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Unlike the Stirgenest Cairn, the '''Whispering Cairn''' isn’t so empty and harmless. Within a day’s ride north of Diamond Lake, this cairn lies near an iron mine that went dry about fifty years ago, its charter apparently elapsed when its owner, Ulgo Fant, died several years later. Situated thusly in a sort of no-man’s land, the cairn was all but forgotten, its yawning entrance overgrown with weeds and choked with collapsed debris. Rediscovered by a curious teenager a decade ago, the cairn has since been a sort of community secret held by Diamond Lake’s youth, who dare each other to disappear into its cyclopean entrance and spend the night as a test of mettle. These visits tapered off about six years ago, when a local girl vanished while sleeping in the cairn. Occasionally, when the wind is just right, haunting, almost magical tones emerge from the depths of the forlorn tomb.
[[File:WhisperingCairn01.png|thumb|475px|Entrance to the Whispering Cairn as depicted by  Steve Presott in ''[[Dungeon magazine|Dungeon]]'' #124.]]
The '''Whispering Cairn''' is a tomb complex at the edge of the [[Cairn Hills]].
 
== Description ==
"Within a day’s ride north of [[Diamond Lake]], this cairn lies near an iron mine that went dry in about [[545 CY]]{{cite dungeon|124|53|}}.  [Its] charter lapsed when its owner ([[Ulgo Fant]]) died several years later.{{cite dungeon|124|53|}}
 
Unlike the [[Stirgenest Cairn]], the Whispering Cairn isn’t so empty and harmless.
{{quoted text|Situated in a sort of no-man’s land, the cairn was all but forgotten, its yawning entrance overgrown with weeds and choked with collapsed debris. Rediscovered by a curious teenager in [[585 CY]] ([[Alastor Land]]), the cairn has since been a sort of community secret held by Diamond Lake’s youth, who dare each other to disappear into its cyclopean entrance and spend the night as a test of mettle. These visits tapered off about six years ago, when a local girl vanished while sleeping in the cairn. Occasionally, when the wind is just right, haunting, almost magical tones emerge from the depths of the forlorn tomb."{{cite dungeon|124|53|}} }}
 
== Publishing history ==
The Whispering Cairn features prominently in the first ''[[Age of Worms]]'' AP ([[adventure path]]), the eponymously-named ''The Whispering Cairn'', which is set in [[595 CY]].  Adventurers also return to the Whispering Cairn in the ''[[Age of Worms]]'' AP in the sixth adventure, ''A Gathering of Winds''.
 
==References==
=====Citations=====
<references />
=====Bibliography=====
*[[Wolfgang Baur|Baur, Wolfgang]]. "A Gathering of Winds." ''[[Dungeon]]'' #129. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
*[[Erik Mona|Mona, Erik]]. ''[[Age of Worms Overload]]''. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005. Available online:[http://paizo.com/dungeon/news/v5748eaic9jzc]
:———. "[[Backdrop: Diamond Lake]]." ''[[Dungeon (magazine)|Dungeon]]'' #124. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
:———. "The Whispering Cairn." ''[[Dungeon (magazine)|Dungeon]]'' #124. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
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Entrance to the Whispering Cairn as depicted by Steve Presott in Dungeon #124.

The Whispering Cairn is a tomb complex at the edge of the Cairn Hills.

Description

"Within a day’s ride north of Diamond Lake, this cairn lies near an iron mine that went dry in about 545 CY[1]. [Its] charter lapsed when its owner (Ulgo Fant) died several years later.[1]

Unlike the Stirgenest Cairn, the Whispering Cairn isn’t so empty and harmless.

"Situated in a sort of no-man’s land, the cairn was all but forgotten, its yawning entrance overgrown with weeds and choked with collapsed debris. Rediscovered by a curious teenager in 585 CY (Alastor Land), the cairn has since been a sort of community secret held by Diamond Lake’s youth, who dare each other to disappear into its cyclopean entrance and spend the night as a test of mettle. These visits tapered off about six years ago, when a local girl vanished while sleeping in the cairn. Occasionally, when the wind is just right, haunting, almost magical tones emerge from the depths of the forlorn tomb."[1] "

Publishing history

The Whispering Cairn features prominently in the first Age of Worms AP (adventure path), the eponymously-named The Whispering Cairn, which is set in 595 CY. Adventurers also return to the Whispering Cairn in the Age of Worms AP in the sixth adventure, A Gathering of Winds.

References

Citations
  1. ↑ a b c Dungeon #124 (Jul 2005), p.53
Bibliography
———. "Backdrop: Diamond Lake." Dungeon #124. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
———. "The Whispering Cairn." Dungeon #124. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.

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