Ozam Jungle

Once home to two mighty warring empires, and now housing several enemy factions, the Ozam Jungle is a treacherous place. The Ozam Jungle has a long history, full of battles and death. Once, before the kingdoms of Nadaar and Saviororn, the Ozam Jungle was dominated by the yuan-ti kingdom of Serelseleb. This powerful kingdom often fought and traded with the nearby dwarven cities, and with Nadaar and Saviororn when they rose. Then, a Nadaarian lich named Guthorn Ymdrigbor started to raise his own city-state in the Ozam Jungle, using an army of undead minions. This undead nation, known as Guthorn’s Keep, fought with Serelseleb for control of the jungle. This war lasted for two decades, but it was not influential on the rest of the world. When the wood elves evacuated Saviroron, the Starglow, Azaleabloom, Dolphinfin, and Flashfire parties all attempted to settle in the Ozam Jungle. The yuan-ti were quick to ally with these elves and help them build towns. As a combined force this alliance was able to beat back, and eventually defeat, Guthorn’s Keep. Serelseleb was soon after destroyed by the creation of the brenurel, tribal wyvern-like dragons. The only remaining yuan-ti in the jungle are now a few nests that survived the carnage. After the defeat of Serelseleb, the wood elves parties, the tribes of brenurel, and a rising kingdom of dire bat riding aarakocra called Talen'Dulinedain (“City of the Bird Men”, in the common language. The Aarakocra name for the city is unpronounceable.) are all fighting for control of the Ozam Jungle. The Ozam Jungle is full of monsters. Common types include dire animals, assorted monstrosities (i.e. basilisks, hydras.), green and black dragons, and giants like ogres and trolls. Also in the jungles are several separate tribes of orcs, halflings, goblins, kobolds, bullywugs, and lizardfolk, although they are all neutral on the power struggle between the major races. Finally, dark elf kingdoms from underground have sent up raiding, scouting, and hunting parties through tunnels in the Poison City, a ruin/shantytown that was formerly Guthorn’s Keep.