Stone and secrets form the foundations of storied Languard, jewel of Ashlar and seat of its power. In spite of its strong walls and numerous allies, the ancient city is poised to fall. Deep within the bowels of Languard’s labyrinthine undercity, a half-forgotten chapel is the only thing keeping the coming darkness at bay. When a failed attempt at ransacking the old chapel weakens its power, a chain of fateful events is set into motion, threatening to drown Languard in a tide of restless dead. Only one person can avert this disaster...but who are they?

This Dungeon Backdrop Storyline is designed for use with the Duchy of Ashlar. However, with minimal effort it can be easily modified to fit almost any campaign world. It comprises the Aninas Family Crypt, Undercity Chapel and Martryn Manor Dungeon Backdrops.

Design Bart Wynants Cartography Dyson Logos and Bart Wynants

About Dungeon Backdrops

You are a GM, but you are busy. You want to write your own modules, but you just don’t have the time. And you don’t want to use commercial modules. You want to make your campaign your own. That’s where the Dungeon Backdrop line comes in! Each Dungeon Backdrop presents a fully fleshed out and lovingly detailed self-contained dungeon ready for you to use as you see fit. Stock the dungeon with your own monsters (and—perhaps—their treasure), decide their back story and you are good to go.

Every Dungeon Backdrop is carefully designed to be easily inserted into almost any fantasy campaign and is compatible with virtually any fantasy roleplaying game. Dungeon Backdrops: we describe the dungeon, you add the monsters (and the treasure).