten face just as darkness envelopes the land.  Many believe that what you are seeing is a shade - a projection of your loved one into the land of the living.  As if they wander the land in turmoil.  What few know is two other worlds lies on top of our world of sunshine and life.  The same mountains and rivers run through these other lands - they are merely washed out views of the same landscape.  Muted in greys and browns, perpetual twilight engulfs them.  In this oblivion, the souls of the dead wander - some unknowing that they are no longer a part of the living world.  And, when the moon is dark and wind howls in the trees, sometimes they can emerge into the land of the living - although those moments are rare and fleeting.  For the most part, these souls look down - hoping one day to sink below their grey world into a black world.  A world without life, the land of the dead.
-In Oblivion, the party must stop the Bad Guys from melting the Elven Soul Pool. The freezing of the pool has allowed the elves to be able to be resurrected (since the First Age). If the party fails, the elves will become mortal again, unable to be resurrected. This is a multiplier quest.
+Philosophers call the grey land Oblivion, the Land of Shades.  The black land is the Land of the Dead.  While the latter is locked away from contact with the living, sometimes the fabric of the world lets the shades walk.
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 <li>Etherealness, magic and life attracts creatures here.
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 == Oblivion: The Land of Shades ==

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 == Oblivion: The Land of Shades ==
+[[File:map-oblivion.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Map of Oblivion]]
 '''The Town of Duskwillow'''

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+== Prologue==
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 It is early in the Spring of 889. The snows are still falling in the northern Reaches. War is months away, and the land is quiet, the trees barren and the ground covered in a white blanket. You have gathered for your annual poker game with the other members of the party. U-Gene is hosting this year, and your thoughts have turned to a hot, steaming mug of Dwarven mead (your sixth). Falstaff is away on "important" Druid business, and somebody has just made a ribald joke about half-elves, when a crackling sound splits the air.
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 "To make a long story short, we have discovered that the Knights were actually from Sandal. How they made it all the way to the Loftwood is a mystery. But, they were heading towards some specific goal, as their path did not stray. Then, suddenly, our scouts did not return. The elves were unable to help us, and so I turn to you to discover what is at the center of the mystery. For Sandal to risk an excursion this far north does not bode well. The fact that we have been unable to approach is concerning as well."
-"From the best of our ability, our cartographers feel that the army was headed towards the small fishing hamlet of Somber Beach. It is the smallest of places, and quite unimportant in all ways. Although, there is nothing there of interest, the reasoning for these actions must be most dire."
+"From the best of our ability, our cartographers feel that the army was headed towards the small hamlet of Duskwillow. It is the smallest of places, and quite unimportant in all ways. Although, there is nothing there of interest, the reasoning for these actions must be most dire."
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 == DM's Notes ==
 These worlds are just overlays to the actual world (i.e., the same). This means one map with three meanings. Pretty cool, eh?