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HOW TO USE THIS ZINE?
The Archon Ruins is written for two
styles of gameplay: those who enjoy
using minimalists rulesets with lots
of improvised rulings, and friendly
tables without a Game Master.

As a GMless adventure, the text has

no secrets to be discovered or
revealed, except what can be added
through randomness or player input. Obs.: If you have no ruleset in mind
The challenges and situations have you might try Dungeon Reavers,
no expressed solution and are my minimalist ruleset for fantasy
expected to be solved with creativity. thieves available for free at itch.io!
Also, have in mind that the D6 is the
standard dice used here.

First, create yourself some characters

using your prefered ruleset. Then
look at the factions available on page
24 and decide as a group if you want
to go as one of them or create your
own faction. Start playing at the
collapsed bridge and read the text as
you explore. Ask questions to further Table of Contents
develop the places and situations, Epilogue --- Pg. 03
and when the group is uncertain on Region Maps --- Pg. 04
what is the best answer to a question, Dungeon Maps --- Pg. 12
assign the possible outcomes to Factions/NPCs --- Pg. 24
numbers and decide the matter with Potkin Monsters --- Pg. 28
a dice roll. Use the random Artifacts --- Pg. 34
encounter table every time you go to
a new place, and look the list of
artifacts to inspire your objectives
and rewards during gameplay. Last
but not least, be kind and have fun!
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Beyond the wicked palovalley
Lies the ruins of a cursed realm
where hearts of lost spirits
are doomed to eternal silence

Over the scarlet cliffs you see

A majestic beast of haze
Floating rocks of shining mystery
Along a bridge of stone and clay

