Shadow of the Sun - Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Shadow of the Sun. An Adventure for 11th-Level Characters On the eve of a triennial lunar festival, a monster attack brings the characters to the attention of the Brightguard, holy enforcers in the city-state of Akharin Sangar. The characters are asked to act as an angel's agents and discover rebel plots before innocent blood is spilled. But soon the characters learn that in Akharin Sangar, nothing is as plain as day or night. Background For about one week every three years, a mysterious lunar phenomenon bathes Akharin Sangar with light in the dead of night. Ancient magic causes the moon to blaze like the sun for a short while. Sangarians call this phenomenon Shabe Taabaan, or "Brilliant Night," and celebrate it with a multiday festival commemorating light's triumph over darkness. Atash, an angel who has ruled Akharin Sangar since he delivered it from catastrophe fifty years ago, suspends the city-state's nightly curfew in honor of the holiday. This year, however, celebrations are muted. Recently, anarchists called the Ashen Heirs have tormented the city with propaganda and violence, seeking to incite rebellion against Atash. The Brightguard struggles to maintain law amid the havoc. Stretched thin, the order detains suspected resistance members and issues citations. This makes hiding in plain sight difficult for members of a more peaceable resistance group, the Silent Roar, that hopes to restore Sangarian society to its former glory. Pronunciation Guide The Akharin Sangar Pronunciations table shows how to pronounce key names in this adventure. Afsoun Ghorbani af-SOON ghor-bah-NEE Akharin Sangar ah-khar-EEN san-GAR Artavazda ahr-tah-vaz-DAH Atash ah-TASH Avalin Sahar a-val-EEN sa-HAR Baadi bah-DEE Emad Farrokh eh-MAHD fa-ROKH Laleh Ghorbani lah-LEH ghor-bah-NEE Marzieh mar-zee-YEH Navid na-VEED Pari pa-REE Piruzan pee-roo-ZAN Ruz Bazaar rooz bah-ZAHR Shabe Taabaan SHAB-eh tah-BAHN Zolmate Shab zohl-MAT-eh shab Akharin Sangar Pronunciations Setting the Adventure Us...