Defenders of the Forest - Liber Fanatica

Ot h e r Lo c a t i o n s
Athel Loren is full of fantastic places. Any of these locations
could conceivably be detailed to provide the setting for an entire
adventure.
11. Northern Sentinels
Navigation: N/A
Forest Disposition: Hostile (-20)
Magic: Normal (-1D through boundary)
Kindreds: Scout
Loren is feared by most Bretonnians in the region of Parravon,
who refer to its Sentinels as the “frontière de terreur”, “knights’
gravestones”, or “watchstones”. A trail leading to the Glade of
the Lost is accessible to humans, but locals are still wary of disturbing
even a single leaf. See page 58 for Sentinel rules.
12. Glade of the Lost
Navigation: Very Easy (+30)
Forest Disposition: Neutral (0)
Magic: Lore of Death (+1)
Kindreds: Scout
This glade was abandoned by Elves long ago. According to
legend, the Lost Kindred migrated east when their magnificent
Wythel trees ceased to grow in Loren. Bereaved Parravonian
mothers now seek out a clearing called the Glade of Children,
where Loren’s fay occasionally release wrongfully abducted
youths.
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13. Hills of the Dead
Navigation: Easy (+20)
Forest Disposition: Cold (-10)
Magic: Lore of Death (+2)
Kindreds: None
These sparsely-wooded highlands are nominally part of Athel
Loren. Human worshippers of Ishernos the Earth Mother live in
secret enclaves amongst the hills. Centuries ago, these hedgefolks’
ancestors fled here from the Empire to escape forceful
conversion. Asrai tolerate the hedgefolk and their wraith-haunted
henges because Ishernos is seen as a quaint, human imitation
of the goddess Isha.
14. Western Sentinels
Navigation: N/A
Forest Disposition: Cold (-10)
Magic: Normal (-1D through boundary)
Kindredss: Scout
People of Quenelles fear Loren but they do sometimes have
friendly contact with Elves. The Sentinels along Loren’s western
border are known locally as the “ligne magie”, “forest’s teeth” or
“waystones”. See page 58 for Sentinel rules. The region where
the river Brienne emerges from Loren’s borders is patrolled by a
Grail Knight serving the Naieth the Prophetess.
Lost Heir of Duke Tancred II: PCs who are ambushed by
Dryads while delivering Étoile de Chêne might be relieved when
the knight arrives to dismiss the spirits after 1d5+3 rounds. The
mysterious knight wears a patchwork of archaic armour bearing
no heraldry and rides an Elven Steed.
15. Greenskin Monolith of Anghifyl
Navigation: Easy (+20)
Forest Disposition: Cold (-10)
Magic: Normal
Kindreds: None
This region’s largest burial cairn is crowned by a monolith
shaped curiously like an Orc. During the second Bretonnian
Errantry War, the stone-shaper Anghifyl fought a magical battle
here against an Orc shaman named Oddbone. Greenskins who
can’t comprehend the warnings inscribed on the Sentinels always
pay heed to Anghifyl’s monolith.
16. Tree of Woe
Navigation: Routine (+10)
Forest Disposition: Hostile (-20)
Magic: Lore of Chaos (+1)
Kindreds: None
The gnarled and blackened Tree of Woe is a legacy of Cyanathair’s
first assault against Loren, launched in -813 IC. The
Treeman Coeddil brought Cyanathair to quarter on the forest’s
northwestern edge, where the creature was held in place and
destroyed by Ariel’s magic. The Tree of Woe is a charred shell of