The Bastion of DreadDread is an evil and chaotic force, a dark and corrupting magic that twists and perverts the natural order of the world.View term is remembered in the chronicles as a grim underground fortress once held by the minions of the dark sorcerer ZargonZargon, the evil sorcerer, was once Mentor's apprentice. Zargon was drawn to the seductive allure of forbidden knowledge. His impatience and thirst for power led him down a dark path. Possessed by the powers of Dread, Zargon turned against Mentor, seeking mastery over ancient Dread magic.View term. Hidden beneath the lands to the east, it served as a redoubt from which marauding tribes of orcs and goblins launched their raids upon the borders of the RealmThe Realm is the kingdom in which the main story of HeroQuest occurs.View term. In those troubled days, travelers spoke of smoke on the horizon and of villages plundered by warbands bearing the symbols of DreadDread is an evil and chaotic force, a dark and corrupting magic that twists and perverts the natural order of the world.View term.
The stronghold itself was said to be hewn from the depths of the earth, a labyrinth of halls and chambers guarded by the creatures of ZargonZargon, the evil sorcerer, was once Mentor's apprentice. Zargon was drawn to the seductive allure of forbidden knowledge. His impatience and thirst for power led him down a dark path. Possessed by the powers of Dread, Zargon turned against Mentor, seeking mastery over ancient Dread magic.View term’s host. Orcs and goblins swarmed its passages, while greater horrors—abominations and heavily armored DreadDread is an evil and chaotic force, a dark and corrupting magic that twists and perverts the natural order of the world.View term warriors—held command within its deeper vaults. These DreadDread is an evil and chaotic force, a dark and corrupting magic that twists and perverts the natural order of the world.View term warriors, corrupted humans clad in enchanted armor and empowered by forbidden magic, oversaw the fortress and directed the raids that plagued the countryside.
At the height of these depredations, the KingNo short description has been added for this term yet.View term of the RealmThe Realm is the kingdom in which the main story of HeroQuest occurs.View term ordered that the Bastion be cleansed. Bands of proven heroes were dispatched eastward to descend into the hidden fortress and destroy its inhabitants. The kingNo short description has been added for this term yet.View term’s decree placed a bounty upon the heads of the monsters dwelling there, a measure intended both to encourage bold champions and to break the strength of the marauding hordes that sheltered within.
Accounts differ as to the exact fate of the Bastion thereafter. Some chronicles suggest it was scoured of life and abandoned, its halls left silent beneath the ground. Others hint that tunnels collapse and darkness conceal parts of the fortress still, leaving open the troubling possibility that remnants of the Dread hostThe Dread Host is the vast army of darkness commanded by the sorcerer Zargon. Composed of orcs, goblins, monstrous creatures, undead legions, and corrupted human warriors, it advances with ruthless unity through the power of dread magic. In the ancient First War, the Host swept across the Realm, burning villages and breaking kingdoms. The tide turned only when Rogar the Barbarian and his allies shattered its strength in a great battle. Yet Zargon escaped, and scholars warn the Host may rise again whenever the Black Banner is lifted.View term may yet haunt its forgotten passages.