Hello there! You’re currently within the realm known as “Hanta Gorathl,” but many know this place by the myriad of alternate names and titles: Tir Novo, Na’norg, Mosha, and most famously the “Realm of Thistle and Yew.” Why that title specifically? Because thistles tend to grow nearly everywhere within the world, as well as some breeds of yew trees that have adapted vastly to a number of environments.
You, my dear friend, are an adventurer of sorts; risking life, limb, or perhaps just dignity, is what drives you to the very end. Perhaps you were disenfranchised at birth, born to an impoverished extended family, or perhaps the ennui of noble responsibilities finally broke you out of an unexciting stupor. Everyone has their reasons to venture out!
Can I tell you something? It’s wise to hear my words, for it may save you a lot of pain and trouble – beyond the walls of civilization, even beyond the disparate hamlets, lie a whole host of strangely salacious folk and monsters. This pent-up
