A Caarth Colony-Fort on the shores of the Sunless Sea

A Down Below Colony of the Serpent People (#26/30; #177/365)

On the southern shores of the Sunless Sea lies a fortified encampment of the Caarth (and their various client-races), called K'Sunkr's ('The Dark Well of Oblivion'). These hard-working scheming serpent folk have tunneled down from the Desert of Skulls - possibly from the underground caverns beneath the very same oasis that birthed the Island of Lost Souls - and established a lonely outpost here, ruled by the Chief Colony-Overseer Thoracistrax Kr'sgul (thin, violent). The main purposes of the outpost are threefold, namely:

1. collect and purify water from the Sunless Sea
2. trade with the various underground states of the Down Below milieu
3. collect intelligence about these states and their levels of primacy

As knowledge of this place has spread among the Caarth, a fourth purpose has also evolved for the outpost - acting as a caravanserai for pilgrims making the dangerous journey to the Island of Lost Souls to pay homage to the Avatar of Tanit.

K'Sunkr's is thus heavily guarded by various Justrali and Kassistra shock-troops, while the near vertical tunnels leading upwards to the surface-level oasis are trapped with swarms of Hanging Snakes and the odd albino captive Cesuoshe in a deep pit, all of which are trained not to attack fellow snake creatures. These byways are also well-traveled, with pilgrims, traders, guards and captives heading in both directions. For trade, skins of water and Down Below goods, such as emeralds, obsidian and the like, are shipped upwards, while Caarth goods and palm tree timber (for raft construction) move in the other direction.

Unfortunately, Chief Colony-Overseer Thoracistrax's temper has occasionally got the better of him when dealing with the people of the Down Below (most of whom he personally finds disgusting), and so attacks by N'yadach rebels, Skeleton People bandits, and even the occasional patrol from Grx have been steadily intensifying of late. Perhaps it is time for a change of colony leadership at the top?