Master Map
Brief History:
The end of Carrion Crown saw a triumphant Adrisson Adivant standing over the bodies of slain heroes. With this victory, Adrisson continued with his plan to release the Whisperint Tyrant, only to be torn apart by the magical forces possessing his body. Unfortunately, the eruption of power also had other consequences - powerful servants of the Whispering Tyrant awoke throughout the land and started laying waste to the land and people of Ustalav. These 'Undead Lords' claimed regions for themselves, working together to free Tar-Baphon from his imprisonment. Thousands of people fled into Lastwall, quickly creating a crisis along the Path River.
Lastwall quickly declared a Crusade of Reclamation, rousing soldiers and holy warriors from across Golarion to destroy these so-called Undead Lords and end their efforts to free the Whispering Tyrant. The land itself was blighted by near constant warfare as thousands were slain or destroyed on both sides. Eight years of horrific fighting finally ended with the defeat the final Undead Lord, Viranis ("The Red Slaughter") and his army of ghouls on the plains of Virlych.
Declaring the Crusade over, the rulers of Lastwall put out a call for noble adventurers to venture into the remains of Ustalav to bring civilization into the wasteland. In addition to the treasure and renown that would surely be gained, Lastwall offered a further enticement - a declaration that the most successful adventurers will be encouraged (and formally supported) to put forth claims of rulership over the lands they pacify and restore.
Present Day:
Ustalav today is largely a vacant wasteland, though pockets of civilization have managed to survive. Unfortunately, the past eight years have been marked with death, necromancy, and hordes of undead - never an easy thing to recover from, even in the best of times. Entire towns have become haunted, and the dead do not always rest easy in their graves. Battles are fought over and over again by ghostly soldiers, while miles away a river turns blood red in the moonlight. Ustalav has Ended. Now is the time to build something new upon its ashes.
