Moshkyan (mohsh kyahn)

Moshkyan is the name given to the dark forest that covers the majority of Havenvern Island. The forest is home to many species of dangerous creatures that are only found on Havenvern, including the Wisvolvic and the Mossore. It also rich in mineral resources for those willing to risk the dangers to find them.
Most of the settlements on Havenvern lie along the coasts, outside of Moshkyan, and this has historically always been the case except in the instance of those exiled from Livsenkro society. People with nowhere to go but the mainland where they knew no one or the dark forest they had heard cautionary tales of from birth had a difficult choice to make, and many chose to take their chances in Moshkyan. There were always rumors of camps within Moshkyan set up by these exiled peoples, but none were ever permanent enough to last. Explorers have discovered remnants of these camps on expeditions with bodies of the dead within or nearby, but the evidence is unclear whether these camps were ransacked by creatures of the forest or targeted by other people, perhaps the government of Havenvern seeking to prevent the exiled from rising too high in number so as to become a threat.
Locals have a somewhat humorous tradition called Moshkyan Bingo. To "win" one must encounter a number of known dangers within Moshkyan and survive. A common phrase said in response to hearing about someone surviving a Wisvolvic attack is "That's the hardest square to check off on the bingo card!"

Type

Forest