Beware those who meet

Within remnants of remote age
Without knowing what thy seek

Because among wonderful secrets

There's always dangerous traps
Waiting to catch forlorn regrets...
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THE DESERT PLATEAU
The region looks small but the sand
is very difficult to travel on foot,
making each hex 2 hours of travel.
Roll a D6 to see how many hexes
you can travel before triggering a
random encounter, then use the
random table in page 06 to see what
you found. Encounters only happen
during the day, but the desert
becomes freezing cold at night and
takes 1hp for each hex you travel.
The blue spirits floating over the
sand can be captured to recharge
magical items. Blue doors are sealed
with magic and golden doors
requires a Deacon's Staff to open.
1 - Collapsed Bridge
The region is accessed through the
remains of a collapsed stone bridge.
Jumping over is doable but very
difficult and life risking. The group is
encouraged to come up with a clever
solution to cross the bridge safely
and avoid rolling.
2 - Quiet Grove
A safe haven for travelers. The grove
has bushs of wild berries and edible
roots to sustain a small group for a
few weeks. Birds and squirrels live
safely in the trees without natural
predators. The potkins refuse to go
there for some reason.
3 - Necropolis (pg. 12)
Home of most of the potkins, where
they sleep all day and dance all night.
Graffitti in the outer walls make very
clear that humans are not welcome.
Streets are tight and jumping over
buildings is easy, but there's always a
1/6 chance of collapsing the roof.
4 - Crystal Lake
Lair of Elsbreth the swamp witch.
The hovering crystal is visible from
any part of the desert, glowing blue
during the day and red at night.
Drinking the water causes nausea
and strong hallucinations, but
enhances magical effects for 6 hours.
5 - Leviathan's Ground
The place where the Leviathan
emerges at dawn and returns at dusk.
The apostles of K'oz gather here at
night to worship the slumbering
creature. Their "forced donations"
are hoarded in a nearby cave hidden
by trees and guarded with traps.
6 - Pirates Shipwreck
The recent crash forced the pirates
to stay in the desert a little longer.
The captain is alone trying to fix the
ship with no success. The storage
cabbin has exotic food for a few
weeks and a treasure chest full of
gold coins from the empire.
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7 - Broken Titan
A silent titan with no legs always
contemplating a mysterious object
on their hand. Different from other
potkins, this one doesn't deactivate at
night and is always awaken. If the
Deacons steal his crystal, they will be
able to defeat the wardens.
8 - Deacon's Fortress (pg. 16)
The base of operations of the
Deacons. Their soul gems are stored
in the highest tower, from where
they project their souls throught the
desert. The place is heavily guarded
by servants and stores a few relics
from the ancient past.
9 - Crystal Mines (pg. 22)
The place where Potkins go to die in
peace when their soul gems become
too unstable. The old mines are
almost depleted, but theres still a few
veins to extract from. It connects to
the underworld caves through the
glowing river.
10 - Eyed Obelisks
Constructed by the Deacons to
channel their souls at distant vessels.
It has a range of 2-hex and can be
destroyed with explosives. The
Deacons lose control of that area
until the servants rebuild the obelisk
in the next D6 days.
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11 - Forbidden Library (pg. 20)
Full of ancient books and erudite
corpses. The Library has been shut
since the Deacon's arose to power
and the Wardens believe the
Archon's Spear is hidden there
somewhere, but they never managed
to invade the place.
12 - Potkin Factory (pg. 18)
The Deacons reactivated the
operations recently to replace it's
servants damaged vessels, but the
lack of new souls prevent their
numbers from increasing. If they get
their hands on an Archon's soul,
nothing will stop them.
Overworld Encounters (2D6)
2, 3 - A Leviathan gently hovering
over the clouds and bringing a storm
4 - Potcrawler looking for servants
and invasors to anihilate
5 - Potcrawler fighting 2D6 servants
(losing if the number is 10 or more)
6 - A Reavers band (roll on pg. 24) in
need of help to advance their goals
7, 8 - 2D6 Servant Potkins patrolling
the area for invasors
9 - An Arcane Scholar (pg. 26) in
trouble, roll on this table again
10 - A Deacon + D6 Servants trying
to shut down a Potcrawler
11, 12 - D3 Clay Titans looking for
crystals in the sand
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The caves can be accessed through
various entries from the desert and
some of the dungeons. It's always
dark on the western portion of the
map, except when illuminated by the
Potkin's eyes, while the eastern
portion is illuminated around the
crystal veins. Passages with
stalagmites are very dangerous to run
