Into Béantal Dol - Revision history

Dre at 13:42, 20 August 2025

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	It's extremely difficult to do more than a quick survey of the city itself. Apart from the constant threat of vallornspawn, the air here is dank with miasma. There are patches where the air is so thick with the power of the vallorn that it is actually dangerous; on a couple of occasions an unfortunate scout stumbles into a cloud of fog-like miasma that chokes and throttles them, leaving them unable to breathe as their lungs fill with vines and brambles, transforming them rapidly into a vallornspawn husk. The best anyone can guess this actively poisonous mist is a consequence of the vallorn being contained. If the vallorn were unleashed its likely the miasma would rapidly spread out, becoming less hazardous as it did so.		It's extremely difficult to do more than a quick survey of the city itself. Apart from the constant threat of vallornspawn, the air here is dank with miasma. There are patches where the air is so thick with the power of the vallorn that it is actually dangerous; on a couple of occasions an unfortunate scout stumbles into a cloud of fog-like miasma that chokes and throttles them, leaving them unable to breathe as their lungs fill with vines and brambles, transforming them rapidly into a vallornspawn husk. The best anyone can guess this actively poisonous mist is a consequence of the vallorn being contained. If the vallorn were unleashed its likely the miasma would rapidly spread out, becoming less hazardous as it did so.
	==The Grynbor==		==The Grynbor==
	There is a likely explanation for why there are quite so many vallornspawn husks in Bendol. The [[Sarangrave#Nesustak_Forest\|Nesustak Forest]] lies north of Bendol. At the point where the river passes out of Bendol, there is a settlement made up of almost entirely humans with only a few orcs among their number. They are ~~lead~~ by a “monarch” appointed every nine years – currently a "Queen" Olwenna.		There is a likely explanation for why there are quite so many vallornspawn husks in Bendol. The [[Sarangrave#Nesustak_Forest\|Nesustak Forest]] lies north of Bendol. At the point where the river passes out of Bendol, there is a settlement made up of almost entirely humans with only a few orcs among their number. They are led by a “monarch” appointed every nine years – currently a "Queen" Olwenna.

	The [[Make_it_happen#The_Grynbor\|Grynbor]] – they share their name with their settlement - are certainly subjects of the Druj but they're not slaves. They seem to have a certain amount of freedom, farming the forests near their homes for wood, [[ambergelt]], and [[dragonbone]]. They also seem to “farm" the remains of Béantal Dol. Small expeditions press into the infested region, braving the miasma, in search of treasures and peculiar plants for their Druj overlords. They also operate flat-bottomed boats that carry lumber down the river, seemingly unconcerned about the threat of vallornspawn beasts from Bendol.		The [[Make_it_happen#The_Grynbor\|Grynbor]] – they share their name with their settlement - are certainly subjects of the Druj but they're not slaves. They seem to have a certain amount of freedom, farming the forests near their homes for wood, [[ambergelt]], and [[dragonbone]]. They also seem to “farm" the remains of Béantal Dol. Small expeditions press into the infested region, braving the miasma, in search of treasures and peculiar plants for their Druj overlords. They also operate flat-bottomed boats that carry lumber down the river, seemingly unconcerned about the threat of vallornspawn beasts from Bendol.

Twiggy at 21:51, 18 August 2025

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	==Within Bendol==		==Within Bendol==
	The regions bordering Bendol show some mild signs of minor vallornspawn warping, but it is clearly no worse than that in [[Astolat]] or [[Reikos]] – a few strange flowers, some oddly-shaped fruit, aberrantly coloured berries. These are probably an ~~artifact~~ of times in the past where a little vallornspawn power has “lapped over” the warding stones in some fashion.		The regions bordering Bendol show some mild signs of minor vallornspawn warping, but it is clearly no worse than that in [[Astolat]] or [[Reikos]] – a few strange flowers, some oddly-shaped fruit, aberrantly coloured berries. These are probably an artefact of times in the past where a little vallornspawn power has “lapped over” the warding stones in some fashion.

