Dark Sun - Quick Plot Hooks: Cilops vs. B'rohg

A Cilops tracks a B'rohg through a region of Rocky Badlands. 

Perhaps the Cilops is simply hungry, but perhaps slavers travel alongside it, intent on capturing the B'rohg for the arenas of the City States.

Dark Sun - Quick Plot Hooks: Cha’thrang vs. Athasian Wraith

A shambling Elven corpse drives/leads a trine of especially large Cha’thrangs through the hunting grounds of tribes of Aarakocra.  The Cha’thrangs have now begun to associate the corpse with finding good prey.

The Elven corpse is animated by an Athasian Wraith, Chikelu Saro-Wiwa.  Chikelu served in the armies of Lalali-Puy (then known as Inenek, Aarakocra Scourge) durring the Cleansing Wars.  He is sickened by her disregard for the infestation of Aarakocra in the Tablelands and has continued to purge them on his own.  This scheme of using Cha’thrangs to do his dirty work is simply the latest in a long list of plots to slaughter Aarakocras.


 

Dark Sun - Quick Plot Hooks: Sun Paraelemental vs. Dust Glider

A small ecosystem has developed on a tiny rocky crag in the Sea of Silt.  A slain Beasthead Giant lies slumped over the rocks, slowly decomposing.  Dust Gliders swoop and snatch at the Dust Gulls picking over the Giant corpse.  Overhead, a Sun Paraelemental blazes away, happy that the Giant it killed has become a trap for more of these disgusting “fleshy beings”.

Dark Sun - Quick Plot Hooks: Air Elemental Beast vs. Crystal Spider

An Air Elemental Beast has been using the crystalline webs of a Crystal spider to strain out some of its offending bits of dirt and sand (like a bear rubbing up against a tree to scratch itself).  This has enraged the Crystal Spider(s), as the Air Elemental Beast kicks up windstorms.

Dark Sun - Quick Plot Hooks: Wood Golem vs. Tul’k

A newly-arrived band of Tul’ks have been sighted near Tyr in the foothills of the Ringing Mountains.  They are suspected of being responsible for a rash of attacks near-by, as the victims have all been bludgeoned/crushed to death by something large, solid and heavy.  A rampaging Wood Golem that has wandered over the mountains from the Forest Ridge is in fact to blame.

Dark Sun - Quick Plot Hooks: Sun Drake vs. Tohr-Kreen

You come across a Mantis Noble picking around the foothills of the Ringing Mountains.  When approached, he claims to have located the lair of a Sun Drake and is looking for a reasonable approach up the mountain.  The Tohr-Kreen is willing to split any treasure recovered, as it only really wants any art objects.

Dark Sun - Quick Plot Hooks: Cistern Fiend vs. Dune Trader

A Merchant of House has been contracted to transport a newly spawned Cistern Fiend to a remote location to guard & purify the local water source.  The party is hired on to provide extra protection for the caravan.

a)     The newly-spawned Cistern Fiend is transported in a giant water barrel on a wagon (hard to disguise).  Slaves are brought along to sacrifice (gutted and bled) into the water barrel as necessary to feed the creature.  It grows increasingly hard to protect the cargo as raiding bands seek to take the water in the barrel.

i)      Maybe the caravan's water supply grows dangerously low and the party is paid extra to keep the other guards from stealing water from the barrel.

Dark Sun - Quick Plot Hooks: Claws & Carrikals

I've decided to start posting quick plot hooks for Dark Sun to keep myself amused.  Enjoy (or not, whatever).

A Belogi and a Mul stand over a kill, both occasionally feinting an attack at the other, each waiting for their rival to give up the life-saving meal they stand over.