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Avoided by [[the Arak]] for good reason, the Stowndowns is a region of desolate and rocky [[land]] taking up most of the southern [[Shadow Rift]]. It is filled with [[dangerous]] or hostile, rocky terrain such as plummeting crevasses and uneven craggy ground<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> broken up with a few noxious [[swamp]]s for bad measure.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Like any part of the Shadow Rift, the [[geography]] of the Stowndowns can warp and reshape itself from time to time.
Avoided by [[the Arak]] for good reason, the Stowndowns (also spelled [[Stonedowns]] is a region of desolate and rocky [[land]] taking up most of the southern [[Shadow Rift]]. It is filled with [[dangerous]] or hostile, rocky terrain such as plummeting crevasses and uneven craggy ground<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> broken up with a few noxious [[swamp]]s for bad measure.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Like any part of the Shadow Rift, the [[geography]] of the Stowndowns can warp and reshape itself from time to time.


The primary [[body of water]] in the Stowndowns is the [[Biting Tarn]], a tiny [[lake]] that is fed by the [[Falling River]] running over the [[cliffs]] of the [[Greenlands]] ([[the Precipice) above.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Tainted by the various unwholesome minerals brought by the River, the Biting Tarn's waters are unsuitable for consumption, whereas the churning currents dislodge disgusting [[mud]] from the lake's bottom.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The lake's [[animal]]s and other inhabitants present their own perils.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The Biting Tarn feeds two rivers, neither less noxious than the lake, the [[Grimfey Flow]] and the [[Nightrush]]<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>. The Grimfey Flow turns east before south and then flowing into another cascade<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>, ultimately ending in the [[Black Swamp]]. The Nightrush goes only for a tiny amount before entering said swamp to the north.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>
The Stowndowns is called [[Blamaug]] in the [[language]] of [[the Arak]].<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 98</ref>


Although it may be possible to find a large [[tree]] or two at the bottom of the Precipice, very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> [[Stowndowns Moss|Stowndowns moss]] is a noted exception.<ref name="Gaz V p. 103">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103</ref> [[Spider]]s and spider-like beings (such as [[aranea]] are some of the primary [[living]] [[fauna]] and monstrous inhabitants of the Stowndowns, having been hunted or run out of other places in the Shadow Rift. [[Corporeal]] [[saugh]] also congregate here.<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103-104</ref>
==Geographical Features==
The primary [[body of water]] in the Stowndowns is the [[Biting Tarn]], a tiny [[lake]] that is fed by the [[Falling River]] running over the [[cliffs]] of the [[Greenlands]] ([[the Precipice]]) above.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Tainted by the various unwholesome minerals brought by the River, the Biting Tarn's waters are unsuitable for consumption, whereas the churning currents dislodge disgusting [[mud]] from the lake's bottom.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 119</ref> The lake's [[animal]]s and other inhabitants present their own perils.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 119</ref> The Biting Tarn feeds two rivers, neither less noxious than the lake, the [[Grimfey Flow]] and the [[Nightrush]]<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 119</ref>. The Grimfey Flow turns east before south and then flowing into another cascade<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 119</ref>, ultimately ending in the [[Black Marsh]]. The Nightrush goes only for a tiny amount before entering said swamp to the north.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 119</ref>
 
Although it may be possible to find a large [[tree]] or two at the bottom of the Precipice<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 98</ref>, very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> [[Stonedowns Moss|Stowndowns moss]] is a noted exception.<ref name="Gaz V p. 103">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103</ref> [[Spider]]s and spider-like beings (such as [[aranea]] are some of the primary [[living]] [[fauna]] and monstrous inhabitants of the Stowndowns, having been hunted or run out of other places in the Shadow Rift. [[Corporeal]] [[saugh]] also congregate here.<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103-104</ref>
 
The [[Black Marsh]] winds around the northern, eastern, and southern sides of drier areas of [[the Stonedowns]].<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 57</ref> Though areas of this [[salt]]-laden swamp bear more plant life (even all but suffocated by with) than the rest of the Stowndowns<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref>, all of the Black Marsh is dangerous thanks to the dangerous denizens, uncertain mires, and other terrors of the Marsh.<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 103-104</ref> The [[incorporeal undead]] of the saugh are a particular danger here, for it is their favored haunting ground.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref><ref>The Shadow Rift p. 100, 103</ref>
 
The easternmost side of the southern rift<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref> near the [[Nova Vaasan]] [[border]]<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> is home to the [[Darkenheights]], a steep and dangerous incline of jagged rock leading up to a [[plateau]], upon which sits the [[Obsidian Gate]].<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref>


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[[Category:Locations in the Shadow Rift]]
[[Category:Locations in the Shadow Rift]]
[[region]]
[[category:region]]
[[category:Region of the Shadow Rift]]
[[category:The Southern Rift]]
==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==
==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==


Latest revision as of 23:38, 9 June 2022

Avoided by the Arak for good reason, the Stowndowns (also spelled Stonedowns is a region of desolate and rocky land taking up most of the southern Shadow Rift. It is filled with dangerous or hostile, rocky terrain such as plummeting crevasses and uneven craggy ground[1][2] broken up with a few noxious swamps for bad measure.[2] Like any part of the Shadow Rift, the geography of the Stowndowns can warp and reshape itself from time to time.

The Stowndowns is called Blamaug in the language of the Arak.[3]

Geographical Features

The primary body of water in the Stowndowns is the Biting Tarn, a tiny lake that is fed by the Falling River running over the cliffs of the Greenlands (the Precipice) above.[1][2] Tainted by the various unwholesome minerals brought by the River, the Biting Tarn's waters are unsuitable for consumption, whereas the churning currents dislodge disgusting mud from the lake's bottom.[1] The lake's animals and other inhabitants present their own perils.[1] The Biting Tarn feeds two rivers, neither less noxious than the lake, the Grimfey Flow and the Nightrush[1]. The Grimfey Flow turns east before south and then flowing into another cascade[1], ultimately ending in the Black Marsh. The Nightrush goes only for a tiny amount before entering said swamp to the north.[1]

Although it may be possible to find a large tree or two at the bottom of the Precipice[4], very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.[2] Stowndowns moss is a noted exception.[5] Spiders and spider-like beings (such as aranea are some of the primary living fauna and monstrous inhabitants of the Stowndowns, having been hunted or run out of other places in the Shadow Rift. Corporeal saugh also congregate here.[6]

The Black Marsh winds around the northern, eastern, and southern sides of drier areas of the Stonedowns.[7] Though areas of this salt-laden swamp bear more plant life (even all but suffocated by with) than the rest of the Stowndowns[2], all of the Black Marsh is dangerous thanks to the dangerous denizens, uncertain mires, and other terrors of the Marsh.[8] The incorporeal undead of the saugh are a particular danger here, for it is their favored haunting ground.[2][9]

The easternmost side of the southern rift[10] near the Nova Vaasan border[2] is home to the Darkenheights, a steep and dangerous incline of jagged rock leading up to a plateau, upon which sits the Obsidian Gate.[10][2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 101
  3. ↑ Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 98
  4. ↑ The Shadow Rift p. 98
  5. ↑ Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103
  6. ↑ Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103-104
  7. ↑ The Shadow Rift p. 57
  8. ↑ The Shadow Rift p. 103-104
  9. ↑ The Shadow Rift p. 100, 103
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Shadow Rift p. 120

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

The Shadow Rift

The Shadow Rift - pp98-101

The Shadow Rift - p57

Stowndowns, The Stowndowns


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