The EARTH story - May 13, 1372
May 13th dawns sunny and warm...a perfect day for travelling. You set off soon after dawn. Faya's party has an extra horse and you are also able to double up with the others on their mounts. By changing mounts every so often you are able to make good time today, without tiring the horses.
Crossing the stream where Ayazin, Sharone, Brennon and Kelar originally appeared, you all ride southwest across the grasslands of West Nolthen. At around noontime the road curves south and continues its way over the gently rolling terrain. You continue riding into the evening. You encounter no other travellers on the road, though about an hour before you are ready to camp for the night you spot a pride of a half a dozen or so lions off in the distance.
The evening passes quietly. Brennon borrows the crystal ball again. Beth and Raz are still roaming the streets of that large city.
Before you turn in for the night, Kaboom tells you a bit more about this area. It was formerly a rich farming and ranching area of the old Empire of Saltar. When Cloudy Mountain fell to the Witch Lord Imrimil, all Nolthen soon followed, including this area. However, this region is very far removed from the evil Wizard's stronghold, so his grasp here is weaker than in other regions of Nolthen...or at least it was. Something of a political vacuum resulted: abandoned by Saltar and ignored by Imrimil. The area was reverting back to wilderness, and the population was in decline, until Imrimil suddenly took an interest in the region a year ago. His troops poured in and easily overran the one remaining settlement in the area: Riverdale. However, his interests in this area were limited to this road and Riverdale. Armies of men poured down the road to Riverdale, where they boarded waiting ships which had sailed down the Sohio from Lac Olith. From there, they sailed off for parts unknown, and have yet to return.