Bloodstone Marches
A stretch of undesirable coastline bordering the perilous
Bloodstone Marches, the land ceded to the Protectorate of Menoth was never intended to provide for its people. Most
inhabitants of western Immoren consider these desolate
regions inhospitable, but the Marches are actually home
to more oases than any other desert on the continent. In
fact, compared to the deeper Bloodstone Desert and the
lightning-wracked Stormlands that lie on the far side of
the Marches, this land is positively inviting. Despite their
desolate appearance, the Bloodstone Marches are home to a
wide variety of native flora and fauna, as well as Idrian tribes
that have made their homes here for centuries. Many of
these were converted by sword and flame to the worship of
the Lawgiver in ages past and were subsequently counted as
Protectorate citizens.
During the turbulent years that preceded the Claiming, many of the creatures that made the Marches their home were driven from their burrows and warrens by the coming of the skorne from the east, imperiling those who lived along the Protectorate’s borders. Never a safe or easy place to travel, the Marches have become even more unsettled since the end of hostilities. Although the skorne have once again withdrawn across the Stormlands, the remaining Menites face growing threats from this vast stretch of desert, and the region’s often dangerous inhabitants have become emboldened by a depopulated Protectorate of Menoth.
The Bloodstone Marches also border Cygnar, Llael, and Ios but are separated from most other neighbors by a mountain range that runs from the northern borders of Ios past Mount Shyleth Breen and Ternon Crag all the way to the Marchfells along the Black River near Cygnar. To the south and east, the edge of the Marches is delineated by the massive peak of the Rotterhorn, which towers more than four miles above the surrounding desert. This mountain, possibly the largest in western Immoren, serves as a landmark for miles in every direction. Griffons roost in its countless peaks and cliffs, and the blackclad druids of the Circle Orboros tend to their care and harness them as beasts of war. At the mountain’s base stand the Pillars of Rotterhorn: eight massive columns of black stone, each one more than three hundred feet tall. Scholars believe that these towering monoliths were erected by the blackclads in ancient times for some unknown purpose.
During the turbulent years that preceded the Claiming, many of the creatures that made the Marches their home were driven from their burrows and warrens by the coming of the skorne from the east, imperiling those who lived along the Protectorate’s borders. Never a safe or easy place to travel, the Marches have become even more unsettled since the end of hostilities. Although the skorne have once again withdrawn across the Stormlands, the remaining Menites face growing threats from this vast stretch of desert, and the region’s often dangerous inhabitants have become emboldened by a depopulated Protectorate of Menoth.
The Bloodstone Marches also border Cygnar, Llael, and Ios but are separated from most other neighbors by a mountain range that runs from the northern borders of Ios past Mount Shyleth Breen and Ternon Crag all the way to the Marchfells along the Black River near Cygnar. To the south and east, the edge of the Marches is delineated by the massive peak of the Rotterhorn, which towers more than four miles above the surrounding desert. This mountain, possibly the largest in western Immoren, serves as a landmark for miles in every direction. Griffons roost in its countless peaks and cliffs, and the blackclad druids of the Circle Orboros tend to their care and harness them as beasts of war. At the mountain’s base stand the Pillars of Rotterhorn: eight massive columns of black stone, each one more than three hundred feet tall. Scholars believe that these towering monoliths were erected by the blackclads in ancient times for some unknown purpose.
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