The Scar

From the pillars of Breakhelm to the Bay of Storms cuts the Scar, a black region of scorched earth and polluted skies. Best avoided by il-prepared travelers, the scar is home to all manner of spirits, undead, and monsters.

Description


Food spoils quicker, Iron rusts quicker, and clocks need to be wound more often—indeed, the arrival of the scar 60(?) years ago seems responsible for ongoing problems with the Reach's clockwork system. the once proud trees have all decayed and burnt to stumps, no grass grows in the ashy earth. The southern waters of the March's largest lake nuyan have become poisoned, though scholars at Corvus are working on adapting ancient techniques of ecomancy (responsible several thousand years ago for transforming arid steppes into the fertile marchland known today) to restore the lake. Trying to dock an airship along the coast of conatus from the bay of storms would be suicide.



The Maw and Companions


The Maw is a gaping subterranean cavern running from the North Sea almost to Perthory, intermittently opening out over the edge. The labyrinthine tunnels extend far inland underneath the scar, perhaps reaching all the way to the bay of storms. The maw is characterized by huge stalactites and murky pools, as well as the goblins and thieves that hide there. A chivalric order of Drethi "Companions" guide travelers between Perthory and Stag's Leap, for a Fee.





Before the Scar


Before the Scar, wide open plains sprawled between the March and the Reach. After conquering the Dos, Emperor (?) set his sights Northward, ordering the main offensive forces into (northern reach city that disappeared) in preparation for a full scale invasion of the March and eventually Breakhelm. (vanished city) was famed for its masterful architecture and natural beauty, all of which vanished overnight with the mysterious arrival of the scar. With a major detachment of the Imperial Army annihilated, the clockwork system disrupted, and widespread unrest at the unexplained dark magic, the Reach has had trouble containing the continued rebellion in the East. Officially, the Reach has refused to acknowledge the existence of the Scar.









