Difference between revisions of "Forest Watch"

Located in central [[Sapience]] at the eastern edge of the [[Northern Ithmia]], the fortress of '''Forest Watch''' has been the home of conflict, not only between the [[buckawns]] and the [[dryads]] but also as a prime hunting ground for mid-level [[adventurer|adventurers]].

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 [[villages|village]] of [[Eleusis]].

Forest Watch is the unfriendly home of the buckawns, and is inhospitable to visitors with several aggressive [[denizens]] who will attack any who enter on sight. Fiercely loyal to one another, even the buckawn youth are trained to fight to the death. They are led by the [[Buckawn Lord]], though the [[Buckawn Witchdoctor]] is arguably more powerful, with his powers to turn corpses into the walking dead.

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.