Map 179 - Griffin Valley - Regional Map

# Background Lore

Griffin Valley is the stretch of settled land in the northern border of the realm. Its north border end in the Shallowsky Peaks mountain range. The mountain range is almost impassable, safe for a canyon formed after eons of erosion caused by the Ardent River. The mountain pass eventually emerges miles north to the impassable Barren Lands, which are in permafrost state.

Griffin Valley is not a very populated area. Most peasants live in the capital, Griffinholm, which sits in the middle of the valley, next to the Ardent River. The only other city in Griffin Valley is Ridgepass, a walled city with its back to the mountains. There are, of course, many more settlements in the valley, small communities and hamlets dot the countryside. Most of them are dedicated solely to farming and raising cattle.

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