THE PINE WOOD
This is a vast forest on the western slopes of the OSTKRAGS. It was once much smaller than it is now, but since the destruction of the DUKEDOM OF GREAT VALE it has grown large indeed. While some lumbermen do try to harvest around the edge, many have disappeared or met horrible endings. There are rumors that goblins from the mountains, owlbears, and even green dragons roam the woods.
It is a certitude that there is an elf tower within the woods where Queen Bright-Always-Rainbow-Truth receives the homage of all the elf-chieftains in the lands about.
It is also a certitude that the ruins of Virkon, the former capital of Great Vale lies within the boundaries of the forest, although few have tried to find it and fewer (but not none) have returned.