Kingdoms of Legend Zayyanid Kingdom Capital: Tlemcen (2702) Large Settlements: Arzew (2324), Al Jazair (4650) Population: 32,450 Races: 93% human, 7% other Ruler: King Abu Malek I Government: monarchy Languages: Arabic, Berber Religion: Serapis Allies: Enemies: Hafsid Kingdom, Kingdom of the Marinids At War with: Hafsid Kingdom, Kingdom of the Marinids Crews of Barbary Corsair commonly base in the ports of Arzew and Al Jazair Al Jazair is home to a notorious slave market where thousands of people from all over Europe are bought and sold each year Barbary pirates range far and wide, raiding coastal villages as far away as England in their hunt for new captives pLaCes oF Interest The following is an incomplete list of potential sites for epic adventure within the Kingdoms of Legend campaign setting Atapuerca, Caves of (Kingdom of Castille) A series of caverns located in the Kingdom of Castile originally used by prehistoric cannibals These caves, littered with human bones, are now home to bandits, outlaws and dark cabals of dangerous cultists Barbarossa Cave (Holy Roman Empire) A vast complex of natural caverns located under Kyffhäuser mountain in the north-central portion of the Holy Roman Empire It is said that a hidden chamber exists deep within the cave where the undead form of Emperor Fredrich I, Barbarossa, waits for the proper time to return to the outside world Dungeons of Tintagel (Kingdom of England) The above ground ruins of King Arthur’s famous castle are nondescript, but the secret dungeons and hidden caves rumored to exist beneath the decaying edifices have long captured the imaginations of adventurous souls Near the seaside ruins of Tintagel castle lies Merlin’s Cave, a supposed route to the Underworld Great Pyramids (Mamluk Sultanate) Constructed by humans around the time of the Fall Mystery surrounds these massive structures and rumors hint of buried secrets pertaining to that 30 tumultuous event Jotunhjem (Union of Kalmar) Jotunhjem, translated as the “Home of the Giants”, is a wild and treacherous portion of the Scandinavian Mountains given over to the massive citadels and fortresses of giant chieftains and their tribes Long considered mortal enemies of the Dwarven clans, the giants of Jotunhjem frequently raid nearby settlements causing chaos and mayhem Kazanlak, Tomb of (Ottoman Sultanate) The tomb of the evil necromancer Kazanlak is located at the center of an ancient necropolis shrouded in mist Every century the mists part and undead horrors spill out into the surrounding region Lascaux Caverns (Kingdom of France) Lascaux refers to a mysterious collection of caverns in the Kingdom of France featuring numerous cave paintings made by prehistoric ancestors of humans These caves house an entrance to the Underworld and are said to have been used after the Fall by elves searching for the lost gods Leptis Magna, Ruins of (Hafsid Kingdom) Leptis Magna is the virtually untouched ruins of one of the ancient Roman Empire’s most prominent cities No one is sure what fate befell the original city’s inhabitants, but the ruins now teem with ghosts and undead At the heart of the city a sprawling College of The Art lies abandoned Oracle at Delphi (Ottoman Sultanate) The temple to the god Apollo at Delphi is widely regarded as the most authoritative source for divinely inspired wisdom and answers Pilgrims from all over the known world trek to the region hoping to learn the will of the gods from the high priestess Palmyra (Mamluk) The ancient city of Palmyra, the Bride of the Desert, is a rest stop for caravans journeying across the hot sands This large walled city boasts exotic gardens and is noted for many things including a wealthy temple district, beautiful theater and sprawling necropolis Most fascinating, however, are the markets and bazaars of this grand city where truly unique gifts and artifacts are found The separation between the planes of existence is very thin in this region, making Palmyra a hub of activity for planar travelers and merchants Petra, Ruins of (Mamluk) Petra was an ancient desert city carved from the stone