	Bendol itself is a different matter. It is a tangled, swampy forest familiar to those who have explored [[Therunin]]. In some places the vallorn miasma here is so thick that it hangs in the air like fog, obscuring sight and becoming difficult to breathe.		Bendol itself is a different matter. It is a tangled, swampy forest familiar to those who have explored [[Therunin]]. In some places the vallorn miasma here is so thick that it hangs in the air like fog, obscuring sight and becoming difficult to breathe.
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	Several of the vates accompanying the scouts have [[A thousand years of longing\|studied]] at the [[Great Library of Hacynian]], and are making an assessment of what might happen if Béantal Dol were added to the [[trods\|trod network]]. They believe that the vallorn is equal in power to the Brocéliande vallorn, and that it would cause a great wash of [[Spring magic]] into the trod network – but as long as it was connected to [[the Barrens]], Therunin, and [[Zenith]] the network could absorb that power without damage.		Several of the vates accompanying the scouts have [[A thousand years of longing\|studied]] at the [[Great Library of Hacynian]], and are making an assessment of what might happen if Béantal Dol were added to the [[trods\|trod network]]. They believe that the vallorn is equal in power to the Brocéliande vallorn, and that it would cause a great wash of [[Spring magic]] into the trod network – but as long as it was connected to [[the Barrens]], Therunin, and [[Zenith]] the network could absorb that power without damage.

	The warding stones are fascinating. It doesn't seem feasible to duplicate their properties – they're clearly the result of some ancient conjunction of constellations. Each is effectively an [[Magic_items#Artefacts\|~~artifact~~]] that is part of a larger structure. Destroying them would require magic - likely the [[Words of Ending]] ritual. Breaking one or two would have little effect on the entire ward – its too durable and has persisted for too long to be that fragile.		The warding stones are fascinating. It doesn't seem feasible to duplicate their properties – they're clearly the result of some ancient conjunction of constellations. Each is effectively an [[Magic_items#Artefacts\|artefact]] that is part of a larger structure. Destroying them would require magic - likely the [[Words of Ending]] ritual. Breaking one or two would have little effect on the entire ward – its too durable and has persisted for too long to be that fragile.

	But if enough were removed, especially if they were destroyed strategically, it would almost certainly weaken the ward sufficiently to allow the vallorn to begin expanding. It would start slowly at first, but their best estimate would be that the warding magic would unravel very quickly once it started to collapse. They predict the vallorn of Béantal Dol would explode outwards if the wards were entirely neutralised. The whole territory of Sarangrave would be consumed by the vallorn in a matter of months, half a year at the most, without needing any additional magic to encourage it to do so.		But if enough were removed, especially if they were destroyed strategically, it would almost certainly weaken the ward sufficiently to allow the vallorn to begin expanding. It would start slowly at first, but their best estimate would be that the warding magic would unravel very quickly once it started to collapse. They predict the vallorn of Béantal Dol would explode outwards if the wards were entirely neutralised. The whole territory of Sarangrave would be consumed by the vallorn in a matter of months, half a year at the most, without needing any additional magic to encourage it to do so.

Twiggy at 17:03, 16 August 2025

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	The regions bordering Bendol show some mild signs of minor vallornspawn warping, but it is clearly no worse than that in [[Astolat]] or [[Reikos]] – a few strange flowers, some oddly-shaped fruit, aberrantly coloured berries. These are probably an artifact of times in the past where a little vallornspawn power has “lapped over” the warding stones in some fashion.		The regions bordering Bendol show some mild signs of minor vallornspawn warping, but it is clearly no worse than that in [[Astolat]] or [[Reikos]] – a few strange flowers, some oddly-shaped fruit, aberrantly coloured berries. These are probably an artifact of times in the past where a little vallornspawn power has “lapped over” the warding stones in some fashion.

