Iram Of The Pillars

Basic Information

Iram Of The Pillars was a city in the Rub' al Khali desert in what is now Saudi Arabia. According to legend, it was destroyed by God for the sins of its inhabitants.

See Also

• Sodom and Gomorrah

Sources

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia entry

Game and Story Use

• Its ruins would make a great dungeon and treasure trove - and it might also contain These Are Things Man Was Not Meant To Know.
• May be identified with The Nameless City of H. P. Lovecraft's eponymous tale, where the main problem with the inhabitants was that they were Serpent-Men.
• A great public-domain mythological place. You might have characters visit it, investigate its ruins, or (for old enough characters or early enough games) have escaped its destruction.