The Warped Wold

The Warped Wold is a region of chalky hills and limestone cliffs at the north-western foot of the Crags of Alerikas. In places, groves of trees may be found, but these are twisted and unnatural in appearance. In many places the land itself has been warped and rent as if by some cataclysm. The torsion has forced large, pointed boulders up out of the earth. These fingers of rock protrude from the jagged landscape in numerous places throughout the Warped Wold. Mists and fogs often wreathe the land and it is rare to see the sun as more than a dim shadow. Once Karhads lived here, but they have been corrupted by the Deep Rot and now are known as the Writhen Ones. These wretched beings have abandoned their ancestral villages and taken to burrows beneath the hills. There is an entrance to the Caverns of Dread in the Wold, and many of the Writhen enter it on pilgrimage.   The northern foot of the Cold Pass is located in the Warped Wold, and the North Road passes through the region on its way to Tisserian's northern settlements. To repel the Writhen Ones, the Tisseri lined the highway with enchanted lanterns designed to repel those corrupted by the Deep Rot. Some of these lanterns have fallen into disrepair, however, and stretches of the road are no longer safe for travelers.