Bulb
One of two small towns in the South Forest along the Established Road between Nordwall and Hodoronk, near the Temple of Primordial Evil. The other is Scrambledough.
Bulb began as an imperial army supply node — a town built to support troop movements along the interior road. Transient population, army-adjacent culture, and proximity to the temple made it easy ground for the Mother of Monsters to cultivate a cult presence over the centuries after ~3200 AR. The degenerate lifestyle she encouraged took hold and stayed.
Otis, the blacksmith of the Scrambledough Seven, remained in Bulb after the party's incident at the temple.
The Ember Testament designates Bulb as a soft target for crime-backed undermining and economic destabilization (internal codename: Coalshine). This is already in motion in 4724–4725. The cult presence is older and deeper here than in Scrambledough — Bulb has been compromised for generations, not years.
See Also
- Scrambledough — the paired settlement
- Xas — ruined village to the south
- Temple of Primordial Evil — dominant influence on the town's character
- Scrambledough Seven — adventurers who passed through; Otis stayed
- South Forest — regional setting