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desert sands or silenced by the claw or sword of a
Bloodstone denizen.
The most notorious Bloodstone denizens of
late are the Skorne (see entry, MN1), a perfidious,
bloodthirsty race according to the elves of Ios “given
to wanton barbarism and cruelty.” Other than modern
day survivors of the Skorne invasion of the Cygnaran
city of Corvis (see the WFT), perhaps no other race
knows the Skorne better than the Iosans whose
fabled Dawnguard has chronicled terrible battles with
them from long ago when the elves of Lyoss made
their exodus from their shattered empire. Though
the Skorne are not recognized as a great menace
yet, sightings on the fringes of western Immoren
are reported more frequently. Whether these are
stragglers from the destroyed army that invaded Corvis
or potential new invaders remains unclear, but recent
fights with Iosans and remote Idrian tribes indicate
that violence will come, whatevere the case.
Ternon Crag
In Power: Brue Westrone, Marshal Chief
Population: 4,500 (mostly humans)
Military: Ternon Crag has a small mercenary garrison.
Imports: Textiles, perishables, livery, liquor
Exports: Iron ore
Ternon Crag, a windblown town situated on the
banks of the malodorous waters of Comb’s Beacon
River at the mouth of the Greybranch Gap, is the
last mainstay of civilization on the edge of the vast
Bloodstone Marches. Its sandy streets and open
alleyways are often populated by pack mules, hardy
Stormlands
horses, and the occasional labor ‘jack hefting this or
that. The people of the Crag are sometimes cagey
and conniving and often transient; most of them
are prospectors and rough-hewn fortune seekers
looking for riches. Diamonds have been found in
the mountains and depressions around the 100-mile
gap, but few call the Crag home for very long. The
diamonds are difficult to find, and those who do find
them become engaged in fighting other prospectors,
not to mention constant weather outbreaks and other
oddities blowing in from the Marches. These are
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