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C I T I E S   A N D   SITES                       wander within may stumble upon the City of Rose and
                                                            Thorn, the domain of a powerful archfey called the King
          Most people of the Eldeen Reaches live in villages and   of Summer. If you're playing a character with ties to the
          on farms. Some folk in the Towering Wood make their   fey, the Twilight Demesne could be your home.
          homes in the vast trees, while others are wanderers.
                                                            V A RNA
          THE GLOAMING                                      The largest city in the Reaches serves as the gateway
          This region of the Towering Wood has strong ties to the   for commerce with the world beyond. Reacher mer­
          sinister Plane of Mahar (see chapter 4). It's charged with   chants come from far and wide to sell their goods in the
          negative energy, and undead and other malevolent crea­  markets of Varna. All the dragonmarked houses have
          tures lurk in its shadows.                        outposts in Varna, but as the ancestral seat of House
                                                            Vadalis it houses their largest enclave.
          GREENHEART
          The grove of the Archdruid Oalian, the awakened great­  AFTERMA H   OF  H E   LAST W A R
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          pine, is a place of great primal power. The Wardens
          of the Wood are based around Greenheart, but all the   The farmers of the eastern Eldeen seceded from Aun­
          druid circles of the Eldeen Reaches send emissaries   dair during the Last War, and tensions between the two
          to Greenheart when they have important matters    nations remain high. Most Reachers believe it's only a
          to discuss.                                       matter of time until Aundair tries to reclaim the region,
                                                            and every village has a militia ready to serve.
          THE TwILIGHT DEMESNE                               The people of the Reaches value hospitality and re­
          Located within the Towering Wood, the Twilight De­  gard all people as equals, but the fear of Aundairian
          mesne has close ties to the Faerie Court of Thelanis   aggression can cause Reachers to treat foreigners with
          (see chapter 4). Fey abound in this forest, and those who   suspicion or hostility.









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