Soulblight: A Shadowdark Setting Hardcover – February 9, 2025

Seven sundered, struck deep down into the darkest depths of the earth.Corruption festering forth from the caverns and gulches that have become their tomb, drawing the blackened hearts of monsters and men alike, to worship at their corpses. Blasphemous influence roused the sleepers, and from it sprang the Soulblight, that ravaged the kingdom above, warping the innocents’ body and mind ‘til they are as one of the Accursed.Then one day, a Three-Eyed Witch arrived at the court of King Jedovid in smoke and a shower of light and she pointed a crooked finger at his face and cackled this oracle:“Seven sleepers dream nightmares for the living, and though they are wreathed not in gold or jewels, each alone is a sovereign far greater than you. But the plight they bring shall be your cure as well. Though dead they lie, their hearts still beat and their blood remains potent. In the blood, you’ll find your cure.Seek their tombs in the Shadowdark, deep below, and you may yet save your tarnished land.”Soulblight is a third-party setting compatible with The Arcane Library's Shadowdark RPG: A sword-and-sorcery style world set in the deserts, jungles and mountainous heights of the kingdom of Lothorian.Delve into the sunken depths of the Shadowdark, as an ancient darkness awakens the slumbering Sovereign, catalysts of the terrible Soulblight that now ravages the kingdom and its people.This Setting Guide provides you with the following contents:Seven Regions, Seven Shadowdarks, Seven Sovereign: seven exciting regions of Lothorian, from the grand, colourful throne-city of Cathedra to the distant Blue Glades, where the chariot herd of the giants roams past hills and towering crystal monoliths.The Soulblight: sin made manifest, a cursed affliction that warps the minds and bodies of whomever it touches - even the heroes. Will they resist the urge? Or succumb to the lure of power the affliction provides...?New Classes for the Shadowdark RPG: the Red Monk and the Occultist!New Monsters: Over 100+ new monsters to threaten and torment the world of Lothorian.Survival of the Fittest! Optional Rules for Diseases and Thirst to bring the harshness of the desert to your Shadowdark table.Did we mention the Loot? New, wonderful, terrifying, cursed, gilded, valuable and potentially lethal magic items, forbidden hexes and sanguine rites for adventures to line their pockets with.And more hidden secrets...Soulblight - A Shadowdark Setting is an independent product published under the Shadowdark RPG Third-Party License and is not affiliated with The Arcane Library, LLC. Shadowdark RPG © 2023 The Arcane Library, LLC. Read more