Event

Hourglass Conspiracy

CanonOfficial lore from the booksSSGp. 13, 16-17 DoTp. 12-13

The Hourglass Conspiracy is the name given to a hidden chain of events in 261 AVD, in the Fourth Age. That year the existence of a group calling itself the Cult of Void was discovered. Its leaders claimed to carry the souls of the Heralds who had served before Victory Day.¹

A massive bronze hourglass in a heavy ornate frame — The Grand Hourglass, from the Starter Setting GuideLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide (Bad Badger Games, 2024), p. 17. Art by the Bad Badger Games team.

What is known

The affair is known to have involved Arcaneus, the god of time, and the Grand Hourglass, one of the most mysterious objects in all creation. Beyond that, little is known of events that should have shaken the universe to its core. The only traces the cult left are the ritual massacres it carried out in trying to bring back the "Dark Father".²

Lady Nemarin

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Place in history

The conspiracy falls between The Skolpa Scourge, the northern raids that began in 212 AVD, and the voyage of 285 AVD that found the continent of Canarque.⁴

Game Master’s section

Sealed. Break the seal to read it; it may spoil your game.

Notes

↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, pp. 13, 16
↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 16
↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 13
↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, pp. 16-17

Sources

This article draws on:

SSGLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 13, 16-17
DoTDesolation of Time(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 12-13

Images in this article

Lands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide (Bad Badger Games, 2024), p. 17. Art by the Bad Badger Games team.

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