Haven Hills
Communities within this rocky land are famous for the freedom fighters that fought in The Last Great War when Otherwhere came up The Verge and through this western mountain range in their invasion. After the war, many resistance fighters received civilian medals for their bravery, but despite this honor, the area still experiences the devastation of the war to this day. Locals have transformed the tunnels and military outposts used to fight invading soldiers into tools for their daily lives. They commute through the underground passages, host markets in old military outposts, and scratch a living out through grueling coal mining and railroad construction. It's difficult to navigate without a map or experienced guide, and travelers are told to be wary of the smugglers in this area, who are known to be clever and ruthless
Points of Interest
Tunnels of the Forgotten: Much of the freedom fighting that kept the forces of Otherwhere from immediately capturing Newfaire during their invasion took place within the Haven Hills. Locals used the trees and streams to launch attacks, and also built a vast network of underground tunnels, most of which still exist. This transformed the Haven Hills into a web of routes now used to smuggle goods from Newfaire to the western coast. Recently, archeologists discovered ancient cave paintings in one of these tunnels depicting monstrous creatures unlike anything seen in the world today.
Soldier's Sanctuary: Formerly an outpost for the Halen Armed Forces, this fortress has evolved into a market for many of the goods and services that pass between Newfaire and teh western sea. There was demand for the illegal papers used by war refugees during The Last Great War, and people from outside Hale who were unable to travel across the war-torn landscape of Westwreck ended up settling in the Haven Hills.
The Recoil: There is a place in the Haven Hills, high among the craggy peaks, where no sound enters or leaves. One could stand in the center of this rocky clearing and scream until their voice was hoarse, but no person or animal would hear. "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear, does it make a sound?" Not in the Haven Hills.
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