Difference between revisions of "Riverwood"
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==History== | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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===Edge Mountains=== | ===Edge Mountains=== | ||
Impassable mountains, many steep cliffs and dead canyons. | Impassable mountains, many steep cliffs and dead canyons. | ||
===Elba Sea=== | ===Elba Sea=== | ||
Cold water from the Iceflow Sea and warm water from the Seriander Ocean meet resulting in frequent mild storms that feed the Riverwood. | |||
===Erechwood=== | ===Erechwood=== | ||
A large wet lowland between the Ringing Hills and the Galad Hills. Some kind of magical fugue lays over the Erechwood and it is a very dangerous place to get lost. No expedition has ever returned from the Erechwood with their sanity. | |||
===Galad Hills=== | ===Galad Hills=== | ||
Not as dangerous or as productive as the Ringing Hills. There is a large, and largely unexplored, Ilthura ruin in these hills. | |||
===Mulhat Mountains=== | ===Mulhat Mountains=== | ||
Not as large or imposing as the Edge Mountains but too far North to explore. | |||
===Reef Isles=== | ===Reef Isles=== | ||
Pirates | Pirates | ||
===Ringing Hills=== | ===Ringing Hills=== | ||
The Ringing Hills are abundant with ore and ancient Ilthura ruins but also many beasts such as giants, Trolls, Ettins, and worse. | |||
===Riverwood=== | ===Riverwood=== | ||
Ark trees | Ark trees | ||
==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
Each of the major cities in the Riverwood is the seat of an Armada city-state. The cities are each self governing and trade between them ensures an amiable relationship. Metal and manufactured goods move South in exchange for agricultural good. The rivers are mostly passable to small ships up to Scranton and to smaller boats as far as Aldrin. Overland travel is extremely dangerous and there are few roads, except where necessary to avoid the Erechwood and other persistent dangers. | |||
===Aldrin=== | ===Aldrin=== | ||
Gateway between the dwarven holds and the Armada cities. | |||
===Amren=== | ===Amren=== | ||
Amren is the largest city in the Verge. | Amren is the largest city and trading port in the Verge. Amren, the king of Amren, has lived hundreds of years, enabled to his "fairy" wife, an elven druid. | ||
Amren also has several productive farming keeps nearby providing more than enough food to ship North. | |||
===Aurvushan=== | ===Aurvushan=== | ||
Dwarves | Dwarves | ||
===Foster=== | ===Foster=== | ||
Most isolated city. | Most isolated city with a very strong military tradition. | ||
===Khorholt=== | ===Khorholt=== | ||
Dwarves | Dwarves | ||
===Ranaban=== | ===Ranaban=== | ||
Mage college, trading port. | Mage college, trading port. | ||
===Scranton=== | ===Scranton=== | ||
Situated between Aldrin and Amren and with a wealth of forestry related resources and trades mainly in timber, furs, and other products of the forest. Scranton is a major stopping point for trade between the dwarves to the North and the empire to the South. | |||
Revision as of 22:48, 7 November 2021
History
Geography
Edge Mountains
Impassable mountains, many steep cliffs and dead canyons.
Elba Sea
Cold water from the Iceflow Sea and warm water from the Seriander Ocean meet resulting in frequent mild storms that feed the Riverwood.
Erechwood
A large wet lowland between the Ringing Hills and the Galad Hills. Some kind of magical fugue lays over the Erechwood and it is a very dangerous place to get lost. No expedition has ever returned from the Erechwood with their sanity.
Galad Hills
Not as dangerous or as productive as the Ringing Hills. There is a large, and largely unexplored, Ilthura ruin in these hills.
Mulhat Mountains
Not as large or imposing as the Edge Mountains but too far North to explore.
Reef Isles
Pirates
Ringing Hills
The Ringing Hills are abundant with ore and ancient Ilthura ruins but also many beasts such as giants, Trolls, Ettins, and worse.
Riverwood
Ark trees
Politics
Each of the major cities in the Riverwood is the seat of an Armada city-state. The cities are each self governing and trade between them ensures an amiable relationship. Metal and manufactured goods move South in exchange for agricultural good. The rivers are mostly passable to small ships up to Scranton and to smaller boats as far as Aldrin. Overland travel is extremely dangerous and there are few roads, except where necessary to avoid the Erechwood and other persistent dangers.
Aldrin
Gateway between the dwarven holds and the Armada cities.
Amren
Amren is the largest city and trading port in the Verge. Amren, the king of Amren, has lived hundreds of years, enabled to his "fairy" wife, an elven druid. Amren also has several productive farming keeps nearby providing more than enough food to ship North.
Aurvushan
Dwarves
Foster
Most isolated city with a very strong military tradition.
Khorholt
Dwarves
Ranaban
Mage college, trading port.
Scranton
Situated between Aldrin and Amren and with a wealth of forestry related resources and trades mainly in timber, furs, and other products of the forest. Scranton is a major stopping point for trade between the dwarves to the North and the empire to the South.
