Grey Woods
| Grey Woods | |
|---|---|
| Campaign | Campaign 2 |
| Information | |
| Capitol | Prosperity |
| Nation | New Meritta |
| World | Onmeneth |
| Plane | Material |
| Ruler | Moira Grimtooth |
| Primary Religion | Celestial Host |
| Notable Cities | Mare Glade |
There are few things that harden a group of people like the ever present threat of death and the constant vigilance required to keep not only your family and your regions safe, but indeed the entire empire. And for as long as the empire has stood, the people of Grey Woods have been very hard indeed. Standing stalwart at the northern edge of the empire, connecting to the untamed forest, the people of Grey Woods have experience fighting the horrific monstrous creatures that make their way out of the northlands. Twisted creatures with animalistic features harboring a thirst for destruction and chaos make their homes in the untamed forest. When they turn their attention Southward it is the people of Grey Woods they find. The Imperial Wardens, born and bred from the halls of Mare Glade, the largest military base in the empire, now guard the entirety of the northern border, even into Varina. Under the order of High Marshall Maerifa, the Imperial Wardens are guarding the north border rather than joining the Emperor to fight the Trition. This has been a point of political tension with the emperor and the region’s viscount, Moira Grimtooth, but their orders hold for now.
Moira spends much of her time at Mare Glade, overseeing the training facility and ensuring her people are as successful as they can be; but she must also spend not inconsiderable time in the heart of Ashjar Alaintisar, the great forest, where the capital city, Prosperity, lies. Prosperity is aptly named; the great city is built into the woods around it and has provided lush opportunity not seen in other parts of the empire. The stories say Prosperity was once a city on the outskirts of the forest but that over time the forest swallowed it up. The residents of the city, not concerned by the ever growing forest simply continued to live there and used the forest as protection. Whether that is true or not, the trees of the forest are the backbone of the city now providing structure for buildings and shelter for public gathering places. It has given prosperity a rustic feel despite being one of the most heavily populated and trafficked places in the empire.
