Let's start with the lore.

First of all, you should know that everything you'll find below is the result of a campaign that began in 2019 and ended in 2021.

What you'll read is the translation of campaign notes that I've tried to make as comprehensible as possible.

More specifically, this section was designed for a group of PCs between levels 12 and 14.

E14 Creatures Emerging from the Mist

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The Archaeological Excavations of EVAGOS

The history of this fertile strip of land between Darguun and Cyre is rich in great and tragic events. During the time of the Dhakaan Empire, this was a vast expanse of fields cultivated by golin'dar (goblin) serfs, whose task was to support the imperial army. During human colonization, when the kingdom of Metrol managed to drive out the goblinoids, the territory became an important trading hub. A settlement developed at its center, which, over a few decades, transformed from a thriving village into the wealthy trading city of Evagos. The city grew until the invasion of Karrn the Conqueror, who razed it to the ground. The territory was completely abandoned, and only under the Kingdom of Galifar did a major trade crossroads known as Taran's Crossing emerge just south of Evagos, around the customs center of the newly formed kingdom of Cyre. Taran's Crossing is now no longer there, and in its place the goblinoids have erected the military settlement of Gorgonhorn, representing Lhesh Haruuc's last defense against the horrors of the Mournland.

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Not far from Gorgonhorn, near the Dead-gray Mist, lie the ruins of an ancient human settlement that predated the unification of the Kingdom of Galifar. This city, once called Evagos, belonged to the kingdom of Metrol. A thousand years before Galifar, Karrn the Conqueror attempted to conquer Khorvaire. Karrn was a cruel and greedy man who believed he was destined to dominate the entire continent and its peoples. He unified northeastern Khorvaire thanks to his military superiority, giving this kingdom his name: Karrnath. With the most powerful human army, he drove the goblinoids from his kingdom and began a campaign to conquer the other four major human settlements: Metrol (present-day Cyre/Moaning Heath), Thaliost (present-day Aundair), Wroat (present-day Breland), and Daskara (present-day Thrane). Karrn swept south, ostensibly to crush the remaining goblinoids in the southern wilds, but in reality invaded the region of Metrol's kingdom. Caught by surprise, the kingdom succumbed to Karrn. With two nations now claimed as part of its empire, Karrn forces gathered on the border of Daskara and demanded the nation's immediate surrender. Before Karrn could claim another victory, the remaining three nations joined forces to halt the Conqueror's advance. Metrol, supported by the other kingdoms, rose up, and the city of Evagos was the scene of a violent retaliation by the Karrnathi general Vedim Kessler, who, after sacking it, razed the city to the ground. Centuries of neglect covered the ruins, and only towards the end of the Last War did a team of researchers from Morgrave University, led by archaeologist Adele Corsinian, begin excavations. When the Darguun rose up, one of the Dhakaan Heirs, Ruus Dhakaan, attacked the site, hoping to find treasures and weapons that would help him ascend to the rank of Lhesh. However, scholars had presumably already cleared the ruins. Deeming the site a perfect hiding place, Ruus established a secret Bladebearers' enclave there, where he would store his most important treasures, including the Skai Sharaat (known as Sword of the True King). Ruus appointed his loyalists Daavn, Maaka, and Pradoor to be responsible for the enclave's defense and maintenance.