Napmolok

In the eastern edges of the Gwopesh Jungle, in the foothills of the Margang Mountains, towers the massive temple-city of Napmolok. Its ancient cathedrals have stood for thousands of years, remnants of a proud and terrible religious empire that existed long before the coming of the first foreign explorers. Once ruled by semi-divine sun-kings, not dissimilar from the pharaohs of the ancient Basaami Empire, the city fell to an order of shaman-priests known as the Council of Ugrolah. For centuries they held authority there, even as the city crumbled and the empire dwindled to nothing.
A century ago, council members received a vision and prophesied the rise of a new Napmolok empire. Soon after, the Ugrolah uncovered the mummified remains of a young child dressed in the ceremonial garb of an ancient Napmolok sun-king. Scriptures found upon the child's tomb identified him as Tesphragal, a legendary child-god whose magic was said to be strong enough to "call fire from the heavens and boil the seas". At first, the mummified child was a curiosity, drawing the interest of historians, priests, and other fanatics who believed the arrival to be an omen. Word spread, attracting thousands to the city to pay their homage with gold, salt, gems, and other valuables. The influx of wealth breathed new life into the dying city, and it again grew strong and prosperous. It also
became a target for greedy colonists in nearby Ujaland. In 1554 the foreign expansionists raised a small army intent on seizing the wealthy city, but their plans were thwarted by a terrifying miracle - according to conflicting reports from the scattered remnants of the army that made it back to Ujaland, Tesphragal, the mummified child-god, suddenly "sprang to life and unleashed his fiery wrath upon the advancing troops".
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