The Scales of Eternity: Act 1: Strange Meetings - Lizardfolk Adventure

Hi all!

Happy first of the month and all that, I come bearing gifts, a brand new adventure for you to sink your teeth into!

Strange Meetings is the first act of a brand-new, three-part adventure series set deep in The Swamp of Claws, far to the south of our shared community setting, the Fallen Kingdom.

This adventure is released exclusively to Master Cartographer tier and above!

Master Cartographers ($5)

🐊 What’s Going On in the Swamp?

Long ago, the Chikzalli were an enlightened lizardfolk civilisation whose mastery of arcane magic rivalled any empire. Their priest-kings raised impossible temples and tore open the veil between worlds—until one ritual went catastrophically wrong.

An entire settlement was dragged into Umbra, the shadow realm, where it fell under the control of an ancient aboleth dominion. Enslaved, reshaped, and slowly consumed, the Chikzalli endured… but some escaped. Using forbidden magic, they scattered fragments of their people back across the world, sealing the rifts beneath great ziggurats and swearing never to open them again.

Or so they hoped.

⚔️ The Adventure Hook

The party arrives at Varen’s Landing, a volatile frontier port on the edge of the Swamp of Claws, hired as guards on a trade vessel. Chaos erupts almost immediately as captured dinosaurs break loose, provided the adventurers don't get squished they will then be offered a job!

Map: Varen's Landing

The port commander soon offers them dangerous work: act as envoys to the local Chikzalli tribe. Trade has abruptly stopped, tensions are rising, and if diplomacy fails, the port may not survive what comes next.

Guided through the swamp, ambushed by young warriors.

Map: Swamp Path Barricade

Tested by suspicious elders, the party uncovers the truth: A wandering shaman is calling for the unsealing of a buried rift, urging the Chikzalli to reclaim their enslaved kin, no matter the cost.

Map: Lizardfolk Village

And this… is only the beginning.

⭐ Want Access?

Strange Meeting is available right now to Master Cartographer Tier patrons.

If you’re currently a free member, this is exactly the kind of content that lives behind the upgrade—fully playable adventures, exclusive lore, and storylines that will shape the future of the community setting.

Thank you, as always, for helping build this world with me.
More is coming… and the swamp is only getting darker.

What is in store this month?

The Iron Duchy won the poll handsomely so prepare for a decent into a war to hold back the shadow!

Like this month we will be attempting to filly flesh out this region with dozens of maps to create even more adventures for you fine folks.

We would love to hear your suggestions to make sure to jump over to Discord to make yourself heard.

As always, thanks for your continued support!

Cheers

George - RC