The Plateau, also known as Fellmoor
Landmarks
Falling Wind Drop: a steep cliff face on the flank of the Hillback, where Helamakt's Falling Wind threw half the cliffside on the watery army. The Falling Wind Bog has grown over most of the debris, but occasional shards of the former hillside still stick out.
Grudni's Ginnel : is a narrow pathway down from the plateau to the Falling Wind Bog, between the hillock rising above the slope north of the Ammonite Face and the Hillback itself.
Ammonite Face marks the cliff washed free by the advancing waters. It is riddled with fossile spiral shells, which are considered lucky by the Heortlings. It overlooks Broken Wave Valley with the Markdale Trail keeping to the west of its soggy bottom.
Frothy Brook drains a high stretch of bog on the southeastern flank of the Hillback. It runs into Last Drop Pool on the Plateau, where the water enters the underground. Some of it reappears at Helamakt's Drizzle on the southern flank, from where it flows under Tarkalor's Bridge to join the Roadside Brook.
Caughtarrow Ridge is where Helamakt rammed his shield into the ground after it grew too heavy with the missiles and barbs of the attackers. Chalky spines still protrude eastwards from the darker rock of the ridge.
Ramsdrift Climb is a steep but manageable access to the Plateau from the east. Huge rocks tumbled down from the hillback force whoever uses this trail to make long detours. Still the shepherds use this flank to drive their herds up or down.
Sestarto's Leap is the hill right opposite the city. It is said that the Artist was so enthusiastic about the Tor that he lept from here right to the site of the citadel. Once he had raised the walls, Sestarto bound the hillock's goddess to Kadone and caused everything passing through the air from here to grow heavier, so that no one would be able to leap into the fortress. When the Lunars found out, they mounted heavy catapults here and relied on the extra weight their missiles gained by this effect.
Enfrew's Cairn is a burial mound where the Kitori fallen from a late and desperate attack on the fort were buried. The cairn was erected as a peace offering to the Kitori who don't burn their dead.
Peatcut Valley is the main source of peat for the hearthfires of the city. The massive peat bog climbs the hillsides here, but several stairs have been cut into it by generations of peat cutters.
The Champion's Plain - Here's where early in the seige Orlanthi came to challenge Lunar heroes. This practice was most popular early in the siege but became rarer as the siege continued.
The Burning Ground - The charnel ground where the Orlanthi burned their dead. For the most part the Lunars respected this ground but fuel became more and more of a problem as the siege went on. Funerals were few early on but became far too common later on.
The Containing Wall
Lunar Watch Towers
The Stream? Lunar water?
The Standing Stones ancient recall victory over Iron Vrok?
The Watcher's Hill
Outlying Villages and Steads
Bloodline Mines - These thin mines were mostly mined out long ago. They were thin veins of blood of sea monsters or the god. Some were also the hair left behind by Helamakt. Very few remain.
Desdrylnaswood - No weapons may be drawn here. Enemies can speak to one another.
The Lunar Camp
The Baggage Camp
The Lunar River Port
Ways In And Out of the City
The Goat's Path (see also: A Hero Approaches)
The Snake's Path
Catching a Wind
The Tunnels
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