Red Wastes of Zothia

This product is a sword and sorcery inspired rpg setting book made for use with the Kal-Arath RPG by Castle Grief. It can be played with any RPG system and added as a new region in any OSR game as well, bestiary entries are provided with OSR stats on the last page. Included in this 26 page zine are wilderness & city encounter tables, a freeform Rune magic system, a bestiary of desert creatures, and more!

I also made a Kal-Arath player aid and rules reference to help you play the game

Welcome to the Deserts of Zothia, an ancient and strange realm where the blazing sun reigns over a land shaped by blood and ambition.

The crimson river called the Vein snakes through the arid expanse, nourishing three great cities: the Necropolis of Gul, the fierce Citadel of Varan, and the bustling trade hub of Naira.

Surrounding the river valley of the three cities stretches the treacherous Red Wastes, a vast, sandstorm-ridden desert inhabited by crescent-blade-wielding Daken tribesmen. The Daken worship the pale moon and migrate around the sands on colossal beetles, and despise the opulent Sun-worshipers in the valley.

They share the wastes with all manner of terrifying creatures, from fierce lizards to cunning hyenamen and the earth-shaking Geass mother-worms.

Will you have the courage to explore this unforgiving land, forge your own destiny, and uncover the secrets hidden within its shifting sands?




Red Wastes of Zothia is an independent production by Silver Nightingale and is not affiliated with Castle Grief. It is published under the KAL-ARATH Third Party License