Southern Ice Caps: The Dead Lands

Spire Valley

Spire Valley lies in the shadow of the Crown City of Reledor, which lies atop Mount Reledor. It is called such for the number of spires throughout the valley leading down to Lake Crestmane and the Frosted Alpines. Each spire is a small village without a name, as the minor lords of each spire collectively call the region 'the Spire Valley'. Each minor Lord is in charge to light the beacons atop each spire in the event of invasion or oncoming strife in days of old.

Frosted Alpines

The Amaine gives way to the Frosted Alpines the further south you go, before you come to snowfields as far as the eye can see. The Frosted Alpines cover much of the lower west section of Gailden and then sweep around to the northwest into the Goukudo Region and the Beijionese Mountains. The natural forest edge is a loose boarder marking where the Dead Lands begin...

Lake Crestmane

A placid lake located at the bottom of Spire Valley, in which the Goukudo Falls in the Beijionese Mountains and Valwynn Falls spill into. It is said Lake Crestmane gets its name from a massive dragon who was felled in the area. Upon crashing down into the permafrost, the creature's steaming hot body melted and carved out the valley and lake bed. However, such claims are unable to be easily substantiated due to a lack of evidence. However, on some of the tiny islands in the center of the lake are structures; ruins of the Old Kingdom that had fallen into millennia of ruin and have since been submerged into the icy depths of the lake.

Warren Slope

A wide and winding slope on the westernmost ridge of Mount Reledor. The slope in times past was one of the few natural defenses of the people of Reledor with which only the gondolas at Lovegrove Station leading up the mountain would allow one to easily bypass the deep snow and slippery slopes. In the present, its a tourist attraction for skiing and snowboarding. The slope is still treacherous to the uninitiated, and going down its winding hills is not for the faint of heart.

Fort Valwynn & the Great Valwynn Falls

A fortification of the Royal Vanguard of Reledor, which overlook and protect Spire Valley while also controlling the flow of the Great Valwynn Falls that spill into Lake Crestmane. The fortification has been there since the foundation of the Crown City, and is a vital fortress and the Matriarchy's first line of defense. It is said one method of grand punishment in Reledor is to shackle the punished to a vessel in the Sending Canal in the City above, letting the accused drift aimlessly down the canal, into the chute that would swiftly bring them to the mouth of the Valwynn Falls where they'd plunge several hundred feet into the Lake below...

Heart of the Goukudo Coven Matriarchy: the Crown City of Reledor

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The Triumvirate: The Palace of the Three

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The Triumvirate is the massive castle at the center of Reledor's government, and is notably where the three Queens of the country make court with the Merchant, Farming and Military Guilds alongside the Nobles of the Goukudo region and the 20 Lords of Spire Valley of who make up its Court. The Throne Room looks like the interior of a Hazorian Church, with balconies on both sides of the long room which seat the Nobles and Lords, while the main floor holds three rows of pews that seat each of the three guilds, while lastly, presiding over the court, are three thrones elevated before a podium. The left and right seats are set slightly lower than the one in the center, usually reserved for Queen Alea Valwynn. It is to be noted, the palace does not actually house the Queens nor their families, save during times of strife in which the three have equal and standardized accomodations.

The Crimson Palace