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The Monarch’s Lake (Rhyl; dragon’s nest)
Posted on August 17, 2026
Under the Nest of Rhylan-d’Roque is The Monarch’s Lake. The lake has been filled and sealed when part of the nest collapsed . It was supposedly a thing of wonder to behold, it sparkled with crystals all around it according to old records. IT was splendorous like a king’s bathing chambers, and hence the ‘monarch’ label.
Chronicle/Facts of the Locale
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Rhyl Formative Events
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Rhyl Formative Events
CY 7007 The area of North Gate Garrison freed & The Red March created; Money, supplies, armaments, and manpower flow into the north to fight the Lich Lords.
CY 6514 The Grand Duchy of Rhyl is created by the High King. In exchange for the resources and organization that can be brought to bear against the now organized undead armies, the lands become part of the High King's domain.
CY 6909 The Fall of the Grand Barony of Altair from a curse by the Lich Lords. The main passage of troops and supplies from the hinterlands and nfar north to the The Grand Duchy of Rhyl is sacked by an undead army led by a ghoul king.
CY 5980 The Kingdoms of old Rhylan united settled as a single Kingdom of Rhyl to fight the Lich Lords drive south. After centuries of warfare between territories and races, the common cause of the threat to the north secures a lasting peace.
> For 3000 years, the Kingdoms of old Rhylan was the primary form of Rulership in the territory of the current Grand Duchy.
CY 5580 Fall of Dundaria in the North - Frostfang spreads, the Lich Lord power rises. Hordes of the undead, fortunately disorganized (at first), sweep south and west from the heart of old Dundaria.
CY 2330's Fall of East / Rise of the Dark Lands (Orrishai Abandoned); Refugees flee - some cross the Tolkisson Mountain Range into the 'Lands of Rhylan' that would become the Kingdoms of old Rhylan and finally.
CY 1000 (Approximately) The Dragon of Rhyl is killed and its influence ends in the area around the Great Forest of Rhyl and the surrounding territories.
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Monarch’s Lake is actually the reference not to the splendor, but to the fact that the chamber was filled with Monarch’s Crystal.
Locations in the South Reedland Stretch (Rhyl)
Posted on August 11, 2026
Locations in the South Reedland Stretch contains further detailed location information related to its South Reedland Stretch. The South Reedland Stretch is not a homogeneous culture. It consists of many smaller communities and settlements that developed with different influences over time.
The area also is the border with the North Merchant Cities along a long stretch. In a few places to the east, it borders the massive Beyne River, but the North Merchant Cities have often had border disputes with the inhabitants. The last major upset of the order in the area was the War of Rundleman’s Revenge.
Old Resentment: When the Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl were mystically reinvigorated hundreds of years ago, it pushed out many settlements that had formed after it had been heavily logged and settled for thousands of years. Resentment is still harbored by the inhabitants of South Reedland Stretch who are their descendants.
Places of the Southern Edgewoods of Rhyl
Posted on August 11, 2026
Places of the Southern Edgewoods of Rhyl contains further detailed information related to its Broad Place Descriptors.
Old Resentment: When the Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl were mystically reinvigorated hundreds of years ago, it pushed out many settlements that had formed after it had been heavily logged and settled for thousands of years. Resentment is still harbored by the inhabitants of South Reedland Stretch who are their descendants.
See the Game Master’s reference of Creating and Running Encounters & basic Settlement Details for high-level information.
Specific Locales/Places
Places of Ferrywood Logging Camp
Posted on August 11, 2026
Places of Ferrywood Logging Camp contains further detailed information related to its Broad Place Descriptors.
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Specific Locales/Places
ENC > Approach/Scout – Ferrywood Logging Camp
Posted on August 11, 2026
ENC > Approach & Scout @ Ferrywood Logging Camp – This contains details known by locales and/or records kept locally & abroad. Further details are hazy, unrecorded, or perhaps known only by the verbal tradition of locales or World Watchers.
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These encounters are for approaching and scouting the Ferrywood Logging Camp.
Approach/Scouting the Area
Getting There
Ferrywood Road > The approach to the Ferrywood Logging camp is by the Ferrywood Road.
The road leads NW into the Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl from the South Reedland Stretch. There are spurs going off to multiple settlements in the area, but the main road goes west from the primary roadways. The main road goes into the strange new growth timber that surrounds it. The Ferrywood Road main route seems well traveled – a constant flow of goods and/or people is evident.
There is traffic that includes peddlers and special buyers, wood going to various destinations, and patrols to keep the road open. Most of them are used to the unsettling effect of the edgeland forest the road goes into.
There’s a couple other villages and hamlets nearby in the South Reedland Stretch, all of them small. There are no steadings right off the road, as without regular patrols (they are intermittent) its like to be used more by bandits.
There are clear large marker stones that show the way through a forest that seems bent on growing over the trail. At the entrance, written in multiple languages and with enough symbols to visually get the gist of it, are the words: “Warning: The Duke’s negotiation/accord governs here, with the agreement of the druids and green church. Bar no path, take up no arms against those here on pain of death. STAY ON THE MARKED PATH.”
Traveling Through the Edgeland Forest
REF Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl for details of its basic experience; This is very different from a normal forest.
- Any travelers, beasts of burden, or domesticated animals will be unsettled if they are not used to traveling this path.
Unsettled Condition
- Animal Handling check to prevent animals from bolting eventually.
At a Distance – The Camp
Scout Periphery
Scouting Periphery @ Day
Finding Boundary Markers
Scouting Periphery @ Day
Finding Boundary Markers
The Entrance to the Camp
Although there is not a wall, or a gate, there is a clear entrance where the road from the outside leads into. There is a covered guardhouse and a pasture with a few covered stalls/sheds for visitors there.