Locations

## Val Taria

Val Taria is a large city to the south of Yarnam. Its location next to the ocean made it a city of great value and trade. It had a great army both on land and at sea. Due to its location at the furthest point of the bay, the city had never fallen by a naval assault. Only by land the city had been challenged in the past.

The campaign starts when the plague has been around the far lands for a long time. Val Taria has fallen to the plague, and the beast scourge roams its streets. In comparison to Yarnam, the people of Val Taria do not fight the scourge as much leaving the city infested with beasts and other creatures. Only a handful men tried to pick up arms against the scourge with little gains. A call for aid was send out to Yarnam where the people had taken up arms against the scourge.

The campaign starts when the players arrive at the Val Taria outskirts in the hunters encampment (south on the map, marked with an ‘A’).

## locations

### Outskirts

These are open fields with some small clusters of houses together. This area is mostly inhabited by the farmers of the city. Not many people come here, but after the plague hunters took refuge here and made their encampment.

Now the area is still rather safe compared to the city, however animals infested to much m-with cosmic energy have turned into nasty beasts. Also finding a Hunter taken by the beast scourge or bloodlust here is higher compared to more city inwards locations.

### Lyngrove and its cemetery

The outer edges of the city, this is where most of the commoners used to live. Now it’s still inhabited by few people who live in a house that is bunkered up. Hunters patrol here often so not much large abominations are found here, but smaller beasts plague the city here.

The cemetery is to the west of Lyngrove, and a massive open graveyard with barrows all over the place. Hunters do not enter this region as it is cursed, they say and horror dwells there, one no hunter came back from alive. It used to be however an honorable place that was often visited by the nobles of the city.

### South Val Taria

This area is where smaller guilds used to be, and the richer commoner used to live. After the plague this place was often labeled as an avoidable area due to the high density of beasts. However, a small group of hunters decide to unleash hell upon the beasts here, they are known as ‘Mad ones’ they reside in Madness Manor, near the city gate. This is where they operate from. The hunters here have seen more insane things and are living often on the edge of bloodlust.

### Central Val Taria

Used to be the center of the city, where all important building were, and where the royalties used to live. Now the streets are filled with older abominations of beasts. The creatures have been here since the start of the plague but remain undiscovered by the hunters. Knights and high priests roam here as well taken by the beast scourge. A couple few knights and clerics remained here and are still alive, but those that live here have great insight and sometimes don’t distinguish between friend or foe.

### The academy of Hovar

Once a great academy known for the use of magic, this academy has studied the cosmos for a long time. When the plague started it remained one of the few places that remained little affected by the cosmos. However, When Supreme mage Leora was grasped by kos remembrance of the cosmos. The academy slowly fell to the scourge. Those that had taken refuge inside slowly were consumed and used as crafting materials for the horrifying experiments of Leora.

### Royal Palace

The home of the kings of Val Taria, this place is giant with great halls, churches, and walls encircling the place. After the plague, the cosmic energy made the palace crumble. The closer you go to the center of the palace near the Citadel of Gilaris, the more cosmic sprouts you will encounter. King Verris is with the middle of the citadel being consumed. The entire citadel is beautifully covered in this cosmic flower field.

### Hamlet of Lorafel

The fishing hamlet where the poor fishermen of the city reside. This hamlet was the nearest to where kos landed from the cosmos. The town is completely consumed, and its people were driven mad. There isn’t much left of what once was a fishing hamlet, all its people have or died or morphed into an abomination.