Waking of the Castle Elemental

"In the forests of Dolver, there is a city fallen to ruin before its completion, cursed to wait forever for its citizens to return." - Ida Holly.

Everyone perished before completion, building their new kingdom in the unexplored, mysterious pines without discovering the horrors that lurked among the needles. Every citizen either died or vanished, leaving the castle to fall into ruin.

The strange, haunting need to protect its people awoke something in the kingdom. Protective of its citizens who fell before the moat was dug, it lies in wait for their return and grows ever wearier as their homes overgrow and crumble. The castle finally arose when strangers sought to steal from the bones of its people.

As it rose, awakened as an elemental of the ruined kingdom, so too did the citizens. Their skeletons adorned with arms, they returned to defend their home.