Black Stain

A trio of ancient dilapidated elven towers sits on the western edge of the Silvanesti forest. A crumbling stone wall surrounds the three towers. For a mile around the tower the dirt and sand of the region is jet black. Vegetation refuses to grow from the earth here and snows melt quickly.
Legends claim that the towers once belonged to three elven wizards that unleashed terrible wild magic across Ansalon that ended the Second Dragon War. The cause of the black sands has never been discovered but most plains nomads agree that the place is cursed. The elves of Silvanesti care little what the ignorant barbarians believe as long as it keeps them away from the Silvanesti forests.