KWN.Lore The Legend of Deckon Thar
Hidden away in a secluded canyon of the northern Nether Mountains, generations of thieves lie buried with the gold and treasure accumulated over decades of banditry. Named after their most legendary leader, the Tombs of Deckon Thar lie undisturbed somewhere beyond the Silverymoon Pass.
Home to the notorious Chieftains in Gold who terrorized the road to Sundabar for decades, the valley held a stronghold from which the bandits would strike out against merchants and caravans, either outright taking their wares or charging absorbent fees for safe passage, before digging in through the harsh winter months feasting on their stolen goods and storehouses full of raided supplies. This threat to the commerce passing through the Silver Marsh continued well into the late fourteenth century before coming to a sudden, decisive conclusion for reasons unknown.
Deckon Thar, known to his fellow Chieftains as the Bandit Lord, made a name for himself within the city of Silverymoon during the thirteenth century for a string of burglaries and high-profile thefts committed throughout the city. It is believed Deckon was able to somehow bypass the wards and defenses of the city, but investigations were officially labeled as inconclusive and the cases went unsolved. For decades, mysterious events or bizarre occurrences would be colloquially attributed to the "bandit lord." though no official sighting or reference was recorded.
Throughout the years, regular streams of brazen troupes of adventurers, mercenaries, or fledgling bandits inspired by legends of old have ventured from the relative safety of the Silverymoon Pass through the treacherous Nether Mountains in search of the cairns full of treasure awaiting those who dare disturb Deckon Thar and his band of thieves. Simply put, few who have ventured in search of the valley returned. Of those who did survive the trek back to Silverymoon, even fewer claimed to have ever found the bandit's barrows.
In truth, as of writing, only one party has ever claimed to step forth on the grounds of the Tombs and live to tell the tale. Though for every one of them, this boast lasted only days before they were each in turn found dead. In each case, the victim was found with strange warnings and threats carved into their chests. Fittingly, this set of stranger murders were attributed to "the bandit king" like so many odd occurrences before them, with no other explanations making themselves available.
"The Legend of Deckon Thar" by Merzoc Monne
an excerpt from Fascinating Footnotes, a Historical Anthology
an excerpt from Fascinating Footnotes, a Historical Anthology
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