The Secrets of Sutherlands

Inspired by the general article on the region.

The Magical Forests of Sutherlands and the Lochstar

The eastern side of Alven is home to two sacred forests which have been imbued with magic since the dawn of times.

The High Forest is one of them: it grows in the hilly foothills of The Green Tips north of the capital Highfort.

The woods are bordered in the east by The Shimmering Seas and an extensive range of interconnected sea caves run from the shorelines to miles inside the land - the underground sea lagoon it creates is well known of the Selkes. The name the Selkes give the underground loch is The Lochstar 2

The Selkes use the underground tunnels and caverns as a passageway to enter Alven and mix, unseen, with the human population. Some of the caves tunnels even reach Highfort and the Thane's Keep.


The Waneweald is the other sentient forest of Sutherlands. it is linked to the god Carnos and its ancient groves made up of The Bitter Fir are known to provide an otherworldly and often deadly experience to the unwary traveller.

The Lake of Inner Voices and the Ferian Demony

The Lake of Inner Voices is the second largest lake in Alven after Loch Morgunt. Like Loch Morgunt, the Lake is the home of the very elusive Ferians. In this loch, the Ferians have set up a government they called 

The Ferians from the Lake are very different from the ones in Loch Morgunt. Their society is ruled by democratically elected Heralds. Their government is called The Ferian Demony.

This Ferian factions rebelled against the very hierarchical construct of the 'Old Ways' as embodied by the Lord and Ladies of Loch Morgunt. For a Demonious Ferian, freedom and equality is a firm belief and they would go to great lengths to preserve it.

The Curse of the Ridge

The hills of The Ridge are forever shrouded in fog and mist. In this green desert, not many human settlements have been able to thrive. The place is haunted by the curse of a a dying mage from an ancient race of horned transparent beings now instinct in Alven. Sometimes a horned ghost can be seen roaming the hills, looking for something she has lost ...