Ebonwood
The Ebonwood or as the elves call it, Eryn Taurë, the second largest of the eight major forests on Midvar. At roughly 150,000 square miles the forest encompasses almost all of the land in southwest Mera. This is the ancestral land of the Vayemnir and the Zranaar Dominion. The forest completely surrounds the Artamut and Fangs of Zaradae Mountain ranges. Due to its size, economic benefit and significant importance to the Meran deity, Corgath God of the Wilderness, the Meran people have come to both respect, prize and fear this sea of near unbroken trees.
As with the other forests of the Kingdom, many areas have also been cleared for the construction of roads, villages and towns. Roadways through the forests connect towns and villages to one another, dotted with fortified inns and watchtowers. Regular patrols by city run soldiers, such as the Shadowview Patrol, and militia bands are routinely carried out to guard against the threat posed to travelers and caravans from bandits, Beastmen, Forest Goblins and other dangers. Despite the areas the Men of the Kingdom have cleared over the years, the forest can never be truly conquered, and under the dark forests canopy unknown numbers of horrific creatures that crave for the destruction of mankind's civilizations watch and wait.
Geography
With miles upon miles of untamed wilderness, the forest became home to many types of creatures both natural and supernatural. Bandits and outlaws that seek to avoid Meran authority often hide their encampments within the forest canopies. Orc tribes and Gnoll Warbands have often claimed large territories within the deepest parts of the woods, which the Meran Armies struggle to locate and eradicate. The forest has also been widely known as a haven for encampments of magic users since the Tarrenshade Edict.
Alternative Name(s)
Eryn Taurë
Type
Forest
Location under
Owning Organization
