Heibarr

The ruins of Heibarr are located on a branch of the Sellen River in the River Kingdoms, downstream of Mormouth in Pitax and upstream of Outsea.

History

Heibarr was established in 3756 AR, eventually becoming established on both sides of the river, with a bridge in 4109 AR linking both sides. The settlement prospered until 4434 AR, when Mayor Aindon decided to build a toll gate underneath the bridge in order to tax river traffic in contravention of the third of the River Freedoms.

Discontent over the mayor's actions turned to open revolt thanks to the seditious activities of the Black Sisters of Gyronna. Civil war was the result, and within a year the town's 3,000 inhabitants all either were dead or had fled, and the toll gate was destroyed. It since became a place of pilgrimage for priests of Gyronna, who leave offerings on the edge of the town.

Few who have entered the ruined town since have returned to tell the tale. The survivors are those who neither remained after sunset nor took anything from the town. It is said that every person who died in the city now walks the streets as an incorporeal undead creature who re-enacts the carnage that resulted in their deaths at night.

The bridge still stands, and those brave (or foolhardy enough) to use it to cross the river prefer to enter the town at dawn and leave before dusk. Those who navigate the river through the town after dark have reported that ghostly figures sometimes stare at them from the river's banks.