	Bendol itself is a different matter. Is is a tangled, swampy forest familiar to those who have explored [[Therunin]]. In some places the vallorn miasma here is so thick that it hangs in the air like fog, obscuring sight and becoming difficult to breathe.		Bendol itself is a different matter. It is a tangled, swampy forest familiar to those who have explored [[Therunin]]. In some places the vallorn miasma here is so thick that it hangs in the air like fog, obscuring sight and becoming difficult to breathe.

	There are a lot of ruins here – it seems that the city was surrounded by several smaller settlements. The structures here are rarely more than two stories tall – its possible that the marshy ground was not ideal for anything larger. Trees grow close together, and it's sometimes easier to climb up into their branches and walk from trunk to trunk than it is to try and navigate the densely tangled undergrowth.		There are a lot of ruins here – it seems that the city was surrounded by several smaller settlements. The structures here are rarely more than two stories tall – its possible that the marshy ground was not ideal for anything larger. Trees grow close together, and it's sometimes easier to climb up into their branches and walk from trunk to trunk than it is to try and navigate the densely tangled undergrowth.

Twiggy: /* The Dance of Navarr and Thorn */

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The Dance of Navarr and Thorn

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	<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Sarangrave Region Map.png\|caption=A very rough map of the [[Sarangrave]] showing the extent of the Bendol vallorn.\|align=right\|width=400}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Sarangrave Region Map.png\|caption=A very rough map of the [[Sarangrave]] showing the extent of the Bendol vallorn.\|align=right\|width=400}}</div>
	==The Dance of Navarr and Thorn==		==The Dance of Navarr and Thorn==
	Several of the vates accompanying the scouts have [[A thousand years of longing\|studied]] at the [[~~Advisor_on_the_Vallorn#The_Great_Library_of_Hacynian\|~~Great Library of Hacynian]], and are making an assessment of what might happen if Béantal Dol were added to the [[trods\|trod network]]. They believe that the vallorn is equal in power to the Brocéliande vallorn, and that it would cause a great wash of [[Spring magic]] into the trod network – but as long as it was connected to [[the Barrens]], Therunin, and [[Zenith]] the network could absorb that power without damage.		Several of the vates accompanying the scouts have [[A thousand years of longing\|studied]] at the [[Great Library of Hacynian]], and are making an assessment of what might happen if Béantal Dol were added to the [[trods\|trod network]]. They believe that the vallorn is equal in power to the Brocéliande vallorn, and that it would cause a great wash of [[Spring magic]] into the trod network – but as long as it was connected to [[the Barrens]], Therunin, and [[Zenith]] the network could absorb that power without damage.

	The warding stones are fascinating. It doesn't seem feasible to duplicate their properties – they're clearly the result of some ancient conjunction of constellations. Each is effectively an [[Magic_items#Artefacts\|artifact]] that is part of a larger structure. Destroying them would require magic - likely the [[Words of Ending]] ritual. Breaking one or two would have little effect on the entire ward – its too durable and has persisted for too long to be that fragile.		The warding stones are fascinating. It doesn't seem feasible to duplicate their properties – they're clearly the result of some ancient conjunction of constellations. Each is effectively an [[Magic_items#Artefacts\|artifact]] that is part of a larger structure. Destroying them would require magic - likely the [[Words of Ending]] ritual. Breaking one or two would have little effect on the entire ward – its too durable and has persisted for too long to be that fragile.

Twiggy at 13:29, 13 July 2025

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	The Ruins of Béantal Dol itself lie along the river at the heart of the region, and likewise throng with husks. They are completely overgrown. What was clearly a grand harbour of some kind is completely choked with vegetation, thick enough that its possible to walk on without getting your feet wet. This is risky though. There are vallornspawn bound up within the thick carpet of vines, roots, and reeds that erupt up to grab at any who pass too close. There are also the odd lizard-things observed along the banks who slip through the tangled waters and burst through to savage scouts. Again the sound of fighting starts to attract more husks.		The Ruins of Béantal Dol itself lie along the river at the heart of the region, and likewise throng with husks. They are completely overgrown. What was clearly a grand harbour of some kind is completely choked with vegetation, thick enough that its possible to walk on without getting your feet wet. This is risky though. There are vallornspawn bound up within the thick carpet of vines, roots, and reeds that erupt up to grab at any who pass too close. There are also the odd lizard-things observed along the banks who slip through the tangled waters and burst through to savage scouts. Again the sound of fighting starts to attract more husks.