through, which can be useful against
opponents. The Wardens are always
patrolling the tunnels against the
Deacon's and their Servants, but
contrary to their enemies, they don't
have access to the factory and cannot
replace their broken vessels.
1 - Wisdom Lake
The golden bowl connects to the
large crystal floating over the lake
and can be used to recharge magic
items. Put the item inside the bowl
and roll a D6 after one hour. If you
roll above the item's current number
of charges, raise it by 1.
2 - Warden's Hideout
The entrance is guarded with a
boulder trap that activates with
several pressure plates spread across
the tunnel. Here the wardens repair
their bodies after a long fight. The
leader is exhausted and looks for a
way to stop the Deacons forever.
3 - First Vault
Walls covered in ancient sigils
detailing the strugle of the potkins
before the fall. The structure
resembles an archon shrine, but the
elevator pit is collapsed. The wardens
meet here sometimes to remember
what happened.
4 - Lair of Hands
A large chamber with 3D6 floating
hands partially destroyed. A Deacon
vessel waits in deep slumber to
protect the passage of those who
wish to access the elevator to the
forbiden library. The ceiling is full of
stalactites susceptible to collapse.
5 - Potkin Cesspool
Connects to the Necropolis through
the well. The water is stagnant and
smells really bad. The pit has
accumulated enough flammable gas
to explode the entire necropolis. The
chamber is kept closed to prevent
the gas to spread through the caves.
6 - Crystal Vault
The wardens use this place to refill
their energy. The large crystal looks
like those floating on the surface, but
this one is always glowing red. The
Leviathan creature can be found here
at night storing it's energy into the
crystal while the wardens repair it.
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7 - Cyclop Statue
A strange vibe emanates through this
large chamber. The air feels heavier
and the sounds are drowned out by
the silence. The statue absorbs and
nullifies any magical energy spent
inside the chamber. Offensive spells
are redirected at the spellcaster.
8 - Kilnwyrm Lair
The corridors reverberate a twinkling
sound leading to a vast chamber. A
indestructible crystal glows brightly
enclosing a waterfall of cold light.
The Kilnwyrm laser beams are
stronger on this room, causing
double damage on targets.
9 - Soul Spring
The Archons created a machine to
redirect souls from the river to the
factory, but it's currently inoperative
due to malfunction. Loyal floating
hands protect the old machine from
wardens and the tunnel that leads to
the Deacon's Fortress (pg. 16).
10 - Archon's Vault (pg. 14)
Erected to worship the Archons and
perform their rituals of immortality,
now is their eternal prison. The
Wardens managed to destroy the
entrance to most of them, but this
one Vault is still reachable through
the underground.
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11 - Crystal Mines (pg. 22)
The amount of crystals here is
enough to create a milion potkin
soldiers. The crystals can only be
harvested using diamond pickaxes,
which were all hidden by the
Wardens. Mining the soul crystals
attracts the Kilnwyrm.
12 - Great Elevator
The shaft is working but needs a
charged magic crystal to operate. The
Deacons staff can also serve for this
purpose. Climbing the chains to the
forbidden library requires a lot of
endurance, but all floors are locked
except the Deacons Archives.
Underworld Encounters (2d6)
2, 3 - The Kilnwyrm looking for
invaders to murder and digest
4 - Floating Hands patrolling
aimlessly, use furtivity to escape
5 - A Reavers band (pg. 24) greedy
ambush to gain wealth and power
6 - Warden Potkins protecting their
ground from invaders
7, 8 - Warden Potkins fighting a
incursion of 2D6 Servants
9 - An hostile Scholar’s (pg. 26) taken
by crystal madness
10, 11 - A Crystal Warrior thirsty for
a living soul to steal and digest
12 - An Archon's projection looking
for allies to help and enemies to kill
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 NECROPOLIS
Humans are not welcome, but the potkin folk are
welcoming for those who bring them gifts. Those who bring
violence willface an infinite horde of furious potkins and
willnever be welcome again - unless they change their
appearance. Use the OverworldEncounter table (pg. 06)
while on the surface andthe Underworldtable (pg. 10)
after reaching the undergroundrooms.
1 - Potkin Village 4 - Servant District
Ancient buildings filled with broken The servant potkins train all day to
furniture, overgrown vegetation and become better warriors. The new
walls covered in graffiti. The potkin recruits are sent to patrol the desert,
folk use their homes to write stories and the veterans are sent to fight the
and memories, but they prefer to wardens on the underground. Their
sleep outside to recharge their soul houses have nothing but broken
gems with abundant sunlight. weapons and discarded vessels.

