The Furyondian Borderlands

Iuz's forces occupy a chunk of what was northern Furyondy before the wars, including the towns of Crockport and Grabford, These lands are now awash with armies. The border shown has a mile-wide "no-man's land" on either side, where forces from neither side venture unless they are intent on a raid into the territory of the other. Furyondian locations shown on the map are described fully in The Marklands, For a DM wishing to set adventures in this fraught, tense area, that sourcebook is very valuable. However, for those who do not have this sourcebook, brief notes on these locations are found at the end of this chapter.

Forces from both sides are not at war here. Rather, each side makes occasional forays into the lands of the other, with a suitable excuse, such as rescuing a captured person of note, a preemptive attack against what could be seen as a preparation for war, reprisal attacks, and so on. Such strikes are almost always conducted by relatively small numbers of troops, since neither side wishes to risk too much. However, there are rogue elements on each side. Furyondy's northern borderlands include priests, warriors and followers of Trithereon who seek revenge and recovery of lost land. They may be part of, or sponsor, groups of adventurers of middling experience levels who conduct swift, surgical strikes at targets in Iuz's domain. Likewise, Crockport and Grabford are now home to renegade fiends and evil mercenaries and adventurers who may conduct similar operations in Furyondy.

The Armies of Iuz chapter gives details of the large armies stationed here, which include members of all orc tribes and hobgoblins, gnolls, giants, undead and more.