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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thol" data-source="post: 1336669" data-attributes="member: 6365">Wireworm GorgeOn the eastern edge of the Balthor Wasteland, an immense rent in the earth seperates its hostile steppes from the grassy plains of Carfael. According to legend, the crack in the earth was caused by  a missed blow from the sword of Lor, the god of war, as he battled  Zhaina, the goddess of death, in the Battle Amongst the Clouds. In ancient times, it was known as Lor's Scar, and later as the Doom of Zhaina, but these days it is known as Wireworm Gorge.The Gorge gets its modern name from the curious folk who inhabit the cliffs on either side of the chasm and purvey their services. They get the name Wireworms from their method of ferrying travelers from one side of the Gorge to the other; through a series of pulleys and wires. These folk are at home among the airy lofts high above the Gorge floor, working their way across the wires in special harnesses of their own design. They run giant wicker and metal baskets back and forth to transport people, animals, and goods. Animals and objects as heavy as a horse can be moved across with no trouble, although anything larger, such as a wagon, must be disassembled first.The service comes at a hefty price, and can be paid by coin or by barter, if you have what they want. If not, the only alternative to a traveller is to go 70 miles north and cross at the Gully Bridge, or 100 miles south and cross at the ford where the Gorge begins. For trade caravans going to the Spice Cities beyond the Wasteland, their fee is paltry compared to the potential profits saved by cutting the journey by a week's time. And although it makes many caravan owners nervous to see their profits suspended so high above the Gorge, most bury their fears amongst thoughts of the riches they can reap once they return to Carfael.For their part, the Wireworms do quite well, although most have no idea what becomes of all their fees, as living in cliff caves can't be very expensive, or luxurious. Somewhere within those caves, perhaps, is riches beyond that of the Spice Cities themselves. No one shall likely ever know, as they guard their homes with ferocity, as the evil wizard Shandalar once discovered. He now lies somewhere in the shadowy depths of the Gorge floor. And so will anyone, they say, if they think the Wireworms are to be trifled with.Next: The Kings' Glade</blockquote>

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