2 - Main Square 5 - Underground Lake

An empty place during the day, full
of life at night. The potkin brings
their drums and rattles and dance
around the bonfire until sunrise.
They also host marble tournaments
here to bet old trinkets and magic
items they find in the ruins.
Broken potkin vessels pile up over
the water. The Servants fight the
Wardens every noon and always lose
the battle. The Wardens take their
soul gems to feed the Kilnwyrm, but
sometimes they leave some gems
behind (D6-2 per day).

3 - Archon Chapel 6 - Wardens Barricade

A Deacon hosts a ceremony every
dusk praying to the Archons for
protection then send their army to a
hopeless battle against the Wardens
on the Underground Lake. The
Archon's Head (pg. 35) is guarded on
the altar by 2D6 Servants.
The servants never managed to get
this far in their endeavors. The
wardens are relentless in their
purpose and they never leave their
positions. Behind the barricade is a
sealed magic portal that leeds to the
last Archon Vault (pg. 14).

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The wardens were not able to destroy this place so now
they defendit everyday at allcosts. The Last Archon soul
is trappedat the bottom of the shrine protectedby a
powerfulguardian. Use the Underworldtable (pg. 10) for
the rooms 2, 3 and5. If the Renegade Soldiers are found
here, rollto see if they managedto release the Archon's
Soulor were allkilledby the guardian.
1 - The Elevator 4 - Guardian Chamber
Connects the underground shrine to A stronger version of the Clay Titan
the surface. Using the lever brings dual wielding golden axes. He can
the shaft to the surface and activates also fire a powerufl lighting bolt
the Floating Hand monsters at the from his belly once after D6 turns.
sealed chambers. Going down with Defeating the Guardian opens the
ropes requires a lot of endurance gate to the Archon's Vault and grants
and the risk of falling is lethal. D6 random artifacts (pg. 34).

2 - Sealed Chambers 5 - Secret Path (Trap)

These rooms are locked with a
powerful magic seal that requires a
long ritual to destroy. The seal has
36hp and takes D6 damage per turn.
The Floating Hand's Orb attack
causes 3D6 dmg to the seal and may
be triggered by taunting the creature.
A floating hand is waiting in the dark
and targets intruders carrying light
sources. Going down the staircase in
the dark is dangerous and requires a
good perception. Stumbling on the
steps causes D6 damage for each
flight of stairs (max 3).

3 - Antechamber 6 - Archon's Vault

The Archon's ethereal voice can be
heard in this roo promising eternal
life and infinite wealth for those who
release them. Throwing a magic item
inside the golden brazier reactivates
the magic portal to a secret path (5)
and skips the guardian chamber.
Sorcerers may take advantage of the
Archon's vulnerable state to bind
their soul into a magical artifact at
the risk of releasing them. If the
ritual goes wrong, the Archon
possess the body of the sorcerer and
flees to the Cyclop Statue (pg. 10).

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This headquarters of operations is heavily guardedallthe
times, but it's easier to invade stealthily at night. The
Wardens know they willbe defeatedsoon if they keep
only defending, so they plan to storm the fortress at some
point. Use the Overworldtable (pg. 06) for random
encounters but ignore the results 2-5.

1 - Front Garden 4 - Sacred Courtyard

The front gate is always closed, and
the walls are patrolled by two
servants. The gate is opened for
servant potkins and neutral potkins
who wish to serve the deacons,
which are scorted to the Sacred
Courtyard to perform communion.
The access to this area is restricted,
unless the potkin are summoned by
the Deacons themselves. The
courtyard is guarded and gardened
by a Clay Titan subordinated to the
Deacons. The gate to the Deacon's
tower is always locked from inside.

2 - Art Gallery 5 - Deacon's Tower

A place built to exalt the Archons
great past. Smug statues of pottery
knights and average paintings
depicting the story of a glorious
kingdom ravaged by barbaric potkin
revolutionaries. Gullible scholars may
take these narratives as real history.
Here the Deacon watches and
command their vessels at distance.
A magic sealed chest guards all six
phylacteries, and touching the chest
triggers a dream battle with all
Deacons. If they win the fight, they
absorb the souls of the rivals.

3 - Servant Worshop 6 - Secret Route

Always busy with work. Every
servant is demanded to craft at least
one piece of art showing their love
for the archons, and some of them
return to create more. The place is
filled with buckets of clay, canvases
and earth pigments.
This route was created to escape the
potkin rebellion. It connects to the
soul spring underground (pg. 10) and
can be used to sneak past the garden.
The Deacons never guard this
passage from inside, but using it puts
them on alert mode.

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This place is currently usedby the Deacon's to replace the
vessels of their broken Servants. Those alliedwith the
Wardens can bring the soulgems of their comrades to
replace their broken vessels. People turnedinto potkins
can use this place to restore their souls into their former
bodies. Use the Underworldtable (pg. 10) but replace the
Kilnwyrm andWardens with Handencounters.
1 - Entrance 4 - Great Soul Infuser
The potkin factory is closed and The selected soul gem is placed
needs a Deacon's Staff to open. The inside the potkin with a glowing
door is heavy and made of magic- liquid that activates the gem. If the
infused stone. If the door is forced machine is activated without a living
to open somehow, the security soul-gem, you get a lifeless potkin
system is triggered and the floating vessel that can be used as remote
hands go look for invaders. puppets by sorcerers.

