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sinister past, concerned as they are with simply surviving the
region’s harsh winters.
The plains of Narfell are littered with ruins, most of which
are ignored by the Nars. They have learned that there are usually
good—and often lethal—reasons why these places have remained
undisturbed for so long. Still, every now and then, a
group of adventurers gets it into their collective head to poke
around in these places. The Nars don’t discourage this, since
they can pick up the pieces after the foolhardy foreigners trip
any long-dormant traps.
Merchants who don’t wish to travel through Thesk sometimes
use Narfell as an alternative trade route. The Long
Road starts in Damara and enters Narfell through the pass in
the Giantspire Mountains before intersecting with the Cold
Road at N’Jast. From there, it continues on toward Nathoud,
which stands in the shadows of the Icerim Mountains in
northern Rashemen. However, the Giant Gap, as it’s commonly
known, is impassable for much of the winter and
plagued by hobgoblins.
Bildoobaris
The unofficial capital of Narfell is little more than an open
plain in the shadow of Mount Nar, a massive, snow-capped peak
visible from the crossroads at N’Jast. For one tenday each
summer, this humble plain becomes a thriving city of over
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A wizard explores the ruins of Winterkeep
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30,000 Nars. This festival—also named Bildoobaris—is the
largest and most important holiday in Narfell, and even the cruelest
and most fierce Nar tribes come to drink, feast, and trade.
Mount Nar
The ancient rulers of Jastaath, one of the petty Nar kingdoms
that existed before the rise of the Empire of Narfell, ruled
over their homeland from a massive fortress high atop the
western slopes of Mount Nar. In those days, the magic of the
great priest-kings kept the weather around the fortress pleasant
and warm even in the dead of winter. Today, the ruins of
that once-great city lie lost beneath never-melting snow.
To this day, no modern expedition to the peak has even
found the buried ruins of the castle, much less penetrated
them. Such efforts are no doubt hindered by the presence of
Kryonar, the white dracolich wyrm who lives in an icy cavern
in the mountain’s northern face.
Damara
Sharing only a small border with the Great Dale along the
Rawlinswood, Damara has little to do with the lands of the Unapproachable
East. Damaran merchants trade with Nar tribes
and the folk of Rashemen via the Long Road from Trail’s End
Illustration by Vince Locke