Stone-Ring Knoll

This low grassy mound rises from the plain east of the Lonely Moor in Sunderland and is topped by a ring of nine ancient standing stones. There were originally 12 but three fell and two have long since been carted away for use as building material in a keep east of Billockburne. One of the fallen stones still lies sunken partially into the ground and can just be seen in the tall grass. The locals consider the knoll either a sacred or a cursed site. Those who spend the night upon it are said to experience visions of either paradise or madness, and more than one person has disappeared from the area, though this could easily be a result of the predators that roam The Plains. Nonetheless, no village has ever been constructed too near the hill because of the superstitious fear the locals have of it.
In truth, Stone-Ring Knoll is actually the site of Bryn Calun, the Holy Hill of Sull eons ago. Tribal shamans called dark powers here and laid a curse upon the whole region sealed with their blood. If anyone were to systematically dig up the top of the hill, they would find the remains of a great fire at its center with bits of charred bone, now mineralized from their long years of internment. Likewise, 50 feet below the surface of the mound is the first and greatest of the Obelisks of Chaos. This one is sacred to the demon lord Pazuzu and attempts to tamper with it cause blood hawks, giant wasps, air elementals, and vrocks to appear to defend it. If in danger of destruction, its caretaker nalfeshnee appears with reinforcements to destroy the interlopers.

Type

Monument, Large