The Gate of Mists
For the most part, the Iosans have never bothered with the
fences, walls, and border guards that define the boundaries
of other nations. The mountainous edges and deeply forested
interior of the region take care of that for them, and those
who venture too deep into the Iosan woods find themselves
quickly lost, turned around, or enveloped in a strange mist
that seems to whisper to them in voices that they can almost
understand. In ages past, however, those who penetrated
far into the woods inevitably came upon one of the Iosan
fortresses known as aeryths, which were guarded by peerless
sharpshooters and masters-at-arms who would cut down
intruders without mercy. Today, many of these aeryths stand
unguarded, at least as far as anyone can tell, yet those who
pass these seemingly abandoned fortifications rarely return.
At one time, a seldom-used road led from Merywyn through the northern edges of the Glimmerwood and into Ios. Despite limited trade between Llael and Ios, Seekers, diplomats, and other agents of the elven realm occasionally ventured out of Ios along this trail. Over the years since the Claiming, the forest has begun to reclaim this ancient road, but those who follow it far enough—past Greywind Tower and into the fringes of the Iosan wilderness—will find themselves standing before the famed Gate of Mists.
For centuries, this gate was guarded by a special detachment of Iosan soldiers known as the Blades of Ellyos. In recent years, those who have reported seeing the Gate of Mists have spotted no sign of these proud elven warriors. In their place, black-eyed soulless armed with bows and swords patrol the trees around the two towering aeryths that flank the disused road. According to those rare few who have survived the encounter, the soulless go about their work without a word, cutting down any who try to pass the gate, no matter their stated reason.
At one time, a seldom-used road led from Merywyn through the northern edges of the Glimmerwood and into Ios. Despite limited trade between Llael and Ios, Seekers, diplomats, and other agents of the elven realm occasionally ventured out of Ios along this trail. Over the years since the Claiming, the forest has begun to reclaim this ancient road, but those who follow it far enough—past Greywind Tower and into the fringes of the Iosan wilderness—will find themselves standing before the famed Gate of Mists.
For centuries, this gate was guarded by a special detachment of Iosan soldiers known as the Blades of Ellyos. In recent years, those who have reported seeing the Gate of Mists have spotted no sign of these proud elven warriors. In their place, black-eyed soulless armed with bows and swords patrol the trees around the two towering aeryths that flank the disused road. According to those rare few who have survived the encounter, the soulless go about their work without a word, cutting down any who try to pass the gate, no matter their stated reason.
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