Talamhoidh

In a remote place, deep in the Savenian Lands lies a land rich in local history most of which will be invisible to the eye of the outsiders. It is a land of lush green ancient forests and rushing brooks, of crystal clear lakes and snowy-peaked mountains. It is the region in which first skalds experimented with Forced oversight, initially in hopes of sharing the knowledge hidden for the few, but in the end releasing chaos upon the unprepared inhabitants of the world, causing many to get sick, die and run away in pursuit of a safe life.

Description

The exact location of Talamhoidh was lost to the common history but the memories of it can still be accessed via Ædeos by Tamers of Æter. It was a region with an uneven terrain, mostly covered with bumpy hills overgrown by trees and nourished by numerous streams and brooks. There used to be many lakes, albeit shallow, which were abundant in plants with edible roots, e.g., Mountain bulrush and Blood lotus. Without the annual harvest, they have overgrown and were replaced with marshes.

Parts of it were once deforested to make place for pastures and fields, however the places were mostly dictated by nature and sheer luck. Since back then the contemporary inhabitants didn't learn how to smelt metals, most pastures were windsweeps, carefully tended to, to not be overgrown. The forests were predominanly beechen with fir more frequent in the higher, more rocky terrain. The rocks were hard and ignatious.

Known for

The region is mostly associated as the place where Forced oversight was projected upon the world, beginning the "Age of Forced Oversight". There were several locations where first changes occurred: by the southern shores of Lake Æchinnen, near the Cave Founannòch and by the Beechen Forest, near the Lightning Brook (the name likely comes from the golden colour of the rocks, that when shattered send glitters or sparks).

Best food source in the neighbourhood

Lake Æchinnen in Talamhoidh was one of the best known sources of food, which was partially cultivated by the predominantly hunting tribe of Fiadh'ruindæ. Not only did it have a large population of edible water plants (Mountain bulrush in particular) but also fish, crayfish and clams as well. Apart from harvest, the annual ceremonies around it included deepening it in certain places as well as clearing the sandy bed of dead leaves, branches and other green matter that could rot soil the bright sand.

People

The nearby mountains were known to be cold and tough, sometimes making winters difficult to manage. For those reasons people living there raised flocks of sheep or goats to sheer or pluck and use their wool for clothes. Some tribes however, like Fiadh'ruindæ were more hunt oriented and relied on furs and meat of Deer, Roe and Boar.

Mountains

The mountains are not very tall (around 1600m) but very cold and windy, owing to the high humidity of the area. The rocks are rich in minerals and ores, shards of which have been found in the nearby streams.

Forests

Predominantly beechen, when deciduous trees are considered and fir when it is conifers. Parts of them are very ancient and difficult to pass, with hundred year old trunks rotting away, overgrown by moss and smaller bushes.

Brooks and streams

Many brooks start away on the mountain slopes and very quickly become almost invisible being hidden by the lush green ovegrowing the shattered stones. Especially in the higher parts of the mountains the water flows under the stones remaining from small avalanches and larger blocks chipped away by the frozen water penetrating the cracks. The shores are overgrown by water plants such as Mountain bulrush and numerous flower plants with large leaves.

Meadows

Meadows are not found often and typically on the mountain slopes where the forests and or have been cleared by the avalanches and windfalls. As a consequence they often become messy and uneven, with some being rocky and dominated by Mountain grass, while others by more sunshine loving forest plants.