Age of Conan Clan of Conan Newsletter #8
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If one region could be said to house every nightmare of the frozen north, it is here. Dark legends walk, stalking the misty paths with ichor-wet fangs and trembling claws, seeking human prey. Mortal foes abound, from the loose-fleshed doppelgangers who slay through illusion-aided hunts, to the corpse-white mystics of Hyperborea. Truly, the gods themselves must laugh at the collection of hateful evils that gather here to torment the Cimmerians, all stirred up by the probing fingertips and black sorceries of the Hyperboreans. It is said they've come here to unearth ancient secrets from a time before the gods drowned Atlantis. Whatever the truth behind their presence, their insidious touch has roused malicious forces within the stagnant, greasy waters of the region.