	Béantal Dol is partially flooded – it looks as if the city once had artfully positioned ~~levvies~~ designed to keep the marshy waters surrounding it at bay. Obviously, once the vallorn took control these structures were quickly overwhelmed. This is again reminiscent of some of the ruins explored in Therunin. This may not be a coincidence – there are references to Tharunind and Béantal Dol being “twin cities” on either side of the Feverwater.		Béantal Dol is partially flooded – it looks as if the city once had artfully positioned levies designed to keep the marshy waters surrounding it at bay. Obviously, once the vallorn took control these structures were quickly overwhelmed. This is again reminiscent of some of the ruins explored in Therunin. This may not be a coincidence – there are references to Tharunind and Béantal Dol being “twin cities” on either side of the Feverwater.

	It's extremely difficult to do more than a quick survey of the city itself. Apart from the constant threat of vallornspawn, the air here is dank with miasma. There are patches where the air is so thick with the power of the vallorn that it is actually dangerous; on a couple of occasions an unfortunate scout stumbles into a cloud of fog-like miasma that chokes and throttles them, leaving them unable to breathe as their lungs fill with vines and brambles, transforming them rapidly into a vallornspawn husk. The best anyone can guess this actively poisonous mist is a consequence of the vallorn being contained. If the vallorn were unleashed its likely the miasma would rapidly spread out, becoming less hazardous as it did so.		It's extremely difficult to do more than a quick survey of the city itself. Apart from the constant threat of vallornspawn, the air here is dank with miasma. There are patches where the air is so thick with the power of the vallorn that it is actually dangerous; on a couple of occasions an unfortunate scout stumbles into a cloud of fog-like miasma that chokes and throttles them, leaving them unable to breathe as their lungs fill with vines and brambles, transforming them rapidly into a vallornspawn husk. The best anyone can guess this actively poisonous mist is a consequence of the vallorn being contained. If the vallorn were unleashed its likely the miasma would rapidly spread out, becoming less hazardous as it did so.

Twiggy at 21:30, 10 July 2025

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	There is a likely explanation for why there are quite so many vallornspawn husks in Bendol. The [[Sarangrave#Nesustak_Forest\|Nesustak Forest]] lies north of Bendol. At the point where the river passes out of Bendol, there is a settlement made up of almost entirely humans with only a few orcs among their number. They are lead by a “monarch” appointed every nine years – currently a "Queen" Olwenna.		There is a likely explanation for why there are quite so many vallornspawn husks in Bendol. The [[Sarangrave#Nesustak_Forest\|Nesustak Forest]] lies north of Bendol. At the point where the river passes out of Bendol, there is a settlement made up of almost entirely humans with only a few orcs among their number. They are lead by a “monarch” appointed every nine years – currently a "Queen" Olwenna.

	The [[Make_it_happen#The_Grynbor\|Grynbor]] – they share their name with their settlement - are certainly subjects of the Druj but they're not slaves. They seem to have a certain amount of freedom, farming the forests near their homes for wood, [[ambergelt]], and [[dragonbone]]. They also seem to “farm" the remains of ~~Beantal~~ Dol. Small expeditions press into the infested region, braving the miasma, in search of treasures and peculiar plants for their Druj overlords. They also operate flat-bottomed boats that carry lumber down the river, seemingly unconcerned about the threat of vallornspawn beasts from Bendol.		The [[Make_it_happen#The_Grynbor\|Grynbor]] – they share their name with their settlement - are certainly subjects of the Druj but they're not slaves. They seem to have a certain amount of freedom, farming the forests near their homes for wood, [[ambergelt]], and [[dragonbone]]. They also seem to “farm" the remains of Béantal Dol. Small expeditions press into the infested region, braving the miasma, in search of treasures and peculiar plants for their Druj overlords. They also operate flat-bottomed boats that carry lumber down the river, seemingly unconcerned about the threat of vallornspawn beasts from Bendol.