2 - Operation Center 5 - Storage Vault

If a potkin is destroyed and their
soul gem is retrieved, the potkin
factory can be used to build a new
vessel for them. The operation needs
etherite crystals fully charged with
sunlight to create vessels, one crystal
per potkin's vessel HD.
Used to store potkins temporarily
during large productions. The place
is now empty except for a few
broken vessels. If a scholar is found
here, they will be turned into a
potkin creature. Destroying them
grants a soul gem and their equips.

3 - Production Track 6 - Archon's Computer

After selecting the potkin body type
and the soul gem, the machine will
start producing a new vessel using
natural clay and molds. The floating
hands make sure that everything
goes well along the tracks and
remove defective parts.
Proccess all the activities of the
factory. The program to access the
soul spring is inoperative and needs
an Archon Soul to activate. If that
happens, the Deacons will be able to
create an infinite army of potkins to
take over the world.

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The Deacon's have hidden an artifact capable of
destroying powerfulspirits here. This place is mostly
peacefulexcept for the encounters in the room 4 and6.
Everyday a random Scholar visits this place to study some
of their specialities. For everytime you see a Scholar here,
their staff gains a +1 bonus to spellcasting.

1 - Lower Level 4 - Deacon's Archives

The entrance is locked and needs a
Deacon's Staff to open. A gentle
Clay Titan named Batts guards this
place and protects the books from
looters. He communicates through
hand language and knows the
location of every text in every shelf.
This section stores books about
forbidden knowledge: necromancy,
magic scrolls and classified records
of the Archon civilization. Touching
any of the books activates the
Deacon and his potkin squad which
is scattered on the floor.

2 - 2nd Floor 5 - Archivist Chamber

This floor stores mundane books, so
looking for any non-magic subject
has a 1/6 chance of success. Most
books talk about botany, culinary and
poetry. The desert doesn't have many
plants, but the archons sure knows
what to do with them.
This room is locked with a powerful
magic seal. It reflects unlocking
spells back at the spellcaster and
knocks them out for D6 hours.
Inside the chamber is an open chest
with a weird vortex leading to
another dimension (6).

3 - Central Elevator (Locked) 6 - Secondary Tower

The mechanism is broken in the
lower level and the only way of using
it is through the Deacons Archives,
which is unreachable through normal
means. It gives access to all floors
except the Archivist Chamber and
also goes down to the underground.
The tower looks the same, but
upside down. The elevator shaft
doesnt work and the only way to go
up is escalating the tower. At the
lower level (now the top) of the
tower you find three Deacons
protecting the God's Will (pg. 34).

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This place has one of the last crystalveins of the
underground. The potkins come here to die when they see
they are going mad, andthe gravedigger give them a proper
burial. Use the UnderworldTable (pg. 10) when you
reach the rooms 5 and6. If Bogomir is foundhere, he
willbe studiying the crystals. Next time you findthe
Apostles of K'oz they willhave allturnedinto potkins.
1 - Potkin Cemetery 4 - Potkin Gauntlet
A large cave complex full of half The room has 2D6+3 wardens
buried potkins. A gravedigger warns fighting each other endlessly. They
intruders to respect those in eternal attack anyone on sight, those who
slumber. Their soul gems now emmit break recover from their shards after
a scarlet glow and have a 4-in-6 D6 turns and go back to fight the
chance of exploding violently with first thing they see. A magical artifact
any impact, causing 2D6 damage. (pg. 32) is in the center of the room.

2 - Storehouse 5 - Soul Veins

An old clay titan is here unactive
without his soul gem. The room is
filled with broken pickaxes and
barrels of wet gunpowder. The
elevator cuts the way to the crystal
veins, but has a 3-in-6 chance of
breaking and causing D6+3 damage.
Broken potkins lie around the veins
holding diamond pickaxes, the only
tool capable of breaking soul
crystals. The sound of mining atracts
the Kilnwyrm. The encounter rate
starts at 1-in-6, each turn of mining
raising +1 and granting 1 crystal.

