Axe-Breaker Thicket is a copse of dense Axe-Breaker trees located at the intersection of the
Orc Highway and the
Black Marsh Road. It is located in the
Northern Orcish Plains of the
Queendom of Keeleon, approximately halfway between the cities of
Porgorag and
New Keeleon.
Description
The thicket is a small copse of thick and tall and very hard Axe-Breaker trees. The trees are hardwoods with thick and corky bark that is gray and mottled in color. The trunks rise straight upwards and then expand outwards into angled and gnarled branches. The foliage is broad and scattering.
The leaves of the trees are green, with deep red stems and veins from the strong tannins within the tree. The sap of the trees has a deep red hue. When cut, the inner core of the tree is visibly darker and seeps this red sap.
At least one dire pangolin was found to make its home among the thick trees.
History
The Fifth Age: The Age of Beginnings
On 27 Madaet 5A 352,
Romulus passed through the Axe-Breaker Thicket on his way from
Gimoruk to
Porgorag.
On 30 Madaet 5A 352,
Kelwin's Magical Toys and Concocted Wonders was traveling north on the
Orc Highway with
Chaka and
Mortimr Gwathagoldrin. At the intersection for the
Black Marsh Road, they were accosted by bandits who had felled a tree across the road, blocking the pathway for carts. After the battle, Mortimr cleared the tree.
On 8 Adroth 5A 352, a group of rookie Keel's Band soldiers traveling northwards camped in the thicket. That same night, the
Lightbringers with the
Santeem Republic Aid Caravan also camped here on their way southwards.
In the morning of 9 Adroth 5A 352, the group of soldiers departed northwards and the Lightbringers continued southwards.
