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Callums Stream (Rhyl)
Posted on July 4, 2026 in Steel-Realms
Callums Stream comes from deep in the Great Forest of Rhyl. As it flows through the edgelands of the the forest, it is about 2-3 feet deep and 8-10 feet wide consistently. It winds its way following the contours of the general drop in the Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl, eventually feeding into the Beyne River like all the tributaries flowing out of the Edgelands.
The strange and cold Offham Creek is one of its tributaries, feeding into it right before it exists the tree line of Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl. The temperature of the weird stream chills the water and keeps it cold and refreshing as it flows through the edgelands and down to the Bene River. To the time it reaches it, the temperature and any residual magic in it is lost.
South of the creek as it cuts west is the Ablocris Pasturelands.
Handroot Copse (Rhyl)
Posted on July 4, 2026
The rise of large trees and shrub named Handroot Copse is also the hidden Faerie SmallFolk Village of Handroot that no one is aware of. The area is currently associated with the Ablocris Edgelands of Rhyl due to the strange happenings that seem to end in this area and go no further into the forest of Rhyl.
The sun, shadows, breezes and sounds distract those passing near or seeking the settlement. Sun up and sun down are side stepping portals active.
Handroot Ellosarr
Handroot Ellosarr is the primary safe haven for some 1800 of the Smallfolk of Faerie in The Realms. It is not part of a Weald, but it is nominally under the extended protection of the Ostravelaugh Weald. The single Elven Lake Lamps they possess from their larger elven cousins is a warning beacon that will bring aid as soon as it can be mustered.Great Protector: Like that of the nearest Weald, it is Mhyi t’k the BIRD.
i20™ Protector Details
The evil spirit the smallfolk can summon in the greatest of emergency (it will need to be sacrificed to) is the strange antlered eagle that casts a shadow as a man. A powerful and evil beast with a taste for blood and the intelligence of a human; It is a warlock of the faerie court from whence it comes, and its patron is the arch-fey.
iCore™ Protector Details
Pages on the web site lean towards i20™ text flavor, discrepancies will be noted in the iCore™ tab.
Chronicle/Facts of the Locale
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Trivial Outcome / Very Easy Difficulty & Pervasive Knowledge
Information Sources: Mundane Reference | Associated Phenomenology Only | Specific Lore
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
Rumors About the Locale
Simple Outcome / Easy Difficulty & Common Knowledge
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
Ablocris Edgelands of Rhyl
Posted on July 4, 2026
Ablocris Edgelands of Rhyl, nominally a part of the Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl, is now included as part of the ‘Albocris Estate‘ due to the continued strange happenings around the ancient monastery ruins. The reinvigoration of the Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl seemed to bypass the entire area.
Role of: Hartbaten House of South Reedland Stretch > Within this territory, these is NO acknowledged rulership – in fact, they are not welcome.
Encounters & Dangers in the Area
See Encounters in the Grand Duchy of Rhyl for common potential scenarios of notable events and creatures.
- Normal Settlement Encounters are not present – it is in ruins and abandoned. Because of its Umbakian origins and reputation of strange happenings, the locals, travelers, and near everyone avoids it – even for casual cover from bandits or the weather. At night, those camped will experience the Hares Dream.
> Patrols (none; even these stay away)| Recruiting | Sellers | Begging | Crime, etc.
The Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl
Posted on July 4, 2026 in Steel-Realms
The Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl within the Grand Duchy of Rhyl are the lands between the southern edge of the Great Forest of Rhyl and the Beyne River to the south. The edgelands drop significantly in elevation the further south and west you go. These lands were once densely forested but the wars in the north caused them to be over-logged and a wasteland of ugly mismanagement and abuse. They were once home to the Faerie Smallfolk but their habitat and population was destroyed by the logging.
The Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl were once the most logged part of the Great Forest of Rhyl, logged for thousands of years. These lands were completely reinvigorated and have grown at an accelerated rate in different areas since around CY 8500 – believed to be part of the effects of The Odyssey of Elancil’s Wound. This has caused logging and conflicts over it to accelerate as well, though it is far better managed than before. The treeline area is heavy logged by individual settlements and a few designated logging Camps, such as the Ferrywood Logging Camp.
The forest growth is accelerated at a rate of 10x normal. So it only takes 10 years to see a tree grow to its hundred year old size.
