Granite Vale

== Description ==
At the western end of the western continent lies the Granite Vale, so named for the imposing mountain ranges that denote its limits, and the stony hills that are worked by the mining towns dotting the landscape. The region is bounded on the west by Fire Peaks and to the south and west by the Scarstone Mountains, extending in a north-east direction until it reaches the Serpent Desert.
The Ebon Accord lies in the southwest of this region, and is currently in an aggressively expansionist phase. They have direct control over Spragot and Pehill, while having strong trading ties with most other settlements in the region.
== Economy ==
Mining, metalworking, and masonry dominates the south-west half of the vale due to abundant minerals in the mountains, mostly centered in Ebonridge. Meanwhile, the Forest of Thorns is a source of hardy lumber, though only one settlement actually manages to scrape by a living in the inner parts of the sprawling forest. 
The fishing towns of Pehill and Heypool, both located on opposite banks of Lake Heypool, are known as one of the best sources of monster-based alchemical ingredients outside of The Sunless Ring. Pehill dredges the safer, shallower south-western edges of the lake for plants, as well as the more common sort of fish. Heypool does its fair share of fishing as well, but is renowned for its hunters who take to the lake for week-long expeditions to track and kill large lakebed creatures. These provide a prized source of fang-ivory, bone, rare organs, and meat.
== Politics ==
The Ebon Accord is the major player in the region, based out of Ebonridge.
== Settlements ==
* Ebonridge
* Frost Thorn Fortress
* Spragot
* Shuramunz
* Pehill
* Heypool
* Karnande
== Notable Locations ==
* Forest of Thorns
* Lake Heypool
* Grey River
* Citadel of Kas the Betrayer
* Serpent Desert
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