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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Remote and secluded, Forest Watch is built upon a hill in a cleared section of the forest and bordered by cliffs to the north and east. | Remote and secluded, Forest Watch is built upon a hill in a cleared section of the forest and bordered by cliffs to the north and east. It is a short, but often perilous walk from the city of [[Hashan]] and the village of [[Eleusis]]. | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
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Forest Watch was originally settled by a group of [[human|humans]] who tired of the politicking within [[Ceylon]] many years ago. Let by an unnamed brother of [[Imithia]], the colonists gained permission to found a new colony and struck out into the forests, locating their new home at the western edge of the [[Northern Ithmia]]. | Forest Watch was originally settled by a group of [[human|humans]] who tired of the politicking within [[Ceylon]] many years ago. Let by an unnamed brother of [[Imithia]], the colonists gained permission to found a new colony and struck out into the forests, locating their new home at the western edge of the [[Northern Ithmia]]. | ||
After several years the settlers found they were under close observation by the [[dryads]], | After several years the settlers found they were under close observation by the [[dryads]] who, in response to the reckless damage done to the forests in building the fortress, hindered their efforts to venture into the forests to hunt, gather food, or even travel back to Ceylon. Fearing the "woodland devil women," the settlers found allies in the buckawns, who promised to help drive the dryads out of the forests and ensure peace. | ||
Three months of battle led the settlers of Forest Watch and the buckawns to success; after slaying many dryads and burning their homes, the rest were driven out across the rivers to the south and west. Unwilling to allow the buckawns to live with them, however, the settlers shunned their allies in the wake of their triumph and sent them away from Forestwatch. | Three months of battle led the settlers of Forest Watch and the buckawns to success; after slaying many dryads and burning their homes, the rest were driven out across the rivers to the south and west. Unwilling to allow the buckawns to live with them, however, the settlers shunned their allies in the wake of their triumph and sent them away from Forestwatch. | ||
This boded ill for the humans. The buckawns they had trusted retaliated with ferocity, slaughtering the settlers | This boded ill for the humans. The buckawns they had trusted retaliated with ferocity, slaughtering the settlers, turning a number of them into undead zombies, and completely overtaking the colony. | ||
==Inhabitants== | ==Inhabitants== | ||