3 - Depleted Mines 6 - Glowing River

The floor of this room is full of red
crystals. Some of them are visible,
some of them are not. Either way,
steping on one of these crystals
makes them explode violently and
cause a chain reaction that might
collapse the ceiling.
Following the direction of the water
leads you to a shore where you can
find the secret passage to the
Archon's Vault and the Forbidden
Library. Following the river upwards
leads you to the Soul Spring (pg. 10)
bellow the Decon's Fortress (pg. 16).

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 3HD 1. Renegade Soldiers
1. DUNGEON REAVERS

D6+6 Fled from their country after the war

Units was lost, they retreated into the
desert and established a camp. The
band Leader is negotiating with the
Deacons for a military aid to expel
the invaders from their homeland.
To firm their alliance, they need to
reactivate the Potkin Factory and free
the Archon from it's prison. They are
capable fighters with high morale
and never leave the wounded behind.

2HD 2. Cheat Bombers

2D6+1 Hired by a secret patron to steal
Units crystals and artifacts from the ruins.
They avoid direct combat at all costs,
plan elaborate ambushes and look
for oportunities to kill targets easily.
They use smoke bombs to escape
and poison bombs to neutralize large
groups. If they find the red crystals,
they can turn them into super
destructive explosives.

4HD 3. Vagrant Nobles

D6+2 In search for gold and glory, these
Units wandering knights are tired of their
easy lives and crave to become
legends. The honor and bravery
disappear as soon as they face a real
challenge. They don't know how to
leave the desert and are too proud to
admit. They all die of insolation
eventually, and the Deacons turn
their corpses into necrotic puppets.
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3HD 4. Boatless Pirates
2D6+3 Also known as the "Thunderbirds",
Units they are currently shipwrecked in the
southeast portion of desert. The
galleon is destroyed beyond repair by
mundane means, but the Captain
refuses to leave it behind. The
tripulation is sent to do two tasks:
find clear water and the fugitive who
caused the accident (roll a Scholar).
They fight fast and gracefully,
making every opponent astonished.

1HD 5. Runaway Deadbeats

3D6+2 A dysfunctional band composed of
Units ordinary folks trying to find an easy
way out of their huge debts. Their
current plan is to fill their bags with
gold and shining stuff and take them
to the black market. The group is
clumsy, poorly trained and badly
equiped, but maybe they get to
overcome their problems through
the power of friendship.

2HD 6. Apostles of K'oz

D6+4 These people believe the desert
Units Leviathan is a herald of an ancient
cosmic entity and seek to understand
it's message. They give two options
to non-believers: become a follower
of K'oz or make a very generous
donation. They employ soul-stealing
daggers to recharge their improvised
staffs, which they use to cast magic
missiles and teleportation.
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 4HD 1 - Legolin, Elven Wizard
2. ARCANE SCHOLARS

2D6+1 Studies the realm of darkness and

Spells ether. Carries a Voidwood staff that
controls shadows and absorbs light.
Searchs for the soul of his beloved
husband stollen by the Archons long
ago, and knows the factory's
computer might give him a clue.
After finding his beloved's soul, he
either turns into a potkin or steal a
reaver's body to make a transfusion
and resurrect him.

1HD 2 - Elsbreth, Swamp Witch

D6+2 Studies the realm of plants and
Spells fungi. Carries a Rotwood staff that
grows roots and mushrooms. Wants
to use the Crystal Lake to rebuild her
swamp homeland destroyed by
warmongers. The potkins like her
presence and she might become a
strong ally for the Wardens. If the
Deacons turn her into a potkin, she
becomes grumpy watering pot.

