The Alabaster Sierra Regions

Mooren River Run While many smaller streams and rivers run through the Parchwood Timberland, gathering rain and snow runoff from the nearby mountains, they nearly all empty into the massive Mooren River Run. A powerful river that tears through the heavy forests of the Alabaster Sierras, the Mooren River Run flows fiercely southward out of the woods and into Mooren Lake near the Lucidian Coast. Freshwater fish are in ready supply along the river’s path, and Whitestone maintains a well-guarded dock for their fishermen to feed their people. Due to the plentiful nature of the river, many denizens of the Parchwood wander its banks to reap its bounty, or the bounty from those who frequent it.
Parchwood Timberlands Dark, dense, and often assailed by snow and cold winds, the Parchwood Timberlands consume most of the valleys within the Alabaster Sierras with pine trees and heavily overgrown pathways. The grim and forbidding interior of the Parchwood is home to many equally grim inhabitants, from spectral remains of unlucky travelers past, to wandering blights spawned by corrupt trees that consume the life around them. Howls can be heard in the darkest of nights, giving rumor to werewolf hunting parties that stalk the wood. A handful of nearby farmers swear they’ve encountered a community of territorial centaurs in the southern region of the Parchwood, though such tales are largely met with derision. It is common and well-imparted knowledge that if you intend to travel through thick fog of the Parchwood Timberlands, you stick to the roads, you bring some muscle, and you pray to whatever gods bring you comfort.
The Salted Bluffs The tumultuous waters of the Lucidian Ocean that encompass the northeast edge of Tal’Dorei end at the towering seaside cliffs called the Salted Bluffs. These cliffs mark the outside of the Alabaster Sierras, housing an endless series of cliffside caverns that drop off into the ocean, sometimes hundreds of feet up. The waters along the base are rocky and dangerous to traverse by boat, and only the most skilled of captains will even consider travel nearby. Due to their treacherous nature, many outlaws and seafaring pirates have taken to these bluffs to hide away their riches, or build a base of operations. However, a dense colony of harpies found the coastline perfect for their lifestyle and hunting techniques, often sweeping up unsuspecting creatures and dashing them against the cliffs and rocks, recovering the broken corpses to feed upon safely within their nests.
The Shearing Channel Where once was a land bridge between what are now known as Tal’Dorei and Wildemount, the catastrophic forces of the Calamity eroded it away, leaving jagged rock, winding rapids, gale-force winds, and broken cliffs. Numerous ships have been ruined against the tides of the channel, and sea creatures that thrive on wreckage have taken up residence beneath the waters. Considered by all but the most desperate as impassable, the rumors of what secrets lay sunken or hidden within the channel only continue to spread and grow.
Whitestone Nearly two hundred years ago, the de Rolo family helmed an expedition from Wildemount to the shores of Tal’Dorei. When their vessel wrecked upon the stones of the Shearing Channel, the de Rolos and their remaining crew survived for weeks in the Alabaster Sierras despite the tempestuous weather and slavering beasts. After a time, they stumbled upon a glowing tree—the majestic Sun Tree, a blessing from the Dawnfather himself—and built their home around it. Since then, the de Rolo’s pioneering settlement has grown into a robust, if isolated, city. The cityscape varies from quaint homesteads to dingy hovels, and the majority of the populace sits somewhere in between. Limited in fertile farm land, locally grown produce is scarce, leading to the necessity to develop a good trade relationship with the rural communities of the Turst Fields. Though the region’s scarcity of vital resources made for a harrowing first few years, the de Rolo family stumbled upon a miraculous mineral they called whitestone. This geological marvel both gave their city its name and quickly became its most important and sought-after export. Before long, the de Rolo’s sale of whitestone allowed them to quickly amass a significant fortune and construct a princely keep within their city.

Owning Organization

The Chamber of Whitestone