The
Deep Vale is a low-lying river valley, surrounded by dense trees to the north and east and rugged wetland to the south. The
Viridian Lake to the far north empties its belly into the river that divides the forests in two and feeds the tumultuous rushes of the south. Long ago, the river was thrice as wide and fast as it is now, and the wet Rushlands to the west were submerged as part of the Frogfoot Delta. But as the Viridian Lake dried, the Frogfoot River slowed and thinned and the Deep Vale formed.
The Silverwood Forest covers most of the valley formed from the coursing Frogfoot River. Long ago, the River was thrice as wide and fast as it is now, and the wet Rushlands to the west were submerged as part of the Frogfoot Delta. But as the Viridian Lake dried, the Frogfoot River slowed and thinned and the Deep Vale formed.
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The Frogfoot River ] - The Frogfoot River, named for the webbing of rivulets that separates the Silverwood forest from the Rushlands, is a fierce, icy cold river that severs the Silverwood in two. In the winter, small patches of ice make for a treacherous journey across the river, but in all other seasons, the river is too swift to cross for any land-born creatures.
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The Silverwood Forest ] - A dark, tall evergreen forest born from the wet soil of the Frogfoot River. The light is unchanging in the gloom beneath the trees. Halflings of the Deep Vale live primarily in the Silverwood, hunting lesser creatures and whittling clever craft from the pine.
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The Rushlands ] - Once submerged as part of the Frogfoot Delta, the Rushlands are now seasonal wetlands, covered head-high in water during harsh winters and cracked dry in the summer. In the spring, birds cover the water and make raucous laughter. Only a few halflings have successfully crossed the Frogfoot River into the bountiful Rushlands, but it can be easy living.
