Search found 491 matches

by Kilaana
Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:53 pm
Forum: Legend & Superstition
Topic: Folklore: Raven's Perch & Three Kings
Replies: 0
Views: 3801

Folklore: Raven's Perch & Three Kings

Those who dare venture through the shadows of the mile-wide ravine that separates central Impiltur from the Barrowlands will come across a series of unusual rock formations that once used to be part of the land around it. One of these is a bowl-shaped peak atop a slender spire, resembling a giant av...
by Kilaana
Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:45 pm
Forum: Legend & Superstition
Topic: Folklore: Maiden's Leap
Replies: 0
Views: 3958

Folklore: Maiden's Leap

At a local tavern in Sarshel, a certain tale is sometimes passed from one to another when sharing a drink. The legend has become so popular that it has been turned into a song, written by a minstrel named Yelias Elyanyr. “Few are those who have not heard about prince Maragwim of Sarshel, and how af...
by Kilaana
Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:37 pm
Forum: Legend & Superstition
Topic: Folklore: The Angelus Bridge
Replies: 0
Views: 13448

Folklore: The Angelus Bridge

The Angelus Bridge refers to the artificial bridge on the northern road away from Outentown, designed by an architect named Athos 'Pinquick' Ilabrar; an Impilturan who spent much time in the great cities of the west, such as Cormyr and the Dalelands. His works are heavily influenced by the cultures,...
by Kilaana
Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:36 pm
Forum: Legend & Superstition
Topic: Folklore: Easting Wilds - Broken Dreams
Replies: 0
Views: 3995

Folklore: Easting Wilds - Broken Dreams

South of Sarshel, half a mile west of the road, in the copse of trees, there are still visible ruins of a castle. Local people avoid going there, though no one knows who once ruled here or the name of the fort. Local folktales mention demons that screech in night and steal the souls of unwary travel...
by Kilaana
Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:27 pm
Forum: Legend & Superstition
Topic: Folklore: Vlasta - the Dagger
Replies: 0
Views: 3959

Folklore: Vlasta - the Dagger

The solitary, high peak, sharp and battered by the winds from the mountains, rises above the western rim of the Vlasta Bog. It is forlorn place, bathed in rains and snows. Cliffs drops hundreds of feet and paths are narrow and insecure; even the sight of the bog itself is lost in the thick fog that ...
by Kilaana
Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:25 pm
Forum: Legend & Superstition
Topic: Folklore: The King's Crown
Replies: 0
Views: 4051

Folklore: The King's Crown

From "Travels in the North and East - The Lands of Subhumans" by Yvdraw Sagat, Yhaunn, 1349: While traveling the west hills of Impiltur, in the village Of Vlasta, I have heard the the most dread filled tales of a certain hillock in the nearby bog. Degenerate peasants that populate and pollute these...
by Kilaana
Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:20 pm
Forum: Legend & Superstition
Topic: Folklore: Vlasta - the Maw
Replies: 0
Views: 3894

Folklore: Vlasta - the Maw

The main tributary to Lake Vlasta is Drake's river. This river is only three miles long, but it springs in great force from the cliffs of the Earthspurs, more than a hundred feet wide, at its very source. The locals tend to explain this by a lively legend of Maragwim who had imprisoned the water dra...
by Kilaana
Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:19 pm
Forum: Legend & Superstition
Topic: Superstitions: Whadril House
Replies: 0
Views: 4034

Superstitions: Whadril House

Along the east coast of Lake Vlasta, one can spot the remains of a burned out buildings, on the shore. The house belonged to one Whadril family but it burned thirty five years ago during the night. No one survived, but, as the story goes, should one happen to pass the ruins during the midnight, that...
by Kilaana
Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:18 pm
Forum: Cities & Settlements
Topic: Cities & Settlements: Midrikaul & Vlasta
Replies: 0
Views: 5134

Cities & Settlements: Midrikaul & Vlasta

Midrikaul The hamlet of Midrikaul is located roughly 2 miles south-west of the village of Vlasta . The history of the settlement has been much obscured over time, but the overall impression most locals have of the area is that several centuries ago, a village was established south of the stream tha...
by Kilaana
Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:11 pm
Forum: Cities & Settlements
Topic: Cities & Settlements: Outentown, Sarshel, Thelnam
Replies: 0
Views: 4178

Cities & Settlements: Outentown, Sarshel, Thelnam

Outentown One of the largest thaedar settlements in the Uplands, Outentown sits at the convergence of the Herald's Road and the Prince's Road, making it a convenient pitstop for tradesmen and travellers from as far as north-eastern Laviguer situated at the base of the impressive Earthspur Mountains...