[Maplore] Rimeglen

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Rimeglen

The Expanse of Nymure

 

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Snowcoated Lands

 

Far in the northern lands of Azuras lies a vast expanse known as the Rimeglen, a land of pine-coated cliffsides, large wooded groves, and immense glacier-covered shores. All with a lingering and set permafrost over the region, as the land is almost entirely covered in snow. A token hold from the nearly constant snow falls that linger over the area, providing a coating from dreary clouds that blot out the sun. In terms of settling, this land is one of the more difficult regions, where, if it is not the cold that dries out crops, it is the beasts that roam the region that have dissuaded a significant descendant presence in the area.

 

That said, it is not uncommon to see markings on the land, from abandoned villages and half-built homes to warning signs dotted throughout the region, intended to inform those who come after. Regardless of the descendants' habitat, the area is fairly populated with various creatures acclimated to the low temperatures. These creatures vary rather widely from common foxes, wolves, and acclimated bears to large beasts of furred and serpentine nature more akin to monsters than animals.

 

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The Pale Veil

 

Close to a century before the Descendants traveling from the realm of Aevos arrived on Azuras, a large fleet of ships had set sail towards the Rimeglen. The only remnant of them that remains to this day is the immense glacial formation that the many galleons and evident hunting brigantes now sit within to the far northern coast. Not much is known of the fleet and where they might have arrived from. The facts that are made clear are that the band was most likely descendants of Horen, as those who trek out to the ships would note that a number of the vessels scattered about the glacier bear the names of many canonist saints. Some notable examples are Godwin’s Eye and Harald’s Spear, which can be found submerged in ice or left upon high ice peaks, utterly desolate. The effort they had made to come to Azuras remains primarily a matter of speculation. Still, they had arrived with the intention of pursuing a hunt, as large ballista and harpoon-like bolts are stored within a number of the under decks of these broken ships, leaving many to speculate what brought down such an organized force now commonly referred to as the Argent Spears.

 

Many wise tales from explorers of Rimglen offer potential theories about what caused the hunting band to be left in the state they were in, from stories of a great sea beast sundering their boats and casting them into the glacial cliffside, to suspicions of foul magic that grew the very ice into unsuspecting ships. That said, there is one that is undoubtedly the most popular, accounting for the majority of these other suspected theories. A tale known as The Pale Veil is commonly told to children as a means of reason to avoid the frozen north. It is said that during the Argent Spears' final preparations for their hunt, a sudden and great storm began to rock the coast, one that would last for years. Battering down upon the anchored vessels, causing them to crash into one another as a great hollowing screech rang out across the coastline that was great enough to cause one's blood to run cold. Attempts were made to call out to one another and give orders to one another, but it was to no avail as something had befallen the band of hunters. As one by one clashes were made against the ship, leaving immensely sized claw and talon marks, the troop was only able to make out the large form moving between the Pale Veil that obscured their vision before all the ships had fallen. The region was left only to remember the remnants.

 

The Village of Valgor

 

Resting within the center of Rimeglen is a relatively small village that appears to have been utterly abandoned at first glance, long since being brought up by settlers from Skjoldier in the mass settling by King Bryndr. Though it is now a space, with abandoned food left to rot about, it seemed as if the settlers picked up what they could and left much behind. Some believe they found the lands too hard to tame and shifted west with the rest of their kin, while others believe the elements themselves had claimed them.

 

Regardless of their fate in the modern day, many explorers of the region often use the abandoned fishing village as a staging ground for expeditions, setting up temporary camps at the established location before heading off further or going about their day's ventures before returning. Acting as one of the only staging grounds presently available within the region.

 

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