Moorland
| The Moorland | |
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| The Moorlands | |
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| Plane | Innistrad |
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| Part of | Gavony |
The Moorland, or the Moorlands, is the largest and most sparsely populated parish of Gavony, lying beyond the well-settled Nearheath. Characterized by bleak open moors, frequent fog, and ancient stones, the area is known for its hostile environment and the high concentration of supernatural threats that roam freely across the countryside. Unlike the fertile hills of Nearheath, the Moorland is harsh and mostly untamed, making permanent settlements rare and perilous to maintain.
Description
The Moorland beyond the Nearheath is a vast parish of Gavony in Innistrad with relatively few human inhabitants.[1] This has always been a more desolate region, where spectral wolves, wandering geists, and monstrous zombies make the region far more dangerous than other parts of Gavony. There are few trees in the Moorland and the ground is covered with coarse grass, bracken, and violet heather. There are boulders and standing rocks, and the countryside seems to be covered in perpetual mist.[2]
Villages are few and far between, so although Moorland makes up more than half of the area of Gavony, very few people live here, and more than half of the villages that can be found are unpopulated. Some storied and picturesque manors still exist here, abandoned by their former owners. The area is rife with geists, many of them dangerous, and travelers are constantly at risk from them as well as other things that wander the countryside. The Drogskol is an army of spirits that are more protective. They were once a large militia, that fell to a horde of the unhallowed.[2]
The moorland is also the original stomping ground of Grimgrin, a horrific skaab monstrosity created and set loose by the necro-alchemist Geralf.[3] Some might prefer huggling with the geists rather than finding themselves in the way of Grimgrin.
Locations
- Angel Road - contested boundary between the forces of Gisa and Geralf.
- Merwald Downs - a small village notable only for its proximity to Rider's Lock.[2]
- Rider's Lock - a walled compound, housing the Gavony Riders, an elite cavalry wielding swords and lances.[4][2]
- The Silburlind River - with its source in the Moorland, the Silburlind runs down through Nephalia and enters the ocean at Havengul.[2]
- Westvale Road - a road which runs through Bower Passage in Kessig and passes through Trostad and Westvale.[5][2]
- Trostad
- a former village of trappers on the border with Kessig, was overrun with skaabs shortly before the Siege of Thraben. Functioning as Geralf's base of operations.[5][2] - Westvale - a small village populated by cultists.
- Westvale Abbey
- secret lair of the demon Ormendahl.
- Westvale Abbey
- Trostad
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References
- ↑ Magic Creative Team (September 28, 2011). "A Planeswalker's Guide to Innistrad: Gavony and Humans". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-01-17.
- ↑ a b c d e f g James Wyatt 2016, "The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Innistrad".
- ↑ Monty Ashley (November 28, 2011). "Who Is Grimgrin?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18.
- ↑ Magic Creative Team (April 18, 2012). "Planeswalker's Guide to Avacyn Restored: Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Jenna Helland (January 16, 2012). "Preview Article: Mikaeus, the Unhallowed". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016.
- ↑ Justyna Gil (September 14, 2021). "Full art for Moorland Rescuer (art brief inside)!". Reddit.