6HD 3 - Ogion, Desert Nomad

2D6+3 Studies the realm of sand and wind.
Spells Carries a Hollowood staff that
creates storms and turns rock into
sand. Searches for magical artifacts
to sell in the great capital. The Hawk
is extremely loyal and communicates
telephatically with his best friend.
The Deacons want to steal his staff
so they are able to excavate the
ground and reach the archon shrine.
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5HD 5 - Mortisa, Imperial Arcanist
D6+3 Studies the realm of fire and metal.
Spells Carries a Pyrewood staff to cast all
sorts of pyromancies. Wishes to
discover the Archon's secrets to
eternal life to win the graces of the
western emperor. She believes the
information can be found in the
Forbidden Library. The Deacons
want to recruit her to destroy the
underground Wardens, then turn her
soul into a stronger Kilnwyrm.

2HD 4 - Bogomir, Mountain Hermit

2D6+2 Studies the realm of sound and light.
Spells Carries a Goldenwood staff that
projects powerful illusions and turns
into a mirror copy of himself. Wants
to transcend through communion
with the crystal god under the desert.
He has some influence over the
Apostles of K'oz and might use
them to achieve his goals, meshing
all souls into a new Leviathan.

3HD 6 - Delmira, Provincial Healer

D6+1 Studies the realm of water and stars.
Spells Carries a Faewood staff that heals
bodies and fix broken things.
Wants to find a cure for the undead
plague in her homeland. The only
way to do that is fixing the archon
computer and reverting the
operations to retrieve the stolen
souls. The Deacons might use her to
achieve their own goals.
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 Potkin Folk - 1HD
Most potkins live in the necropolis,
where they sleep all day and dance all
night. They fear humans and avoid
conflict, but they are ready to crush
any agressors with the sheer force of
their numbers. They don't carry any
treasures with them besides the soul
gem inside their bodies, some
etherity crystals and a bunch of
useless golden coins. (Pg. 34)
Servant Potkin - 2HD
The bigger potkins are recruited by
the Deacons and turned into a loyal
3. POTKIN MONSTERS

militia. They ambush and capture any

living creatures they find wandering
through the desert and take them to
the Potkin Factory. Unlike the small
potkins, their soul gems are magically
tied to the Deacon's Staff, which
makes them easily controlable by
those holding it.

Warden Potkin - 3HD

Opposing the Deacon's army, this
faction guards the Archon vaults to
prevent their release. Won’t hesitate
to kill invaders and feed their souls
to the Kilnwyrm. They become
fewer in numbers after each attack,
and soon their enemies will get what
they want. Their only chance to win
is either destroying the Factory or
the Deacons themselves.
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6HD+4
Unique
Beast

Kilnwyrm
A terrible dragon-like potkin
crawling under the desert caves. The
Wardens keep it alive to protect the
underground from invaders and
servants of the Deacons. Shoots
laser beams (3D6 dmg, D6 shots)
and swallows humans whole, turning
their body and souls into raw energy
(+1 shot). It's pothead can be turned
into a bulky laser cannon. (pg. 34)
Leviathan
A majestic pottery beast hovering
over the desert sky. Those who cross
their path face a ceaseless lightning
storm (2D6+3 dmg/turn). Each 3
points of inflicted damage makes it
drop a pot with 2D6 crystals. Dives
into the sand to recover energy after
half HP, returns stronger (7HD) and
hostile next encounter. It's tail can be
used as a heavy magic shield. (pg. 34)

6HD+2
Unique
Beast

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 Crystal Warrior 4HD
Immune to both magic and physical
attacks except blunt weapons. Pursue
invaders and crystal thieves
relentlessly until they lose sight.
Potkins used to create deep pit traps
to bury these creatures inside the
earth, but sometimes they manage to
return to the surface, specially when
someone is mining soul crystals.
3. POTKIN MONSTERS

Potcrawler 4HD+3
A fast four-legged Potkin that shoots
lightning bolts (2D6 dmg). Different
from other potkins, this one is more
a killing machine than a creature and
has no capacity for diplomacy. They
were reactivated by the wardens to
fight the servants and deacons at
the surface and will shoot anything
moving over the sands.

