The Bones of Zembira

Lost Temple Found!  Lured by the promise of wealth beyond imagining and antiquities beyond age, your crawlers will dive into the dense jungles and treacherous rivers of Zembira. Hired as bodyguards to the famed explorer Sir Helmsbee Holiwick, the adventurers must navigate the sodden lands, eventually finding the famed Bones of Zembira. Housed in an ancient submerged temple, the Bones consist of the purest diamond -  and if the legends are to be believed - are the remains of one of the Lost Gods.   

 However, all is not peaceful in these dark lands. A dreadful cult skulks through the trees, a crystalline basilisk haunts the temple, and evil rites involving the sacrifice of humans are taking place.  Will your crawlers be able to invade the temple and escape with their plunder?

Created for the Shadowdark Weird Tales Game Jam, “The Bones of Zembira” seeks to capture the feeling of the pulp adventure stories from the 1920s and 1930s, bringing players on a wild ride through the jungles of Zembira.  Pulling primarily from the cover of the story Death River, this adventure is set in the flooded rivers and jungle temples of Darkest Zembira - where fierce native tribes and horrifying wildlife strive to push out the foreign treasure seekers.