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Imarel Travel Guide - by T.A. Saunders ©2010 v1.2

Kingdom of Vyss The Screaming Halls

Lost and forgotten, the actual name for this structure is The Halls of Lord Jhariath J`Dyn. The Hall was constructed by the Shar`Vaire lord some 1,500 years before the first Elves crossed through the Shalzaar Portal. There had been a Zissah settlement nearby as well that Jhariath is said to have controlled, but that has been long since devoured by the forest. Lord J`Dyn was a Shar`Vaire Theocrat that kept Zissah as slaves and used them in cruel experiments that involved crossing them with other reptiles in order to come up with a more efficient slave and guardian.

The experiments were a little too successful.

J`Dyn was slain by his creations, which it is said still roam the Halls today, killing those who would seek entry into the abandoned Halls and possibly continue the Theocrat's abominable work. The Hall gets its name because of the persistent stories that you can sometimes still hear his dying screams as the Zissah abominations ate him and his family alive. Those who have entered the hall describe monsters that look like a cross between Zissah and snakes that spit venom and live unnaturally long lives filled with madness. Called Ziyn by their creator, they are known to roam the immediate woods around the abandoned halls at night, seeking prey to feast upon. Other failed experiments wander the halls freely it is said, tamed by the Ziyn to deal with those who enter the Halls uninvited.