Isle of Dread

The Isle of Dread is a land of jungles and mystery.

Long ago, the Isle of Dread was primarily inhabited by humans “Olmans,” until a catastrophe destroyed their civilization and gave the island its name. The Olman cleared vast stretches of jungle on the island to plant crops and build a fortified city that dwarfed all other settlements in the region atop a massive central plateu. Known as Thanaclan, this city became the heart of Olman empire. The city was washed away by the black tide, which brought ruin, madness, and death.

Today, the remaining Olman live in secluded villages throughout the Isle.

The isle itself is surrounded by treacherous reefs and smaller islands. Most of the island’s coastline consists of rugged cliffs, but here and there isolated beaches allow safe landing.

Ecosystem

Weather on the Isle is at best uncomfortably warm and humid. Along the coast, the temperatures have been known to dip as low as 64 F, while atop the central plateau or in the depths of the jungles it often rises above 90 F.

The bulk of the Isle is covered with lush, tropical jungles, yet here and there reminders of the ancient Olmans can be found in the form of collapsed statues, ruined temples, and mysterious standing stones.

Fauna & Flora

Few examples of the isle’s original fauna survive today (mostly wild boards, banoons, and terror birds). Today, the isle if overrun by terrible, legendary creatures – dinosaurs or “thunder lizards” as the Olman natives call them. There are other monsters dwelling in the hidden reaches of the isle, monsters that couple their fearsome features with equally fearsome intellects.

The island is split into four zones: