Forthryn
Forthyn marks the furthest north boundary of Terrinoth, stretching from the Broken Crags to the Blind Muir Forest. The people of this barony are hardy folk, toughened by the harsh northern winters. The Free City of Frostgate falls within the bounds of Forthyn, which leads to some tension. The barony can’t officially issue commands to Frostgate and its fiercely independent ruling council, but the Free City relies on the barony’s goodwill for its imports, both in trade with the barony and traders traveling through its lands.
From her home at Highmont, Baroness Adelynn personally oversees the raising and training of Forthyn’s famed rocs, as her lineage has done for centuries. The rocs are massive eagles, domesticated long ago and bred for use as war mounts. Adelynn provides these trained rocs to certain other baronies in accordance with longstanding traditions and alliances. Great artificial eyries in the mountains are home to expert breeders and trainers, who have themselves adjusted to the thin, cold mountain air and perfected their arts over many generations.
Recently, however, these folk have faced a new challenge. Unknown thieves have made several attempts to steal rocs, including hatchlings and eggs. Thus far, the roc-masters and the baroness’s men-at-arms have foiled these attempts. The persistence of the thieves and the very difficulty of absconding with such fearsome creatures in such perilous terrain speaks to the determination and resourcefulness of the culprits, and some Forthyners fear this indicates a darker power behind the rustlers. For the mighty rocs to fall into the hands of Terrinoth’s enemies would bode ill for the Land of Steel.
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