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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
On the borders of Highguard, the water-logged bayou of Therunin provides a unique challenge to the stridings that travel here. As the Navarr have recovered territory from the Vallorn, the forest here has grown still more malicious. Monstrous insects are a common threat here, even outside of areas where the Vallorn still holds sway. Orcs from the | On the borders of Highguard, the water-logged bayou of Therunin provides a unique challenge to the [[striding|stridings]] that travel here. As the [[Navarr]] have recovered territory from the [[Vallorn]], the forest here has grown still more malicious. Monstrous insects are a common threat here, even outside of areas where the Vallorn still holds sway. [[Druj|Orcs from the east]] are a constant threat, although their incursions are made more difficult by the swampland. | ||
== | ==Recent History== | ||
The [[Druj]] have long coveted Therunin. Since the fall of [[Reikos]] in 367YE, many Navarr have been expecting an assault from the barbarians. With Reikos now almost entirely dominated by the orcs, Therunin is connected to the Empire only by tenuous routes through the mountains of [[Morrow]]. | |||
==Major Features== | |||
=== Peakedge Stead === | === Peakedge Stead === | ||
A place of contemplation, of houses in the trees where the Navarri can see across the hills of Reikos to the forests beyond. Some tell of it as a remnant of long-lost Terunael, and while the trees cannot be this old, there is something ageless about them. The steading led a rescue mission to High Chalcis as it fell, and gave many of the refugees shelter. | A place of contemplation, of houses in the trees where the Navarri can see across the hills of Reikos to the forests beyond. Some tell of it as a remnant of long-lost Terunael, and while the trees cannot be this old, there is something ageless about them. The steading led a rescue mission to High Chalcis as it fell, and gave many of the refugees shelter. | ||
=== Return === | === Return === | ||
A place of flowers and memory, a Steading built to remember a Navarr Brand who spent too much time amongst the barbarians, where Stridings pass to remember what happens when you forget that you are human, and they are not. | A place of flowers and memory, a Steading built to remember a Navarr Brand who spent too much time amongst the barbarians, where Stridings pass to remember what happens when you forget that you are human, and they are not. | ||
=== Fever’s Wake === | === Fever’s Wake === | ||
Fever’s wake was once a Navarri Glade of the Dead, but over a small space of days all the corpses laid there disappeared completely, with no sign they had ever existed. The area is shunned completely now. | Fever’s wake was once a Navarri Glade of the Dead, but over a small space of days all the corpses laid there disappeared completely, with no sign they had ever existed. The area is shunned completely now. | ||
=== The Thimble === | === The Thimble === | ||
The Thimble is a [[Bourse#The_Thimble|Bourse position]] which produces weirwood. | The Thimble is a [[Bourse#The_Thimble|Bourse position]] which produces weirwood. | ||
==Regions== | |||
==East Ashes=== | |||
Stretching along the shores of the Feverwater, East Ashes is a twisted maze of great mangrove trees and murky water. Like the Tarn Valley it is home to several rare creatures, but the smaller beasts are overshadowed by the occasional incursion by a pack of [[Legendary_beasts#Hydra|hydra]]. Even the threat of the hydra is minor compared to the danger caused by the occasional [[marshwalkers]] attempting to migrate through East Ashes toward the Lower Tarn Valley - when they pass through Greenheart, they invariably rouse the insects there and emerge on the far side angry and twisted by the poisonous air of the Vallorn. | |||
'''Keywords:''' Marsh | |||
===Eastring== | |||
The ground in Eastring is less marshy than that of the Lower Tarn Valley or East Ashes, but there are several expanses of bayou especially in the west or south. The [[Mundane_beasts#Iridescent_Butterfly|Iridescent Butterfly]] is extremely common here, and the forests are rich in hard and soft woods making lumber a regular export. Eastring is also home to several fortified steadings, and a higher than average concentration of [[Thorn|Thorns]] due to the constant threat posted by the barbarian lands to east and north. | |||
'''Keywords:''' Forested | |||
===Greenheart=== | |||
The vallorn holds the ruins at the centre of Therunin in a fierce grip. While other Navarr forests are generally more threatened by vine-infested husks, the monstrous insects of Greenheart greatly outnumber the unliving corpses. The ruins themselves are water-logged, with large sections submerged in marsh according to the few adventurous scouts who have penetrated into this deadly zone. | |||
'''Keywords:''' Vallorn | |||
===Lower Tarn Valley=== | |||
The lower valley is boggy and marshy. It is known as an excellent location for herb gathering, and the steadings here tend to have large numbers of [[herb gardens]]. It teems with rare wildlife seen nowhere else in the Empire - the delicate and deadly red crane, the somnolent bark alligator and the morose blue wave frog. | |||
'''Keywords:''' Marsh | |||
===Peakedge Song=== | |||
Comparatively lightly wooded, especially for a Navarr forest, the steadings of Peakedge song maintain cordial relations with their neighbours to the south. The land here slopes quickly into the foothills of Morrow, and there are several valuable mines along the southern border. | |||
===Sweetglades=== | |||
The forests of the Sweetglades are ironically named; the vallorn holds sway here. | |||
'''Keywords:''' Forested | |||
===Upper Tarn Valley=== | |||
Looking down on the Lower Tarn Valley, the Upper Valley is comparatively dry but the soil here is rich and healthy. The steadings here take advantage of this fertility, and the relative dearth of trees, to maintain extensive agriculture. | |||
[[Category:Navarr]] | [[Category:Navarr]] | ||
[[Category:Gazetteer]] | [[Category:Gazetteer]] | ||
Revision as of 09:11, 12 April 2014
Overview
On the borders of Highguard, the water-logged bayou of Therunin provides a unique challenge to the stridings that travel here. As the Navarr have recovered territory from the Vallorn, the forest here has grown still more malicious. Monstrous insects are a common threat here, even outside of areas where the Vallorn still holds sway. Orcs from the east are a constant threat, although their incursions are made more difficult by the swampland.
