Valley of Thorns

The Valley of Thorns is a small valley located in Cainaan inside of the Zapno mountain range. Once upon a time the valley used to be a beautiful valley filled with all different kinds of flowers and was a popular location for all kinds of scientist to research the valley, or for druids wanting to retreat back to nature. The valley, ruled by druids, was on of the last hold outs of old Tara Tranda due to its remote location. The vampiric rulers of Cainaan would eventually take full control in 1456 and change the look of the valley permanently by experimenting with the growth of large roses.
== History ==
=== Old Valley ===
Before the vampiric rule the valley was predominantly inhabited by a group of druids who saw themselves as the keepers and protectors of the valley. They constructed a small encampment in the centre of the valley and used the local plant life to find suitable ingredients for all kinds of beneficial potions. To elongate once life, or to cure any ailments. In return they also created remedies to cure diseases of the local flora. This lead to an increase in growth of all kinds of different plant life, which made the valley already filled with plants even more densely packed with foliage. The small encampment expanded and a central tower was build, from which the druids could peacefully experiment with all sorts of alchemical crafts.
A new chapter would however dawn, or perhaps dusk, for the valley with the full take over Tara Tranda by vampires. The group of druids was initially infiltrated by a few vampires but they did not manage to assert full control over the valley. The druids already had their suspicion that vampires had infiltrated their group for none of them wanted to eat the garlic bread dish for which the druids were renowned for. Therefore disposing of the infiltrators was a easy job. The druids however could not withstand the might of a prolonged vampiric invasion from 1431 to 1456. Initially the druids were successful in driven back the invading forces using their knowledge of the valley and the plants, using both against the sanguine beings. But their numbers started to dwindle and eventually the last of the druids were killed in 1456. 
=== Valley of Thorns ===
A new group of people had made the valley their home, vampires who were particularly interested in botanical innovations. They studies the experiments from the druids and started to corrupt them. The took over the tower in the centre of the valley and from here they spread their corruption over the valley. First they grew larger and larger roses with thorns bigger than before, followed by that they experimented on growing specifically the stalk of the roses to be longer and stronger. The old tower would soon be covered in a giant rose and was renamed to the Tower of Thorns. Their experiments would grow stronger and the valley would eventually be covered in large roses in all kinds of different colours. Earning the valley its name. While corrupted the valley is in an odd way still beautiful for all its roses and smells incredible, but is quite thorny. 
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