Varushka on the understanding that their tactics did not harm the people of the vales. Faced with a ruthless campaign by the Iron Helms under the draughir general

could not endure the harsh Varushkan winter. But the orcs captured three vales and splitting their forces between them, they weathered the cold there using

and killers who lay siege to the newly established vales. Luckily, most of the more prosperous vales are in the western part of the forest or clustered

and Nearweald, making it a lot easier to build and expand the Varushkan vales established there. Completing the port removed the under-developed quality

emphasis on providing improved access to several of the less well-known vales. At the same time, a new road would be constructed along the border with

hole began to spread, consuming parts of Birchland in Upwold, the Vardstein Vales in Temeschwar, and Wood Heath in Hahnmark. Disruption was severe. The prominent

need schlacta, warden fellowships, and sell-swords to help protect their vales, or travellers traversing the dark hills and darker woods. Those who undertake

Warnings by the Navarr vates reached the already-worried people of the Vardstein Vale not a moment too soon. Parts of that region soon followed north-western Goldglades

the dark trees never sought to build cities or even towns. They dwelt in vales beneath the trees, and according to the few fragmentary references to them

who will never know war. Brave, gentle, a promise made to be kept." "The vales and mountains of Hacynian, Hercynia, the scarred land." Her face fell, but

surrounded by the nation of Wintermark. The territory is situated in the Great Vale, a bowl of mountains that surround both Hercynia and Skarsind. It is an inhospitable

claims dominion over the woods and hills of northern Karsk, especially the vales of Branoc that surround his barrow. He also has a measure of influence over

and Marcher landskeepers who have used this ritual to great effect when vales or villages have been threatened by monsters, Feni or bandits. In the past

they must inhabit the most isolated parts of the wilderness, far from human vales. Most of these septs are relatively peaceful, although few have any real

significant project here to expand its roads, providing easier contact to isolated vales and their resources, could well lead to further opportunities to invest in

Fortune that details the opportunity to share the wealth of Lomaa with the vales of Ossium.

that are commonly used for warding as night falls. Feast of the Loom - most vales have a version of a song that is sung at the Feast of the Loom. Here is one

each season - all the work of planning and construction is undertaken by vales protected by the schlacta that defend the Iron Roads. The location and size

Qualities: Forest, Vallorn Between Reikos to the east and Casinea to the west, Vale's Lament is entirely infested by the vallorn. From time to time, vallornspawn

especially in the cities of the League and some of the southern Varushkan vales. Much of what follows is conjecture, often gleaned from the testimony of