The Vale of the Azure Sun: The Hollow Oak

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Dry brown leaves cover the ground around the hollow trunk of an ancient oak. Its leafless branches rise starkly against the green forest. A gaping hole on one side exudes the smell of autumn.

The hole from the oak tree is three and a half feet in diameter. It goes down about twenty-five feet. If it is daytime, the ground can be seen about twenty-five feet below that. On the ground is a corpse and a large sack. The corpse is wearing leather armor, a shield, and a battle axe.

Because falling results in less damage here (see below), falling fifty feet will be like falling about seventeen feet. Jumping from the bottom (the “roof” of the sky) will be like jumping about eight feet.

There is no opening visible from the valley. From the valley, the exit will only be visible if they have some means of seeing magical openings or if they can otherwise discern where the invisible three foot wide opening is.

The hole opens near some small hills that butt against the dome of the sky. It is suspended in the air, about 13 feet out from the dome and about twenty-five feet above the ground.

From the top side of the hollow oak, the ground looks normal, covered in old leaves. But stepping on them results in the character falling through to the other side. An Evasion roll may be made to grab the sides.

The oak tree may be entered at any time. Once used as an entrance, it will not function as an exit for two Valley days. If a rope is dropped through it, the rope may be pulled back—but nothing larger than whatever is currently at the point of the hole will be able to be pulled back with it. Thus, a person could stick their foot down and pull their foot back. But if they stick their head down to their neck, they will not be able to pull their head back.

  1. Characters
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  3. The Valley