from the overview: Dread is set in Robert E. Howard’s mythic Hyboria. After a long trek across the savannahs of Kush, the PCs stumble upon the crocodile-haunted city of Shadwe, reminiscent of ancient Meroe. A caste of Chaga priests rule there, who in turn revere the Mamba Nyepe, a giant albino crocodile. PCs may be swayed into conflict with the priesthood by either a kindly old wise woman or the intrigues of a local Gallah chieftain, who both want the monster slain for their own reasons.