Greater Eldesa Valley

Greater Eldesa Valley is the area North and East of the Kestral Mountains. Home to Eldesa Hold, it is one of three largely geographically isolated areas within the country of Din Eschal. Within Greater Eldesa Valley are three major areas: The Dark-Touched Lands, Immer Wood, and Lesser Eldesa Valley, usually referred to simply as Eldesa Valley. It is also home to two artificial rivers, which meet at Serpent's Tongue: Black Adder River and Atheris River.

History

Forever a banquet, Greater Eldesa Valley has long been the main food producer for all of Din Eschal. While the other lands are decently fertile, nowhere within Din Eschal rivals the fertility of the land within Eldesa Valley. Able to grow enough food for the entirety of the country with plenty left over, the people here usually eat well. They trade within Din Eschal for any other goods they need and are generally a happy lot.

But it hasn't always been a happy place to live. Many droughts, harsh winters, and other hardships have struck the valley, causing starvation, sickness, and worry. During each of these disasters, the Druids of Immer Grove emerge from Immer Wood and lend aid where they can. Sylrieth, the elven druid leader, is said to have helped in disasters that were 500 years apart, despite being old and wisened long before the former of the two.

Most of these disasters were short-lived, however, often due to the druids' help. The Withering, though, struck 900 years ago and still affects two-thirds of the original Immer Valley. Should the druids fail to keep The Withering at bay, there is no telling how much of the land would suffer.

Lesser Eldesa Valley

North of the Atheris River lies Lesser Eldesa Valley, usually referred to simply as Eldesa Valley. The capital of Eldesa Hold, Eldorn, lies at its center. To the east lies Vinarest, the port city used for trading up and down the eastern coast, with Fairborne near the northwest border acting as the trading hub for the northern coast.