Location: Cloven Hoof Cave
Rumors
- Cloven Hoof Cave is an old burial site tied to Crohl Ba’an.
- Goblins live there now.
- There is a strange sparkly liquid within the cave.
- Secret doors and old ogre-made features still remain.
- Red Palm Goblins range to the east.
What is Known
- Cloven Hoof Cave is the burial site or tomb of Crohl Ba’an.
- Goblins currently live in and around the cave.
- Two goblins circle outside the cave.
- A goblin boss there has a wolf he took into the cave.
- Inside is a small pool of sparkly liquid.
- There are secret doors within the cave.
- One old statue there bears a cloven hoof.
- Rubble lies throughout the site.
- Crohl Ba’an was once a two-headed ogre mage.
- He tried to overtake his own people and join a band of orcs.
- His people fought back, but they were unable to kill him.
- Instead, they put him to sleep.
- A cure to wake him was entombed with him in the cave.
- The liquid in the cave can be used to resurrect Crohl Ba’an.
History
- Cloven Hoof Cave was once a tomb for the ogre mage Crohl Ba’an.
- After he turned against his own people and sought alliance with orcs, they rose against him.
- Unable to kill him, they placed him into enchanted sleep.
- Crohl Ba’an warned that a great catastrophe would one day come and that only he could prevent it.
- Because of that warning, his people entombed him with the means to wake him if such a disaster came to pass.
People
Crohl Ba’an
- Two-headed ogre mage
- Buried or entombed in Cloven Hoof Cave
Loose Threads
- What catastrophe did Crohl Ba’an claim he alone could prevent?
- Should Crohl Ba’an ever be awakened?
- What is the true nature of the sparkly liquid in the cave?
- What role do the Red Palm Goblins play in the wider region?
- What lies beyond the secret doors deeper in the cave?