Sand & Stone
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For ten years the great city has been eating itself alive.
The ancient artifact mines of Tandoor which once produced a steady stream of valuable items has dried up. Devoid of a source for wealth the Merchants resorted to mercenary work and enslavement to cut costs. Worse yet, the Merchant King has died, murdered in his own chambers, leaving his only daughter to fend off the wolves. The proud city of Sand and Stone, once a bustling center of commerce, is selling itself off piece by piece. Yet none of this matters, for in the dreadful mines of Tandoor a slave with the strength of a giant finds a suit of armor that no one else can wear.
His name is Brutus, and he's itching for a fight.
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