	Some of the scouts are able to observe the notably grim practice reported by earlier spies. Whenever a Grynbor becomes sick, or too old to work, they are offered up to the vallorn of Bendol. A raft is filled with flowers and small gifts, and they either pole across the river themselves or are transported by a more able-bodied pilot. When they reach Bendol, they gather armfuls of flowers and offerings and walk unarmed into the vallorn forest where they are quickly overwhelmed, becoming vallornspawn husks in their turn.		Some of the scouts are able to observe the notably grim practice reported by earlier spies. Whenever a Grynbor becomes sick, or too old to work, they are offered up to the vallorn of Bendol. A raft is filled with flowers and small gifts, and they either pole across the river themselves or are transported by a more able-bodied pilot. When they reach Bendol, they gather armfuls of flowers and offerings and walk unarmed into the vallorn forest where they are quickly overwhelmed, becoming vallornspawn husks in their turn.
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	<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Sarangrave Region Map.png\|caption=A very rough map of the [[Sarangrave]] showing the extent of the Bendol vallorn.\|align=right\|width=400}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Sarangrave Region Map.png\|caption=A very rough map of the [[Sarangrave]] showing the extent of the Bendol vallorn.\|align=right\|width=400}}</div>
	==The Dance of Navarr and Thorn==		==The Dance of Navarr and Thorn==
	Several of the vates accompanying the scouts have [[A thousand years of longing\|studied]] at the [[Advisor_on_the_Vallorn#The_Great_Library_of_Hacynian\|Great Library of Hacynian]], and are making an assessment of what might happen if ~~Beantal~~ Dol were added to the [[trods\|trod network]]. They believe that the vallorn is equal in power to the Brocéliande vallorn, and that it would cause a great wash of [[Spring magic]] into the trod network – but as long as it was connected to [[the Barrens]], Therunin, and [[Zenith]] the network could absorb that power without damage.		Several of the vates accompanying the scouts have [[A thousand years of longing\|studied]] at the [[Advisor_on_the_Vallorn#The_Great_Library_of_Hacynian\|Great Library of Hacynian]], and are making an assessment of what might happen if Béantal Dol were added to the [[trods\|trod network]]. They believe that the vallorn is equal in power to the Brocéliande vallorn, and that it would cause a great wash of [[Spring magic]] into the trod network – but as long as it was connected to [[the Barrens]], Therunin, and [[Zenith]] the network could absorb that power without damage.

	The warding stones are fascinating. It doesn't seem feasible to duplicate their properties – they're clearly the result of some ancient conjunction of constellations. Each is effectively an [[Magic_items#Artefacts\|artifact]] that is part of a larger structure. Destroying them would require magic - likely the [[Words of Ending]] ritual. Breaking one or two would have little effect on the entire ward – its too durable and has persisted for too long to be that fragile.		The warding stones are fascinating. It doesn't seem feasible to duplicate their properties – they're clearly the result of some ancient conjunction of constellations. Each is effectively an [[Magic_items#Artefacts\|artifact]] that is part of a larger structure. Destroying them would require magic - likely the [[Words of Ending]] ritual. Breaking one or two would have little effect on the entire ward – its too durable and has persisted for too long to be that fragile.

Noserenda at 12:29, 27 June 2024

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	The [[Make_it_happen#The_Grynbor\|Grynbor]] – they share their name with their settlement - are certainly subjects of the Druj but they're not slaves. They seem to have a certain amount of freedom, farming the forests near their homes for wood, [[ambergelt]], and [[dragonbone]]. They also seem to “farm" the remains of Beantal Dol. Small expeditions press into the infested region, braving the miasma, in search of treasures and peculiar plants for their Druj overlords. They also operate flat-bottomed boats that carry lumber down the river, seemingly unconcerned about the threat of vallornspawn beasts from Bendol.		The [[Make_it_happen#The_Grynbor\|Grynbor]] – they share their name with their settlement - are certainly subjects of the Druj but they're not slaves. They seem to have a certain amount of freedom, farming the forests near their homes for wood, [[ambergelt]], and [[dragonbone]]. They also seem to “farm" the remains of Beantal Dol. Small expeditions press into the infested region, braving the miasma, in search of treasures and peculiar plants for their Druj overlords. They also operate flat-bottomed boats that carry lumber down the river, seemingly unconcerned about the threat of vallornspawn beasts from Bendol.

