Storasta

Storasta

(City)

Nation

Sarkoris Scar

Region

Riftshadow

Size

Abandoned city

Government

None

Adjective

Storastan

Source: Lost Cities of Golarion, pg(s). 27–33

Storasta was once one of the greatest cities of the Kellid nation of Sarkoris in northeastern Avistan. Founded in 3844 AR, it was finally abandoned in 4644 AR like the rest of the Worldwound. During its occupation, Storasta was overrun by demons until it was freed at the end of the Fifth Mendevian Crusade. Due to its complete corruption, however, the crusaders decided to raze the city rather than rebuild it.

Appearance

Storasta was a river port located at the confluence of the Sarkora and West Sellen Rivers. The last city of old Sarkoris to fall after the eruption of the Worldwound, it degenerated into a spectacular ruin. The formerly sacred grove became a heap of rubble and tainted foliage.

Prior to the Worldwound, Storasta was known for its groves and gardens, but during the time of the Worldwound, it was overrun by assassin vines, shambling mounds, and blighted arboreals. Its ruined walls were turned black by Abyssal fire and were covered with stinking moss and thorns.

Inhabitants

After being razed, the ruins of Storasta are now largely abandoned except for the occasional demons who still haunt it.

Historic notable inhabitants

Carrock, the erstwhile leader of demonic Storasta.

See also: Category:Storasta/Inhabitants

The following is a list of the creatures who are known to have lived in demonic Storasta toward the end of the Fifth Mendevian Crusade. Their records are maintained here for historical purposes.

• Briktawite: This green hag witch based in Nekrasof Tower was an information broker whose loyalty was split between Carrock and Lalizarzadeh. She was assisted by her apprentice, Muslera.
• Carrock: An enormous fiendish arboreal regent druid who ruled from a giant mound of relics, pieces of standing stones, and sacred trees know as Carrock's How at the center of the city. Allies included dryads, arboreals, nymphs, and their satyr and werewolf slaves.
• Govostes the Torturer: A babau enchanter who questioned prisoners and ran the operations of Stormont Isle in Lalizarzadeh's absence.
• Jarjees: A cleric of Deskari who was a member of Ranganath's cult, and sought to wrest control of it from him.
• Khistian Yadranko: A frost wight mounted on a plague steed who patrolled beyond the Wardstones at the behest of Lalizarzadeh.
• Kulkarni: A giant half-fiend froghemoth who was a spawn of Lalizarzadeh and was still loyal to her.
• Lalizarzadeh: A hezrou who made her home on Stormont Isle with her various merrow, scrag, and grindylow minions.
• Nanisivik: A grindylow who vied for control of the Trathen's Finger district.
• Ploscaru the Hungry: An Outer Rifts-tainted lacedon ghast who led a group of lesser ghouls, lacedons, and ghasts from beneath the Riverkeep.
• Ranganath: A human chieftain of a Sarkorian cult who venerated demons, and favoured the demon lord Cyth-V'sug.
• Siukim: A shambling mound cleric who also vied for control of the Trathen's Finger district.
• Trudean Delashaw: A human abjurer who led a team of rangers and inquisitors that guarded the nearby Wardstones from a hidden fort on the West Sellen River to the south.

Other inhabitants

During the time of the Worldwound, many demons avoided Storasta, although hezrous and their servant grindylows made the river dangerous. Plague steeds roamed the plains between Storasta and Undarin, spreading taint in their wake.

References

Paizo featured Storasta in Lost Cities of Golarion.

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