Arkuun¶
Arkuun is a Hollowed lakeside town of the Riven Kingdoms, "located amongst the ruins of the ancient capital city of Dalmar" and "ruled by the Archdevil Agroth'Arkuun" (S319). The Arkuun Hollow is "an unusual Hollow which attracts hollowlocks and witches from across the kingdoms to trade and share their crafts" (S319). It lies two days from a Brusau fishing village that is itself two and a half days from Altandon (S187).
The Hollow¶
The gazetteer's one line names the kingdom's old capital with a question mark; no source gives the ruined city a name. The lake "is scalding HOT (120 deg) and steaming", the trees "dead and burnt", the ground split by "steaming fissures", and wrought-iron braziers burn near the settled areas (S188). At the centre stands the Burning Tree. Wizard's Isle is the "power center of the hollow", where the devils are and where, in the campaign, "the summoning is taking place" (S188). Maganti's Isle is the hiding place of the isolated and powerful witch Maganti (S188). Twelve Hollowing charms were made for the party's protection in the Hollow (S188). What a Hollow is, and what an Archdevil's rule of one means, is told on the Hollows page.
The covens¶
Four covens trade here (S188); the craft itself is the Witchcraft page's:
| Coven | Character | Named members |
|---|---|---|
| The Ember Circle | "the most fanatical devil worshippers" | Aindreas, now an Ember Priest, and "many Ember Minions" |
| Sisters of the Burning Tree | Corinna's coven | Corinna, its head, possessed |
| Fire and Shadow | "very dark coven, assassins and summoners" | Malise, assassin, possessed |
| Heart of the Pheonix | "most numerous coven and Hollowlocks" | The Pheonix Council: Zander, Hollowlock pyromancer; Arabelle, witch of malefica and curses; Cora, Aphotic witch, who escaped |
By the time the Sancturi party arrived most of the named witches were possessed (S188).
In Play¶
The Sancturi Campaign came to Arkuun after Corinna, a friend of the party's witch Lorenza (S187), and brought forty-seven men, women and children back to camp from the Hollow (S188). The same notes record "500 or more Sancturi soldiers in the city" without saying which city is meant.
Gap
The sources do not say how large Arkuun is, who lives there besides the covens, how Agroth'Arkuun came to rule it, or in which kingdom's lands the ruins of Dalmar's capital now lie.