Role of: Hartbaten House of South Reedland Stretch > Within this territory, these is NO acknowledged rulership – in fact, they are not welcome. The word and servants of the Wyld Faith and the Druids are the law here.
Cultural Overview & References for the Grand Duchy of Rhyl
Basic Experience
The soil seems alive as mist travels through the brush in a multitude of places. The soil also seems warmer to the touch around the trees – the mystical power of Rhyl forest or some such. Well known, but seemingly innocuous. Birds and small rodents are easy to spot – abundance is everywhere. There is a strange sound in the air, like the creaking of ropes. You soon realize the tales of its magic are true – it is the sound of the trees growing in real-time! It is eerie and unsettling. Powerful forces are at work, yet the local Flora and fauna seem to ignore its unsettling effect.
Continuing on…
As you travel through the strange lands that are already cut, you see the trees in various stages of regrowth and hear them straining as they grow all around you. The experience of the mystical “edgelands” of the great forest of Rhyl is something to behold – and not something you feel you could sleep through it is so loud in some places.
- Any travelers, beasts of burden, or domesticated animals will be unsettled if they are not used to traveling this path.
Site Aspects/Features
Rejuvinated Land: These once over-logged edgelands are covered by trees, meadowlands and prairie where several creeks and streams feed beaver dam lakes and eventually run south of the sloping grasslands toward the Beyne River.
The accelerated growth of the Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl are oddly amplified during the Time of the Cold Moon; No one knows why, but the normal madness and violence associated with that time is largely absent within the territory.
Controlled by Rhyl
A large portion of the South Reedland Stretch borders them to the east as the river flows west from Lake Caolite.
Patrols: Rhyl patrols the region to ensure no permanent claim markers get set allowing the North Merchant Cities to encroach. These are often a few ducal guards and a small band of mercenaries that can be found making mounted patrols.
Sparse Settlements
Within the edge of the forest are old homesteader ruins, overgrown logging plots, several small settlements inhabited by hearty descendants of the Pine Tribes and homesteaders that take sap, wood, bark and several other goods to sell to the locals in the more civilized larger settlements nearby.
Not near the Ablocris…
Chronicle/Facts of the Locale
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Trivial Outcome / Very Easy Difficulty & Pervasive Knowledge
Information Sources: Mundane Reference | Associated Phenomenology Only | Specific Lore
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
Rumors About the Locale
- The Faerie Smallfolk will curse anyone coming through their lands.
Simple Outcome / Easy Difficulty & Common Knowledge
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
Within the Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl, the effect that causes the forest to grow and the regrowth that makes several places a lucrative logging site (with the druid’s permission of course) also causes animals that eat of the plants and drink the water to grow larger than normal.
Minor Outcome / Average Difficulty & Uncommon Knowledge
The Faerie Smallfolk of the Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl are known to befriend and use the enhanced size animals to safeguard their homes.
Albocris Estate (Rhyl)
Posted on July 4, 2026 in Steel-Realms
The ‘Albocris Estate‘ is the name given to a collection of territories and settlements centered around the Monastery of Ablocris in the South Reedland Stretch of the The Grand Duchy of Rhyl. This name only came about after the War of Rundelmans Revenge – it is a very modern label. Previously the main settlements were associated just as ‘Monastery Lands’.
Role of: Hartbaten House of South Reedland Stretch > Within this territory, these is NO acknowledged rulership – in fact, they are not welcome.
Avoided/Abandoned: The ‘estate’ is avoided by patrols and travelers alike. The entire area is viewed with suspicion and a bit of dread. Only one of the local homesteaded farms has managed to grow – most get abandoned and a new family lays claim after 20 years or so. The reinvigoration of the Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl seemed to bypass the entire area.
Although it lies on the edge of the Great Forest of Rhyl about 6 miles south-southwest of the Ferrywood Logging Camp, it is not considered part of the Southern Edgelands of the Forest of Rhyl because of the strange history and unnatural events that seem to emanate from there now.
Encounters & Dangers in the Area
See Encounters in the Grand Duchy of Rhyl for common potential scenarios of notable events and creatures.
- Normal Settlement Encounters are not present – it is in ruins and abandoned. Because of its Umbakian origins and reputation of strange happenings, the locals, travelers, and near everyone avoids it – even for casual cover from bandits or the weather. At night, those camped will experience the Hares Dream.
> Patrols (none; even these stay away)| Recruiting | Sellers | Begging | Crime, etc.