Vale of Thunder

The Vale of Thunder is a wide, deep valley in the Melancholy Mountains that is home to all of Eden’s extant dinosaur species. Nestled between the enormous Mother’s Rock in the northwest and a range of lesser peaks in the southeast, this tropical preserve is a place steeped in myth, legend, and supersition.

These tall tales include the widely held belief that The Democratic Republic of the Reek artificially deepened the valley to keep its ancient inhabitants all to themselves and the conspiracy theory that the Reekian military is training a dinosaur cavalry with which they plan to invade the rest of Eden.

The Truth Behind the Tales

The Deepening of the Valley

The most persistent myth of them all is one which began in the neighboring country of Nunya and spread like wildfire across the rest of Eden. As the story goes, Reekian scientists devised a way to deepen the valley to such an extent that no one outside of their technologically advanced society could reach it. And though Republic officials refuse to comment on these claims, the constant presence of the Reekian Air Force in the skies above the Melancholy Mountains is seen by many as proof that the claims against The Reek are true.

The Dinosaur Cavalry

The idea of The Reek establishing a dinosaur-based cavalry is founded in reality, as Reekian soldiers do patrol the borders of the Vale on the backs of triceratops. But the notion of the Republic using this small force to mount a full-scale invasion of the rest of Eden is ludicrous.

And given that the rumor first sprung from the twisted mind of The Mad Hatter, you would think such a fabrication would never have taken hold. But people do believe the strangest things down there in Wonderland, so there you go.