The Violent Sorrow
Once a place of ambition and prosperity, the Violent Sorrow is now a haunted wasteland, a region of ruins and madness, abandoned by all but the desperate and the deranged. Once a thriving district, this part of Dum Ramil was made uninhabitable after Ragon was sealed, forever altered by a red mist that lingers in the air. Any who breathe it fall into a mad rage, blindly attacking anything—or anyone—near them. While much of the city has moved on, some within Dum Ramil still see the Violent Sorrow as a weapon, a tool to be harnessed, rather than a tragedy to be mourned.
A District Cursed by the Past
The streets of the Violent Sorrow are silent and crumbling, its once-proud halls reduced to charred husks and half-standing walls. Once, this district was home to powerful guilds, a place of adventure, culture, and artistry. Now, it is a place of madness and decay, its buildings buried beneath the weight of history and the suffocating red mist.
Notable Locations
The Ruined Golden Atelier – What was once the largest artists' guild in Dum Ramil now stands as a crumbling skeleton of its former grandeur. Great halls that once displayed masterpieces are now filled with dust and shattered murals, their colors long faded. It is said that some paintings still watch those who enter, their spirits trapped within the art itself, unwilling to fade.
The Forsaken Hall – The remnants of a once-thriving adventurers’ guild, now nothing more than charred beams and collapsed stone. This place was once the gathering point for those who sought fortune beyond the city, a guild that sent out expeditions into the ruins of the Eternal Empire. Now, only a few desperate scavengers dare to pick through its remains, hoping to find something of value left behind by those who never returned.
The Black Tower – Rising above the ruins like a dark sentinel, the Black Tower is the only structure in the district that remains untouched by time. No one knows who built it, nor what purpose it serves, but no one who enters it ever comes back. Some say it is a cursed relic of the Eternal Empire, others whisper that it was never meant to be part of this world at all.
A Cult Within the Shadows
Despite its devastation, the Violent Sorrow is not entirely abandoned. A cult operates within its ruins, using the red mist in their rituals and during battle, creating chaos and destruction wherever they go. Their name is unknown to most, but their influence is felt in sudden riots, unexplained disappearances, and whispers in the night. They believe that Ragon's sealing was an act of treachery, and that one day, his power will rise again through them.
For most, the Violent Sorrow is a warning, a place to avoid at all costs. But for the desperate, the reckless, or the power-hungry, it is an opportunity—a place where forgotten knowledge and cursed power still linger, waiting to be claimed.
"The Violent Sorrow is not dead. It waits. It remembers. And if you listen closely, you will hear it whisper your name."
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