Recent History
The Druj have long coveted Therunin. Since the fall of Reikos in 367YE, many Navarr have been expecting an assault from the barbarians. With Reikos now almost entirely dominated by the orcs, Therunin is connected to the Empire only by tenuous routes through the mountains of Morrow.
Major Features
Peakedge Stead
A place of contemplation, of houses in the trees where the Navarri can see across the hills of Reikos to the forests beyond. Some tell of it as a remnant of long-lost Terunael, and while the trees cannot be this old, there is something ageless about them. The steading led a rescue mission to High Chalcis as it fell, and gave many of the refugees shelter.
Return
A place of flowers and memory, a Steading built to remember a Navarr Brand who spent too much time amongst the barbarians, where Stridings pass to remember what happens when you forget that you are human, and they are not.
Fever’s Wake
Fever’s wake was once a Navarri Glade of the Dead, but over a small space of days all the corpses laid there disappeared completely, with no sign they had ever existed. The area is shunned completely now.
The Thimble
The Thimble is a Bourse position which produces weirwood.
Regions
East Ashes=
Stretching along the shores of the Feverwater, East Ashes is a twisted maze of great mangrove trees and murky water. Like the Tarn Valley it is home to several rare creatures, but the smaller beasts are overshadowed by the occasional incursion by a pack of hydra. Even the threat of the hydra is minor compared to the danger caused by the occasional marshwalkers attempting to migrate through East Ashes toward the Lower Tarn Valley - when they pass through Greenheart, they invariably rouse the insects there and emerge on the far side angry and twisted by the poisonous air of the Vallorn. Keywords: Marsh
=Eastring
The ground in Eastring is less marshy than that of the Lower Tarn Valley or East Ashes, but there are several expanses of bayou especially in the west or south. The Iridescent Butterfly is extremely common here, and the forests are rich in hard and soft woods making lumber a regular export. Eastring is also home to several fortified steadings, and a higher than average concentration of Thorns due to the constant threat posted by the barbarian lands to east and north. Keywords: Forested
Greenheart
The vallorn holds the ruins at the centre of Therunin in a fierce grip. While other Navarr forests are generally more threatened by vine-infested husks, the monstrous insects of Greenheart greatly outnumber the unliving corpses. The ruins themselves are water-logged, with large sections submerged in marsh according to the few adventurous scouts who have penetrated into this deadly zone. Keywords: Vallorn
Lower Tarn Valley
The lower valley is boggy and marshy. It is known as an excellent location for herb gathering, and the steadings here tend to have large numbers of herb gardens. It teems with rare wildlife seen nowhere else in the Empire - the delicate and deadly red crane, the somnolent bark alligator and the morose blue wave frog. Keywords: Marsh
Peakedge Song
Comparatively lightly wooded, especially for a Navarr forest, the steadings of Peakedge song maintain cordial relations with their neighbours to the south. The land here slopes quickly into the foothills of Morrow, and there are several valuable mines along the southern border.
Sweetglades
The forests of the Sweetglades are ironically named; the vallorn holds sway here. Keywords: Forested
Upper Tarn Valley
Looking down on the Lower Tarn Valley, the Upper Valley is comparatively dry but the soil here is rich and healthy. The steadings here take advantage of this fertility, and the relative dearth of trees, to maintain extensive agriculture.