NEW MAP: Reth Mountains Region
Okay, here's a new map I just did today, the
RETH MOUNTAINS REGION. It basically connect my
"Around Eversink" map (post #109) to my
"Anthmoor Region" map (post #19).
This map shown the entire
Reth Mountain Range, which is surrounded on all sides by the
Storm Jungle. The bulk of the jungle is controlled by the catmen of
The Tabaxi Sovereignty, although the mountains and northwestern part of the jungle is controlled by the
Reth Tribes.
The Reth Tribes are groups of evil humanoids that have banded together behind the power of
Reth City. The Reth tribes are made up of mountain orcs, gnoll, ogres, trolls, and other evil giants. (They have a tentative alliance with the tabaxi.) The Reth Tribes are led by whoever has the power to hold
Reth City, and it is believed that the denizen of
Vannar Tower is their ally. This powerful spellcaster is said to be in league with demons and has "evil" vermin as his/her servants.
It didn't take the tabaxi long to reconquer the Storm Jungle from the lesser humanoids (tasloi, humans) that had moved in and taken over. These tribes have now been subjugated by the tabaxi, for the most part, although some humanoid tribes have evaded the tabaxi by always remaining on the move. The Storm Jungle is a big place, after all.
Most of the communities located within the Storm Jungle were built by the tabaxi, in ages past, but were left unoccupied when they were banished by
Mirella. The humans and tasloi tribes rarely used the smaller communities, but had moved into the larger towns, such as
Hutham,
Taggar, and
Tanggcol. The tribes avoided the evil towers and temples of the tabaxi like the plague, however.
The High Priest of Tattenger,
Merown [NE male tabaxi Clr20 (Tu) / Epic5], has led the tabaxi since their return and he's likely to be their supreme ruler for years to come. Merown is fanatically loyal to
Tu, and he hates all other humanoids. He believes humans are little more than pests to be exterminated. Merown has already restored the ancient temple of
Tu-shal and is planning to have a ziggurat built near the
Town of Hutham, so more human sacrifices can be made in the name of
Tu.
Other ancient structures that have been reclaimed include the towers known as
Uhers and
Veng'Sa'Mar, as well as the fortress called
Felinhall. Most of the smaller communities are still half-ruined, but it's only a matter of time until all of these structures are completely restored. Another ancient tabaxi structure, the mountain chateau called
Gebralt is one of the few that hasn't been reclaimed by the tabaxi. Something even more sinister than the tabaxi lives there now, and it won't give the chateau up.
This map also shows parts of the following nations and city-states:
The Storm Domain, the
City of Storms, the
Monarachy of Avion, and the
Despotism of Viwe.
The Storm Domain is ruled from the
City of Anthmoor, which is to the southwest, on the tip of the
Storm Peninsula. The
City of Hutmallia is part of this land, as is the
Town of Linnesburg. However, the communities west of
Hutmallia are allied to the
City of Tallawan, instead.
Iagi Castle is the strongest defendable locale outside the city walls of
Hutmallia and
Tallawan. (The citizens of the Storm Domain and the City of Storms are currently hard pressed by the tabaxi.)
Only the most southern part of the Monarchy of Avion is visible on this map, including the
City of Ilasi. The Ruins of Tladi are of a city-state that was independant, in this region. It was one of the first cities to fall when the tabaxi attacked. The communities on the northwestern side of the Storm Peninsula are part of the island nation known as the Despotisim of Viwe. This land, full of evil headhunters, is led from
Viwe City on
Tor Island. It's leader is a hobgoblin named
Galuk Margguk [NE male hobgoblin Ftr12]. He is known as
The High Despot, and has made a pact of nonagression with Merown.
Cheers!
KF
