The Gormorian Hills is where civilization ends in Western Morost. The Hills is a mountainous area whose peaks can reach 5,000 feet, pockmarked with ancient strongholds, caves, tunnels and mines. The terrain isn't conducive for farming and can be difficult to traverse.
Nonetheless, high pastures attract shepherds and cattle drovers while the natural and worked tunnels attract prospecting Dwarves. However, these tunnels also attract those who hide from the light of day. Specifically, The Hills attracts Goblins, Orcs and Outlaws that prey upon livestock, raid villages and merchants moving good along the river.
The Goblins and Orcs are the tribal remnants of the Great Army of the Necromancer whose passing marked the End of the Last Age. For the last generation, their activity was confined to minor raids and small confrontations. However, with coming of Summer, a rash of kidnappings, marked by attacks by Beastmen have been accompanied by more raids by not only Orcs and Goblins but also by Hobgoblins from the Far East and even Kobolds who haven't seen in so long as to be considered creatures of imagination.
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