Sarn Valley
Sarn Valley
The Sarn Valley is the breadbasket of the Southern Provinces, a land of farms, steadings, rivers, and old roads that would be peaceful if not for the powers fighting to control it. Past the River Globurn the land opens into the Shivefrost Plains, a pale frontier of wind, crystal dust, and exposed roads on the edge of the Screaming Wastes.
The valley was once held secure by an iron ring of forts built to command its crossings and trade routes. Now those old strongholds are in ruin, and some have been seized by the Palemen, brutal raiders and opportunists. With Sarnath City preoccupied by lockdown and martial law, the Sarnath Army has been stretched thin and trapped in a bitter siege at Globurn Fort, where assault after assault has failed and the deadlock is turning the valley into a war zone.
Explore The Region
Brackendor Tower
Rising from a rocky outcrop above the road, a grim watchtower guarding the edge of the Gloomwode.
What should have been a quiet border post has become a desperate fortress, where a small exhausted garrison holds out against skeletal assaults pushing in from the Ebonwood.
The Shivefrost
The Shivefrost is crystal dust blown north from the Screaming Wastes, drifting across the plains in glittering sheets. It clings to skin, cloth, and steel, and strips the life from exposed ground.
Winds carrying the dust will cut through ordinary clothing and slowly destroy whatever the frontier leaves exposed.
Fort Deros
High in the Stoutspires, Fort Deros stands abandoned above the Sarn Valley, sheltered from the Shivefrost.
Winds move through the halls, old bells creak in the mountain air, and forgotten ledgers, orders, and maps still hint at the history of Tidefall for those willing to search its quiet remains.
Sarnlock Fort
A vital river fortification on the River Sarn now under total lockdown. All trade toward Sarnath City has stopped and barges of food and raw materials wait impounded and rotting.
This bustling trade hub has shifted into a stagnant military blockade that holds the entire region in a chokehold.
The Siege Of Globurn
Where the River Globurn meets the Shivefrost Plain, Globurn Fort was built to anchor Sarnath’s rule over the valley. Now the Palemen hold the crossing, and the fort has become the centre of the region’s conflict.
The Palemen
The Palemen rose from the roads of the Shivefrost Plain and turned scattered raiders into a power strong enough to seize forts, choke trade, and threaten the whole Sarn Valley.
The Bittun
Beneath the Stoutspires, the Bittun guard the secret of sperenweave, the rare fibre that means survival in the Shivefrost. Now, with the Speren Queen wounded, their hidden society and precious resource are under threat.
