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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.]]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 in about [[545 CY]], 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 in [[585 CY]], 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.


==Bibliography==
==References==
=====Citations=====
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=====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.
 
=====Zavoda Index Entry=====
The [[Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index]] page has a list of sources, abbreviations, and a link to the full index.
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Revision as of 06:09, 14 October 2019

Entrance to the Whispering Cairn as depicted by Steve Presott in Dungeon #124.

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 in about 545 CY, 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 in 585 CY, 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.

References

Citations
Bibliography
  • Baur, Wolfgang. "A Gathering of Winds." Dungeon #129. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
  • Mona, Erik. Age of Worms Overload. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005. Available online:[1]
  • -----. "Backdrop: Diamond Lake." Dungeon #124. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
  • -----. "The Whispering Cairn." Dungeon #124. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
Zavoda Index Entry

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index page has a list of sources, abbreviations, and a link to the full index.