	Some of the scouts are able to observe the notably grim practice reported by earlier spies. Whenever a Grynbor becomes sick, or too old to work, they are offered up to the vallorn of Bendol. A raft is filled with flowers and small gifts, and they either pole across the river themselves or are transported by a more ~~abe~~-bodied pilot. When they reach Bendol, they gather armfuls of flowers and offerings and walk unarmed into the vallorn forest where they are quickly overwhelmed, becoming vallornspawn husks in their turn.		Some of the scouts are able to observe the notably grim practice reported by earlier spies. Whenever a Grynbor becomes sick, or too old to work, they are offered up to the vallorn of Bendol. A raft is filled with flowers and small gifts, and they either pole across the river themselves or are transported by a more able-bodied pilot. When they reach Bendol, they gather armfuls of flowers and offerings and walk unarmed into the vallorn forest where they are quickly overwhelmed, becoming vallornspawn husks in their turn.
	There's no easy opportunity to make contact with the Grynbor – it's not clear that they would not immediately report any contact to the Druj.		There's no easy opportunity to make contact with the Grynbor – it's not clear that they would not immediately report any contact to the Druj.

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	==The Warding Stones==		==The Warding Stones==
	Around the circumference of Bendol are a series of sturdy stone monoliths. They're clearly very old, and marked with designs reminiscent of the curling patterns the [[Navarr]] favour, but more angular, scored deeply into the [[white granite]] pillars and in places inlaid with [[mithril]]. Some of the stones are embedded in the lake-bed, protruding a dozen feet or more above the surface of the water. The stones were different heights; it seems likely that they've all sunken into the muddy ground over the centuries since they were built to varying degrees but not impossible they were all the same size when they were created. Present on each stone examined was an arrangement of shaped pieces of ilium, five to each monolith, which an educated spy deduced represented the constellation known as [[the Chain]] – an [[astronomancy\|astronomantic sigil]] used to empower warding magic of all kind. Each also bore a cruder, more makeshift design of curving, coiling points drilled into the stone – [[the Great Wyrm]] which represents profound transformation. This defacement appeared to have taken place at a later date and only about a third of the stones examined had this mark.		Around the circumference of Bendol are a series of sturdy stone monoliths. They're clearly very old, and marked with designs reminiscent of the curling patterns the [[Navarr]] favour, but more angular, scored deeply into the [[white granite]] pillars and in places inlaid with [[mithril]]. Some of the stones are embedded in the lake-bed, protruding a dozen feet or more above the surface of the water. The stones were different heights; it seems likely that they've all sunken into the muddy ground over the centuries since they were built to varying degrees but not impossible they were all the same size when they were created. Present on each stone examined was an arrangement of shaped pieces of ilium, five to each monolith, which an educated spy deduced represented the constellation known as [[the Chain]] – an [[astronomancy\|astronomantic sigil]] used to empower warding magic of all kind. Each also bore a cruder, more makeshift design of curving, coiling points drilled into the stone – [[the Great Wyrm]] which represents profound transformation. This defacement appeared to have taken place at a later date and only about a third of the stones examined had this mark.
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	<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightGreen;">'''Roster of Scouts'''</tr>		<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: LightGreen;">'''Roster of Scouts'''</tr>
	<tr><td>Cara Brackensong</td></tr>		<tr><td>Cara Brackensong</td></tr>

