<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Xaeyruudh&#039;s Index]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Xaeyruudh]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/author/xaeyruudh/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Road to the&nbsp;Dawn]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>This information is intended for use with the <a href="http://www.wizards.com/Company/Brands/DnD.aspx" target="_blank">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a> role-playing game.</p>
<h3>At a Glance</h3>
<p>This is a road leading from <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/skuld/" title="Skuld">Skuld</a> to Zindalankh.</p>
<h3>The Xaeyruudh Campaign</h3>
<p><em>The Dawn</em> is a reference to the genesis of <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/god-king/" title="God-King">the God-Kings</a> of <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/mulhorandi-pantheon/" title="The Mulhorandi Pantheon">Mulhorand</a> and <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/untheric-pantheon/" title="The Untheric Pantheon">Unther</a>.  The road is the path trod by the God-Kings and their followers, circa -2500 DR, as they left the burning wasteland of <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/raurin-kingdom/" title="Raurin">Raurin</a> and tamed the hinterlands that became <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/mulhorand/" title="Mulhorand">Mulhorand</a> and <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/unther/" title="Unther">Unther</a>.</p>
<p>The civilized part of the road (the part that wasn&#8217;t turning to sand or being prowled by fearsome warped beasts) later became the basis of a trade road between Mulhorand and the then-revitalized eastern city of Zindalankh.</p>
<p>Today, the road is well-marked, guarded, and maintained between Skuld and <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/maerlar/" title="Maerlar">Maerlar</a>.  At that point the trade road (commonly referred to as the Road to the Dawn) continues east to Zindalankh through the increasingly desolate southern reaches of <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/murghom/" title="Murghom">Murgh&ocirc;m</a> while the original (and now forgotten by most) road turns south and quickly becomes lost under the silt of <a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/plains-of-purple-dust/" title="The Plains of Purple Dust">the Plains of Purple Dust</a>.</p>
<p>With divine guidance and plenty of protection, various hierarchs and adventurers over Mulhorand&#8217;s history have retraced the ancient path as far as the kingdom of Raurin&#8217;s historic northern border.  Once into the wasteland, however&#8230; perhaps only the manifestations themselves could find the path back to their origin.</p>
<h3>Source</h3>
<ul>
<li><em><a href="https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/old-empires-9274/" title="References in Old Empires (FR10)">Old Empires</a></em> [FR10/9274] map</li>
<li>Xaeyruudh &mdash; the specifics were written for this campaign</li>
</ul>
<h3>Disclaimer</h3>
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