An Escort of Fate

The world of Mundain was the latest attempt by the Novice Gods to do some interesting. And by interesting they meant erotically and violently entertaining. Haphazardly dropped directly atop their last "failed" experiment of the Iron Kingdom, Mundain is an expansive land of savanahs, deserts, moutains, tropical oasis, temperate coastal stretches and colder northern reaches.

The world is home to many strange creatures, some by design, others by rampant uncontrolled evolution fed by the burgeoning and swirling energies of creation. Some of these creatures think, an unintended sideffect of the Novice Gods efforts that to date they have been unable to rectify. Or havent bothered.

Leading among the races of the world are the Dragonkin. Intelligent and strong - though only one at a time thanks to being cold blooded, the Dragonkin have used their pre-eminence (and superior endowment) to **** their claim of the most fertile parts of Mundain - the River Deltas of Asm Sakhif. From this arable regions have developed some of the largest and most mature cities in the world.

While Zirramardak is the undisputed capital of the Dragonnkin realm, the most vibrant and multicultural city of the Asm Sakhif is Wannasuqatiti. Home to the world famous Orgy Pits, the human Orgy Priests have parleyed the lewdness and orgasmic delights of the Pits into political power. Not only do humans now sit on the Senate, but they have also ensured that humans, elves and gobbos are at the very least recognised as more than chattel or two legged cattle by the dragonkin authorities.

In response, vast slums have sprung up around the walls of the city, a ramshackeled collection of settlements of over 500,000 people. In any other part of the world, the slums would be one of the largest and most well appointed cities of Mundain. But against the splendor of the River Cities, the people of the slums live in comparative squalor, surviving only to live dangerously short and decrepid lives. Most people focus simply on daily survival and hedonistic pleasures of the flesh, giving no consideration to plans for a future that might (probably wont) never come.

Located south of the city walls in the delta between the East and West Rivers, the southern slums are the most developed. The river delta area means cane and other crops are grown extensively, though the area is subject to flooding when moonsoonal rains from the northern parts of Asm Sakhif flow down the rivers.

And it is in the southern clums where we find ourselves, inside an otherwise non-descript two story tavern of wood and stone called the Leaky Tit. The interior of the tavern includes a downstairs bar and seating with a bard softly playing in the corner. However, his sweet strumming was already drowned out by boisterous discussions of the early afternoon clientelle, with the ocasional sounds of a female voice crying out in orgasmic ectasy, echoing from the rooms above.

For a few moments, the noise of the tavern hushes as a cryer enters to tell the latest news. Says "The Sentate of the River Cities is laying seige to Minge in the Pearl Necklace, seeking the return of a political prisoner. Cult activity is more extensive in the region, bandit attacks more prevalent and demand for adventurers in River Cities and Pearl Necklace also greater."

Sitting in one of the booths downstairs, nursing their ales and beers, is a group of unlikely companions. Having met only days earlier watching one of the many public displays at the Orgy Pits, a small group have now gathered to drink, eat, plan and maybe even seek out their first gig as a new adventuring party.