Refuse Sinkhole
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Refuse Sinkhole

Old Knot District in Seregon

The Refuse Sinkhole, a festering scar just beyond the city walls of Seregon, is both a necessity and a blight. Located within a hundred yard cleared perimeter around the city, this enormous sinkhole swallows the waste of a quarter-million souls, keeping the streets relatively clean while harboring a nightmarish environment all its own. Access is granted through the Station Gate during daylight hours, allowing city workers and the occasional brave soul to dispose of their trash. But the wall in Old Knot is often more suggestion than reality, and under the cover of darkness, many sneak out to the sinkhole for reasons that are seldom innocent.

This pit of refuse is the dark side of Seregon's bustling prosperity. The myconids, tireless as they are in their work to clean the streets and remove bodies, cannot keep up with the sheer volume of waste the city produces. So, everything that doesn’t get handled by them ends up here—failed experiments, broken furniture, and all manner of detritus from the lives of the city’s inhabitants. And while it’s illegal and entirely unnecessary to toss a dead body into the sinkhole, the city's darker elements occasionally find it convenient to make their problems disappear without waiting for the myconids to arrive.

The sinkhole is a hellish landscape of garbage, rancid water, and teeming vermin. Rats scurry through the heaps down below, insects buzz and swarm, and ravens circle overhead, ever on the lookout for a meal. But it's the ghouls that are most feared, prowling the pit in search of fresh corpses, drawn by the stench of death and decay. Despite the constant addition of waste, the sinkhole never seems to fill, its depths an insatiable maw that swallows everything tossed into it.

The sinkhole’s presence is a constant reminder of the city's darker side—a place where the unwanted, the unneeded, and the unspoken are all too easily forgotten. But those who know the city's secrets understand that the pit holds more than just refuse; it holds the sins of Seregon, buried deep but never truly gone.

Reasons to Visit

Top Two Character Backgrounds Likely to Connect with the Refuse Sinkhole

  1. Hermit

    • Why? The Refuse Sinkhole, with its isolated and desolate environment, is a perfect location for hermits seeking solitude or those conducting strange experiments away from prying eyes. The sinkhole offers a grim form of "freedom," a place where one can be left alone to contemplate, create, or even commune with the darkness in peace.

  2. Criminal

    • Why? The sinkhole serves as a convenient dumping ground for the city's illicit activities. Criminals, smugglers, and assassins might frequent the area to dispose of evidence, bodies, or other incriminating materials. It's also a potential meeting place for clandestine exchanges, far from the watchful eyes of Seregon’s Iron Guard.

Reasons to Visit the Refuse Sinkhole

  1. Hiding or Disposing of Evidence

    • The sinkhole's reputation as a lawless, desolate place makes it ideal for adventurers or NPCs needing to hide a body, destroy an item, or conduct other unsavory tasks. The constant threat of ghouls, rats, or other scavengers means that nothing stays in one piece for long.

  2. Seeking the Unwanted

    • For treasure hunters or inventors, one person’s trash is another’s treasure. The sinkhole is a potential source of rare components, forgotten artifacts, or discarded experimental materials. For those daring enough to brave the stench and the scavengers, there might even be something of great value buried in the pit.
November 16th, 2024