Vasterlands

The Vasterlands is a region north of the Mountainfolk realm. Mostly disconnected from the rest of Tairghol and only accessible by sea or by one of two land routes, countries in the eastern Vasterlands tend to be self-serving, warlike and unaffected by the opinions of their neighbours. The west Vasterlands, though, are mostly part of the Dalforean League and are peaceful trade states. The two are kept in balance by the power and political clout of the rest of the League, south of the mountains.
== Geography ==
The Vasterlands are bounded to the south by the realm of the Mountainfolk; a mountain range with peaks touching the very clouds. These mountains peter out as one travels north, eventually becoming hills and flattening, over several leagues, into a wide plain.
The plain is the Vasterlands proper, and spans over a hundred and fifty leagues from west to east. at the very western end are the Vadyan-owned Silklakes, which are seasonal mudflats - dry in summer, but impassable fens and lakes in the winter. In the central Vasterlands, the Terlisch River runs from the lower hills to the northern coast in almost a straight line. 
North of the Vasterlands are the Yerlenzee and the Great Northern Bight, two seas which merge and intermingle above the three trade states of Trisk, Røgolm and Avzold. The Vasterlands end in the east at the Flentia River, tapering into nothing at the end of the Mountainfolk realm.Category:Geography