Magjuk Steppe
“You hear? Ysgrim went and found himself a Cloak of Many Feathers on the Steppe!”
“A Cloak of Many Feathers? What in Helm’s name is that?”
“When his horse carried him back to Jerrod’s holdfast, he had so many arrows sticking out his back, they looked like a fine cloak!”
-Conversation heard in Holverstone The Magjuk Steppe is a large, harsh swath of grassland home to dozens of nomadic tribes, none of whom take too kindly to outsiders. Travelers seeking the shield range mountains have long avoided the Steppe- and for good reason. The tribes of the steppe live by the sword and the arrow- stealing what they cannot get for themselves. A ring of fortresses have been built by the Northern Kingdoms to contain the rampaging horse-lords and protect travelers on the gold road. Despite this, however, tribal raids pose regular threats to all the lands on the periphery of the Steppe, and often even farther afield. The land itself is largely desolate-Windswept plains, rocky hills, and only the occasional river. The intense heat and cold, sudden windstorms, and the unusually large concentration of monsters make life on the Steppe hard. Those that do live there grow to be skilled warriors and survivors. Numerous attempts have been made by the Northern Kingdoms to pacify the Steppe, but every attempt has ended in disaster. Travel through the Steppe is not recommended, unless with an extremely large retinue of skilled men-at-arms, or with the guidance of one of the tribes.
“A Cloak of Many Feathers? What in Helm’s name is that?”
“When his horse carried him back to Jerrod’s holdfast, he had so many arrows sticking out his back, they looked like a fine cloak!”
-Conversation heard in Holverstone The Magjuk Steppe is a large, harsh swath of grassland home to dozens of nomadic tribes, none of whom take too kindly to outsiders. Travelers seeking the shield range mountains have long avoided the Steppe- and for good reason. The tribes of the steppe live by the sword and the arrow- stealing what they cannot get for themselves. A ring of fortresses have been built by the Northern Kingdoms to contain the rampaging horse-lords and protect travelers on the gold road. Despite this, however, tribal raids pose regular threats to all the lands on the periphery of the Steppe, and often even farther afield. The land itself is largely desolate-Windswept plains, rocky hills, and only the occasional river. The intense heat and cold, sudden windstorms, and the unusually large concentration of monsters make life on the Steppe hard. Those that do live there grow to be skilled warriors and survivors. Numerous attempts have been made by the Northern Kingdoms to pacify the Steppe, but every attempt has ended in disaster. Travel through the Steppe is not recommended, unless with an extremely large retinue of skilled men-at-arms, or with the guidance of one of the tribes.
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