A large field of hundreds of ancient clay, or carved stone or coral pots that vary in size from (a large rubbish bin) to up to 4 meters in diameter and 6 meters tall. The dry grassland scrub has claimed most of the terrain around here, but has left the pots mostly untouched. The field is quite large and has lots of areas of obstructed vision, as well as a few half broken pots that can actually be entered like tiny caves or huts (perhaps populated now by kobolds or goblins). Most of the pots retain sealed lids and some are decorated with runic carvings and ancient artistic decorations or totems. The contents of the pots, if any, are long since gone.
This area was once a place of funerary rites for sky burial, many years ago of a forgotten or lost civilization. The practice has since been forgotten, but corpses would be placed inside the pots for carrion eaters to devour, and anything left after 30 nights would be sealed with a heavy lid.
There is a (10%) small chance of finding a small treasure (1d6 x 1d10 gp) or rare component of the Abjuration or Necromantic variety here. The area is primarily valuable for those of a scholarly or arcane bent, as the field may contain clues to a forgotten language or culture, or is the ideal site of some ancient holy ritual which may be performed again.
Natural threats in the area include flash-fires in the dry season, pestilential insects in the rainy season, and local threats such as Grasslands monsters.
Undead could also be present here, although it would seem that the ancient culture's funerary rites either dealt with the undead easily (perhaps they were not a problem then), embraced the undead as part of thuer society, or had some (now lost and or failing) ability to block thier appearance.
Humanoid encounters could include clerics attempting to seal or investigate a local undead attack, or Native tribes using the area as some sort of field of honor or ritual battle. Perhaps this area is important for a Necromancer's scheme.
Beyond Skyrim: Elsweyr continues to work on the first landscaping pass of Anequina (northern Elsweyr). Today we would like to showcase some stunning screenshots of the Dry Grasslands (landscaping by Tim (Boato)).
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