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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. | |||
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> | |||
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> | |||
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==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue== | ==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue== | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 30 December 2019
{[canon}} 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[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 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 Swamp. 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, very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.[2] Stowndowns moss is a noted exception.[3] 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.[4]
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