Post by DM Leverage on Mar 23, 2012 21:57:12 GMT -5
The Lands Against the Wall
The foothills along the Spine of the World consist of many-ridged, rocky pine forests such as the Druarwood, broken only by many small, narrow lakes known as "talons" because of their shape. Wild deer of great size roam here in vast herds, prayed upon by hobgoblins, orcs, and the hardy, warlike Uthgardt tribes. Named settlements, permanent structures, roads and civilization are all absent here; the only trails to be found are left by the herds of deer.
These days, very few adventurers who venture close to the great wall of mountains are ever heard from again. Orcs and other marauders haunt them as skillfully and doggedly as any hunter has ever pursued prized game. Orc patrols are now very numerous in the Lands Against the Wall, especially in lands (or "warfists") of veterans answering to King Olbould himself. A warfist usually consists of thirty veterans shepherding a dozen or so green tuskers. They know the terrain, are well armed, and are reckless in their bold-eagerness to slay. Most of the veterans are skilled archers, and in any fray, a few of them hang back in hiding to observe. If they patrol is wiped out, these hidden eyes flee to report back on such formidable intruders.
Source: Forgotten Realms - The Silver Marches 3.5
The foothills along the Spine of the World consist of many-ridged, rocky pine forests such as the Druarwood, broken only by many small, narrow lakes known as "talons" because of their shape. Wild deer of great size roam here in vast herds, prayed upon by hobgoblins, orcs, and the hardy, warlike Uthgardt tribes. Named settlements, permanent structures, roads and civilization are all absent here; the only trails to be found are left by the herds of deer.
These days, very few adventurers who venture close to the great wall of mountains are ever heard from again. Orcs and other marauders haunt them as skillfully and doggedly as any hunter has ever pursued prized game. Orc patrols are now very numerous in the Lands Against the Wall, especially in lands (or "warfists") of veterans answering to King Olbould himself. A warfist usually consists of thirty veterans shepherding a dozen or so green tuskers. They know the terrain, are well armed, and are reckless in their bold-eagerness to slay. Most of the veterans are skilled archers, and in any fray, a few of them hang back in hiding to observe. If they patrol is wiped out, these hidden eyes flee to report back on such formidable intruders.
Source: Forgotten Realms - The Silver Marches 3.5