Liathaven
Overview
Liathaven is the ancient western forest between the mountains of Kahraman and Bregasland of the Marches.
Recent History
The Empire lost control of it in 349AE to an incursion of barbarian orcs from the West, who swarmed through the woods avoiding the Vallorn and seized the Navarri settlements. It is not known whether the orcs are coexisting with the Vallorn, but Liathaven is now a direct threat to Empire, as evidenced by the orcs using it as a staging post to launch their invasion of Mournwold in the same year.
Major Features
Liaven's Dance
Woven between the trees of Liaven's Glen is The Dance; a network of earthen trails marked in the grass and the trees, several miles wide, worn into the ground with the footfall of centuries. The Navarr say that it is a symbol for the Great Dance writ large on the earth. Some from Urizen believe that dancing Liaven’s Dance could grant humans a greater understanding the path of the soul through the Labyrinth of Ages. The steading of Liaven’s Dance was ancient, dating back to the earliest days after the Vallorn emerged. The fact that it is now in the hands of the Jotun barbarians marks a terrible loss for the Navarr.
Regions
Beacon Point
Keywords: Forested
Liath's Heart
Keywords: Forested, Vallorn
Liath's Ring
Near the easern border of Liath's Ring stands Mournstead, a stout steading - the last redoubt of the Navarr in Liathaven to fall to the barbarians. The region was known both for sprawling groves of beggarwood trees, and for the occasional standing stone or dolmen in out-of-the-way places. Marcher Landskeepers - especially those from nearby Bregasland were regular visitors to this part of the forest, and it's eerie monoliths. Rumour suggests that the first action of the orcs was to cut them to the ground and bear away the trunks for their victory bonfires, but calmer heads suggest it is much more likely the Jotun will have set their own thralls to harvest the groves for valuable Beggar's Lye.
Keywords: Forested
Liaven's Glen
Keywords: Forested
Westwood
Keywords: Forested, Vallorn
West Ranging
Keywords: Forested
Western Scout
Keywords: Forested
OOC Note
- As of Autumn 377YE, the Jotun orcs control West Ranging, Liath's Ring and Liaven's Glen.