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 Floating Hand 3HD+3
Shoots a lightning ball (2d6 dmg)
from their big eye to stun invaders,
grab them and squeeze them until
they pass out. Those allied with the
Deacons bring their victims to their
masters, while those living in the
underground throw their victims in
the desert. They can be controled at
distance by using the Hand Staff of
the Deacons.

Clay Titan 5HD+3

Silent giants who wander through the
ruins looking for soul gems lost in
the sands. They were not made to
fight, but they are pretty much
capable of killing humans with just
one punch. At the end of the day,
they go to the potkin factory and
return the gems to recreate vessels.
A clay titan may drop up to 3D6
crystals after being destroyed, but
it will alert the Deacons and
send floating hands to
pursue the reavers.

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 Deacons - 4HD+6
Wearing exquisite religious garments,
their unique soul gems makes them
capable of spellcasting and telephatic
comunication. They wish to rebuild
the Archon's former empire, and to
do that they need to restore the
factory into full power to create an
infinite army of potkins. Their only
obstacle is the Wardens
determination to protect the
Archon's Vault, but they are very
close to achieve their goals.
3. POTKIN MONSTERS

D6 Spells
1. Lighting Bolt (2D6 dmg and stun)
2. Freezing Arrows (Stun D6 targets)
3. Fireball (3D6 dmg in area)
4. Servant Summoning (D6 potkins)
5. Illusion (Turns into D6 copies)
6. Mind Control (roll to resist)

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The Last Archon - 6HD+6
Currently Imprisoned in the
Archon's Vault, but is capable of
creating a weaker projection (3HD)
of itself anywhere in the glowing
caves. Any creature looking directly
at it will be paralysed or become
insane. To release it from it's prison
only takes to destroy the golden rings
with a potkin hammer. If released, it
will flee directly to the giant cyclop
statue (pg. 10), raise from the ground
and destroy everything on sight.

D6 Attacks
1-2. Laser Beam (3D6 dmg in line)
3-4. Electrick Shockwave (2D6 area)
5-6. Soul Stealing (D6 hp per turn)

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3. MAGICAL ARTIFACTS

Obs.: The items 32 to 36 are unique

and need specific conditions to
appear as random loot.
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11. Archon's Gold found inside 24. Etherite Arrow enchanted with
most potkins (d6/HD), the coins a random spell. The effect disappears
have no actual value anywhere. after touching the target.

12. Soul Gem, the heart of a Potkin. 25. Eyed Amulet of forgotten gods.
Can be used to recharge magical The amulet gives a +1 bonus to a
items, one charge per Potkin's HD. random stat (+3 max).

13. Etherite Crystal filled with 26. Flying Dagger that follows the
magic to estabilize soul gems, able to target until they disappear of their
store spells. Potkins drop 1 p/HD. sight. 1 use per crystal.

14. Etherity Sickle made to steal 31. Deacon's Staff with two of
souls from living creatures. Can be their six spells (page 32). Has D6
used to recharge soul gems. uses before needing recharge.

15. Potkin Hammer very effective 32. God's Will, a mythical spear that
against pottery and bones, but not so kills demons and powerful spirits,
much against metal. hidden in the forbidden library.

16. Warden's Shield, absorbs 33. Kilnwyrm Head dropped after

physical damage and reflects as a destroying it. Turns a soul gem into a
magical blast (3 dmg = D6 dmg). powerful laser beam (3D6 dmg)

21. Golden Key that turns doors 34. Diamond Pickaxe, literally
into magic portals to places the user indestructible. Used to mine etherite
has already visited, then disappears. veins, hidden by the Wardens.

22. Clay Slab that stores a random 35. Severed Leviathan's Tail,
spell to learn. Scholars can use their absorbs all magic and turns damage
knowledge to create magic items. into hit points ( 3dmg = 1hp)

23. Scarlet Gem dropped by potkins 36. Preserved Archon's Head,

that went insane, their souls can only displayed in the chapel (pg. 13), can
be used for destructive spells now. be used to trap the Archon's Spirit.

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The uses of these mysterious artifacts have yet to be discovered.

Be careful what you wish for!
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