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 ==The Warding Stones==
 Around the circumference of Bendol are a series of sturdy stone monoliths. They're clearly very old, and marked with designs reminiscent of the curling patterns the [[Navarr]] favour, but more angular, scored deeply into the [[white granite]] pillars and in places inlaid with [[mithril]]. Some of the stones are embedded in the lake-bed, protruding a dozen feet or more above the surface of the water. The stones were different heights; it seems likely that they've all sunken into the muddy ground over the centuries since they were built to varying degrees but not impossible they were all the same size when they were created. Present on each stone examined was an arrangement of shaped pieces of ilium, five to each monolith, which an educated spy deduced represented the constellation known as [[the Chain]] – an [[astronomancy|astronomantic sigil]] used to empower warding magic of all kind. Each also bore a cruder, more makeshift design of curving, coiling points drilled into the stone – [[the Great Wyrm]] which represents profound transformation. This defacement appeared to have taken place at a later date and only about a third of the stones examined had this mark.
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 Some of the magicians among the scouting parties were able to examine these stones in more detail, although doing so exposed them to more danger of being spotted by the [[Druj]]. Their analysis is that they are permanent warding stones, such as might be employed with the [[Ward of the Black Waste]] or similar. Powerful [[Winter magic]] anchored by stones, and focused inward toward Béantal Dol.

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	The stealthy approach used small boats from the [[Therunin#The_Docks_at_Feverwater\|Feverwater Docks]]. The eastern end of the lake is within [[Sarangrave#Bendol\|Bendol]], and within the bounds of the vallorn itself. Over the next three months, spies [[Military_unit#Scout_an_Area\|carefully infiltrated]] the cursed forest, taking every precaution to mitigate the [[Vallorn#Vallorn_Miasma\|venomous effects]] of the vallorn.		The stealthy approach used small boats from the [[Therunin#The_Docks_at_Feverwater\|Feverwater Docks]]. The eastern end of the lake is within [[Sarangrave#Bendol\|Bendol]], and within the bounds of the vallorn itself. Over the next three months, spies [[Military_unit#Scout_an_Area\|carefully infiltrated]] the cursed forest, taking every precaution to mitigate the [[Vallorn#Vallorn_Miasma\|venomous effects]] of the vallorn.
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	==The Warding Stones==		==The Warding Stones==
	Around the circumference of Bendol are a series of sturdy stone monoliths. They're clearly very old, and marked with designs reminiscent of the curling patterns the [[Navarr]] favour, but more angular, scored deeply into the [[white granite]] pillars and in places inlaid with [[mithril]]. Some of the stones are embedded in the lake-bed, protruding a dozen feet or more above the surface of the water. The stones were different heights; it seems likely that they've all sunken into the muddy ground over the centuries since they were built to varying degrees but not impossible they were all the same size when they were created. Present on each stone examined was an arrangement of shaped pieces of ilium, five to each monolith, which an educated spy deduced represented the constellation known as [[the Chain]] – an [[astronomancy\|astronomantic sigil]] used to empower warding magic of all kind. Each also bore a cruder, more makeshift design of curving, coiling points drilled into the stone – [[the Great Wyrm]] which represents profound transformation. This defacement appeared to have taken place at a later date and only about a third of the stones examined had this mark.		Around the circumference of Bendol are a series of sturdy stone monoliths. They're clearly very old, and marked with designs reminiscent of the curling patterns the [[Navarr]] favour, but more angular, scored deeply into the [[white granite]] pillars and in places inlaid with [[mithril]]. Some of the stones are embedded in the lake-bed, protruding a dozen feet or more above the surface of the water. The stones were different heights; it seems likely that they've all sunken into the muddy ground over the centuries since they were built to varying degrees but not impossible they were all the same size when they were created. Present on each stone examined was an arrangement of shaped pieces of ilium, five to each monolith, which an educated spy deduced represented the constellation known as [[the Chain]] – an [[astronomancy\|astronomantic sigil]] used to empower warding magic of all kind. Each also bore a cruder, more makeshift design of curving, coiling points drilled into the stone – [[the Great Wyrm]] which represents profound transformation. This defacement appeared to have taken place at a later date and only about a third of the stones examined had this mark.