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<meta charset="UTF-8" />
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
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<title>Haunted Island Lore</title>
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="book-page.css" />
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<h1>The World: Haunted Islands</h1>
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<h2>Typical Features</h2>
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<p>
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The typical Haunted Island should include at least one of these features:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>An ancient cemetery or ruin haunted by ghosts.</li>
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<li>A small port or other settlement facing some sort of struggle.</li>
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<li>A cruel specter, whose name appears in many horror stories.</li>
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<li>A direct link with the stream of souls.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Position</h2>
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<p>
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A Haunted Island might be part of the setting from the start, perhaps as a
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mystery and/or threat, or the group might land on its shores because of a
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danger or as a result of a Surrender. It’s usually the stage for an
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interlude or intermission, and as such can be used at any point in the
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campaign. More rarely, it could be the heroes’ final destination, especially
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if a powerful, corrupt creature made it their lair.
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</p>
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<h2>The Villains’ Plans</h2>
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<p>
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In many cases, a location like Candle Bay acts as a subplot in and of itself
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and has its own local Villain (probably a minor Villain), although in some
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campaigns it might assume a more central role. An antagonist might attempt
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to harvest the energy of the restless spirits, or could even be a ghost
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themselves; or a terrible demon or monster might consume the dark energies
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of the island to enact a metamorphosis and reach their full potential.
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</p>
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<h2>Possible Questions for the Group</h2>
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<ul class="question-list">
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<li>
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Colored lights brighten the sky over the bay during “the night of
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lamentation”. <strong>What characterizes this event?</strong>
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</li>
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<li>
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Since time immemorial, a majestic arc has dominated the great hill.
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<strong>Why was it built? What are the rumors about it?</strong>
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</li>
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<li>
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It looks like the bay is the home of a creature that can grant wishes.
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<strong
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>What is their true nature? What is the price of such a miracle?</strong
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</li>
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<li>
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They say the island stands at a crossroad between the world of the living
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and the world of the dead.
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<strong>What is its nature? Who would you like to see once again?</strong>
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</li>
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<li>
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The spirit of a famous character of the past manifests on certain nights.
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<strong
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>Who are they? What do they have in common with one of you?</strong
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</li>
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</ul>
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