The Ever-Reds

Written by GarrettJM3

"...Despite losing over a third of our expedition to either Wodwas raids or the Blush, we were confident of clearing the waste weeks ahead of the start of the ash season.
And then the fires came early.
We had yet to reach the safety of the northern passage as the flames approached the main path. Our only hope lay in outrunning the fire, So I gave the order to abandon the baggage, including the gifts meant for the Dominion council, and taking only the three carts needed for the wounded. As we raced northward, the smoke on the wind blinded our eyes and choked our lungs. Had it not been for the towering iron oaks that marked the boundaries of the main road, I and many others would have have been lost to the wastes. Soon the marchlands were in sight, we were almost through, but the gods had different plans.
As we were approaching the entry to the passage, a blazing iron oak fell across the road, blocking the passage of two of the carts as the flames gathered. There was nothing we could have done to save those trapped behind us. If we had stayed, we would only had shared their fates. I had no choice...

— writings from the estate of Ilius Khajar, Amassi ambassador to the Dominion of Hob "

Geography

Ever since the first discovery of the wastelands of the Ever-Reds, its boundaries had expanded in a yearly cycle of destruction and regrowth. And despite the efforts to contain this growth, the Ever-reds slowly filled the central plains of the Malant with its distinctive red plant life. Essentially forming a barrier between the mountainous Dominion of Hob to the north and the river deltas of the Amassi frontier to the south. Finally, and to the relief of many, this expansion was finally checked by the completion of the Ironoak march, which presently encircle the entirety of the lands claimed by the waste.

Alternative Name(s)

The Everred Forest, The Red Waste, The Burning Hollows

Type

Forest

Owning Organization

Amassi Empire

Contested By

• The Dominion of Hob