The Laughingflow, also known as the Trollflow in Nesmé, was a river located in the Evermoors in northwest Faerûn.[1][2][3][4] The name 'Laughingflow' was a rough translation of the original Elven name, which had it self been lost over time.[1]
Geography[]
Emerging from a lake somewhere[5] within the Evermoors, it flowed west and joined the Surbrin at Mornbryn's Shield.[2][3] The Laughingflow drained the southern moors, and the land on the other side was relatively barren, in stark contrast to its name.[1]
Description[]
The clear, fast-flowing river had a gravel bottom and banks lined with felsul, laspar, and a few blueleaf trees. Its water was drinkable but had a sharp mineral tang.[4]
Inhabitants[]
The river was home to many edible crabs, a few shalass, many schools of the small brown lout, and also slimy but edible black-and-green rock eels that inhabited the river bottom.[4]
The Laughingflow was seen as unsafe, for trolls, orcs, and barbarians would lay in wait nearby to ambush travelers on the river.[2]
The ancient green dragon Claugiyliamatar, known as Old Gnawbone, sometimes drank from the lake that fed the Laughingflow.[5]
Notable Locations[]
The Riders of Nesmé constructed several palisades, earthworks, and base camps along the Laughingflow.[1]
To the south, the town of Yartar stood at the confluence of the Surbrin and Dessarin rivers. Its people fished the Surbrin, Dessarin, and Laughingflow, which they called "the Three Rivers".[1][6][7][8][2][9]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Jennell Jaquays (1988). The Savage Frontier. (TSR, Inc), p. 47. ISBN 0-88038-593-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Ed Greenwood (1993). Volo's Guide to the North. (TSR, Inc), pp. 12, 63. ISBN 1-5607-6678-6.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 172. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Ed Greenwood and Jason Carl (July 2002). Silver Marches. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 23. ISBN 0-7869-2835-2.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ed Greenwood; Eric L. Boyd (2002-02-27). Claugiyliamatar, "Old Gnawbone". Wyrms of the North. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2016-08-13.
- ↑ Jennell Jaquays (1988). The Savage Frontier. (TSR, Inc), p. 34. ISBN 0-88038-593-6.
- ↑ Richard Baker, et al. (April 2015). Princes of the Apocalypse. Edited by Michele Carter, Stacy Janssen. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 16. ISBN 978-0-7869-6578-6.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood and Steven E. Schend (July 1994). “Campaign Guide”. City of Splendors (TSR, Inc), p. 24. ISBN 0-5607-6868-1.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1993). Volo's Guide to the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 93. ISBN 1-5607-6678-6.