Maldonbeck Territories

Seated between the kingdoms of Yevon and Figaro, the Maldonbeck Territories are nearly a thousand miles of mostly untamed wilderness. Aggressive beast tribes and creatures litter the area with few safe spots in between for the wandering traveler. The largest settlement in the area is the town of Maldonbeck, a fortified city set along the northern coast that serves as a sanctuary for those that can gain entrance. From Maldonbeck, the Crusader Road stretches the entire length of the Territories, ending in Dravania where the Hordes of Nuzundin gather. The Knights Zantetsuken are primarily responsible for keeping the Crusader Road safe from bandits and monsters, though the a mile outside of Maldonbeck itself is managed by the Stormlords, magical knights in the employ of the Magisters of Maldonbeck.
Half-way down the Crusader Road is the Foxwood, a grove of dedicated to the more docile creatures of the forest. It is here where Zilya, Herald of Phoenix is rumored to live, having said to negotiated the peace between the warring kingdoms of Figaro and Yevon. The forest is avoided by the Knights Zantetsuken entirely after a squad of Knights was rumored to have disappeared in the forest after being dispatched to hunt down the elusive flamekin fox. Those that bear no ill will towards nature however have said they feel at peace in the grove and have said to see a small flaming fox watching them at times.
South of the grove, between Fort Inevitable and the Foxwood is a massive spire made of green glass called the Emerald Spire. It juts out of the ground, towering over the neighboring forest. The top of the spire has long since broken off leaving a broken structure to peer over the trees. At the base of the tower even the strongest weeds fail to take root, creating a dead zone of barren earth around the spire. Rumors abound about the Spire and countless adventuring parties have been lost in its depths.
Fort Inevitable stand just southwest of the Emerald Spire. Once a slumbering village, this town was taken over by the Knights Zantetsuken in their effort to secure Crusader Road for the knights heading south to battle the dragons of Dravania. The commander of the garrison rules the town with an iron fist; under its strict laws, however, has come great profit for the merchants of the Fort as they arm passing knights to Dravania.
The Maldonbeck Territories are also the location of the Yevon-Figaro demilitarized zone, an agreement reached during the ceasefire of the Machina War.

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