Wegwiur Thralls

These caves are the most important Wolf Nomad burial sites, each situated well inside an individual cave complex, with some twenty or so major tombs pitting the hills here. Half a dozen have been looted by orcs, bandits and other marauders over the centuries, but many are still intact. Each burial cave bristles with traps, glyphs of warding and other impediments, Wolf Nomad shamans have maps of the caves, allowing them to bypass these defenses. The Urzun very rarely go near them, although a rare a warband led by an over-enthusiastic leader may try to loot a burial site from time to time.

A minor number of Wolf Nomad shamans are aggressive in their desire to return to the burial grounds with a powerful group of young warriors, They wish to enact ceremonies of reverence to ancestors and rites of passage for young warriors by the presence of the spirits of their great warrior chieftains. A young man who has come of age and presents himself for signs of favor to a mighty spirit has the best hope of becoming a great warrior, these shamans believe Nomads may come to retrieve the remains of those buried for re-interment elsewhere in their homeland. Sometimes, the nomads are aggressive to the Urzun and attack if they approach within-half a mile or so. Other times, they are more tolerant and may even bring items for trade. The Urzun, likewise, may simply keep an eye on proceedings from a safe distance, act in a threatening manner, look for the chance to trade, or attack the nomads, though they will only attack if they greatly outnumber their opponents, Such combats have grown very rare since the nomads have learned to travel in large groups of up to 250 riders and warriors. Of course, there are the usual tales of fabulous buried treasures, of chieftains buried in armor made of solid gold, wondrous magical weaponry and battle pennants with radiant magical effects, and much else, including the traditional curses affecting tomb-robbers. Any adventurer seeking to explore these tombs, though, might have to brave ferociously hostile nomads, Urzun seeking to appropriate any treasures obtained, and the many traps, magical guardians and undead within the tombs themselves.