The Barren North

The Barren North is a region in the north (imagine that) of Hylos. It composes the majority of the areas affected by the magical blast and wasting effects from Harrow Hold affecting much of this region. However, The Barren North ends roughly at the Karveil River, and thusly Uther.

Harrow Hold
An utterly destroyed ruin off of the coast of the upper continent's island. That it is separated from it's nearby landmass is no accident. The Battle of Harrow's Hold ended with a magical blast that decimated all nearby lands. The seven wizards of the Spellsand Desert severed the ancient fortress' landmass ties in hope to stop anything left after the battle from leaving the tainted place.

The Gray Waste
The explosion at Harrow Hold utterly destroyed life in the majority of the Barren North, most of it now has no animal or plant life that is not magically treated. The residual magic left from the blast leaves behind frightening creatures indeed. The Barren North is called so for a reason, and so it is rare that it is explored.

Cloverdale
A seemingly human civilization utterly destroyed after the magical blast from Harrow Hold. Not much is known about the city before its destruction.

Troublant Grisnoire Mountains
This extensive mountain range separates much of the Gray Waste from the rest of the continent. Lofty and unappealing, these ranges are rarely traversed; especially when one could simply take a boat along the Wight Coast, circumventing them entirely.

Rendwen
A medium sized coastal human civilization. Rendwen is unique in that the majority of the population lives in the walls of a massive coastal canyon, a vertical city that keeps to itself. The lighthouse of Rendwen is where the Lighttender (their elected official) resides, as it also acts as a governmental building.

Uitenbrük
A large underground dwarven city. The citizens thereof are entirely self sufficient and rarely trade or communicate with other cities. Thusly, little is known of the dwarven metropolis. Don Juan Cherry Tempo, Son of Hel Vor once passed through this city in the company of two other adventurers; Zahaak and Alleyah.

Vicar's Cross
A small human town east of Uther which guards one of the only safe passages through the Troublant Mountains. The citizens of this town live in fear of attacks from creatures within the mountains, and are particularly paranoid of magic users. A fanatically religious town with a fitting name.

Uther
The Karveil River marks the end of the Barren North. Uther, which sits upon the river, is a very large city, known for it's commerce, especially from sea trade.