Eveningstar Gorge, or Starwater Gorge,[1] was a gorge in Cormyr[1][2] that was notable as being the location of the infamous Haunted Halls.[3]
Description[]
The rocky gorge[1][2] was beautiful[1] and had very steep walls.[3] The gorge was often full of mist, which flowed down from the High Moors.[3][4][5]
Geography[]
A map showing the location of Eveningstar Gorge.
Eveningstar Gorge was located north of the town of Eveningstar, where the Starwater River broke through the Stonecliff. This allowed one of the only routes up to the dangerous Stonelands,[1][2] as it was the only gap in the Stonecliff along the entire length of the High Road from Tyrluk to Arabel.[2] The gorge was very narrow 5 miles (8 kilometers) from the town and widened as one went south.[6]
Flora & Fauna[]
The base of the gorge was covered with scrub trees and thickets,[1][2] some of which produced berries.[2] Brave children from the town played there often.[2]
Tressym, the famed winged cats, were thought to have originated in the Eveningstar region, and most of the population lived and hunted in the gorge,[2][7] keeping rodent numbers low.[2]
In the winter, wolves would migrate down from the Stonelands to the gorge to hunt, giving rise to the term "wolf winters" for particularly harsh winters in the region.[1]
Notable Locations[]
- The Haunted Halls, a dwarven keep built into the western cliff face of the gorge.[1][2]
- Old Meg's Hut, an old ruin that once was home to a hag.[6]
- Rivior's Keep, the original home of the bandit lord Rivior, for whom the Haunted Halls were built.[8]
- Redhand Pool, a small lake on the Starwater River.[9]
- Starwater River, the river that formed the gorge.[1][2]
- Thaddath farm, a ruined farm later used as a dump.[6]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Ed Greenwood (1992). Haunted Halls of Eveningstar. (TSR, Inc), p. 3. ISBN 1-56076-325-6.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Ed Greenwood (July 1995). Volo's Guide to Cormyr. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 142–144. ISBN 0-7869-0151-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb (August 1987). “Cyclopedia of the Realms”. In Karen S. Martin ed. Forgotten Realms Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 32. ISBN 0-88038-472-7.
- ↑ Anthony Herring, Jeff Grubb (1993). Player's Guide to the Forgotten Realms Campaign. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 1-56076-695-6.
- ↑ Eric Haddock (1994). Cormyr. (TSR, Inc), p. 4. ISBN 1-56076-818-5.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ed Greenwood (1992). Haunted Halls of Eveningstar. (TSR, Inc), p. 10. ISBN 1-56076-325-6.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1992). Haunted Halls of Eveningstar. (TSR, Inc), p. 32. ISBN 1-56076-325-6.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1992). Haunted Halls of Eveningstar. (TSR, Inc), p. 4. ISBN 1-56076-325-6.
- ↑ Coversheet included in Ed Greenwood (1992). Haunted Halls of Eveningstar. Edited by Anne Brown. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 1-56076-325-6.