The Kingdom of Abebunoia, often referred to as the Hermit Kingdom, was a land of isolation and self-sufficiency. Nestled within towering mountains, it boasted numerous monasteries dedicated to the worship of the Nine Gods, and its population of nearly 3 million pastoral nomads lived in harmony with the land. For centuries, its remote nature had shielded it from the conflicts and turmoil of its neighbors, fostering a sense of arrogance and invulnerability. However, this detachment proved to be its undoing.
Theories abound regarding the spread of Amber Fever, but many believe it was Nyarlathotep himself who unleashed the disease upon Abebunoia, using the Kingdom of Aber and the Holy State of Lost Tarab as stepping stones to reach the isolated kingdom. By the time the fungal infection appeared within Abebunoia, it was already too late. Accustomed to ignoring external threats and dismissing protocols as unnecessary, the kingdom failed to respond adequately.
Overnight, blooms of deadly mushrooms sprouted in their cities, spreading the disease at an alarming rate. The Kingdom of Abebunoia did not fall to a marauding horde of zombies; rather, its people awoke one morning to discover they had become the undead. The transformation was eerily swift and simultaneous, with entire towns and monasteries succumbing to the plague in a single, horrific night.
The mountainous terrain, once a source of pride and protection, became a prison for the infected. The pastoral nomads who had once roamed the highlands with their herds now wandered as mindless, mushroom-infested zombies. The isolation that had once made Abebunoia so strong became its greatest weakness, as the nation's fall was swift and silent, with barely a call for help escaping before the kingdom was completely overrun.
Now, the abandoned monasteries and ghostly mountain paths echo with the remnants of a proud people who underestimated the silent, creeping threat of Amber Fever, and the kingdom remains a desolate wasteland, overrun by the walking dead.