Moon's Fall Vengeance

Once the center of the aelvar empire during the Second Age, the region known as Moon's Fall Vengeance (MFV) is a blasted, nigh uninhabitable peninsular wasteland of black glass storms, magic run amok, and twisted life.

Location

Considered the boundary between Eastern and Western Noefra, the peninsula known as MFV is located south of the Ringwall mountains, east of the Jungle of Fangs, and west of the enigmatic Dragonreach. Approachable overland via a narrow neck of volcanic ground, and with the western Moon Sea being known for treacherous currents and glass storms, very few have visited the area since the Cataclysm.

Terrain

The surface of MFV is largely covered by sheets and fragments of black glass, formed ages ago at Moon's Fall by the interaction of the impact of the fallen moon and the arcane weapons used to attempt to deflect it. What life there is exists in the cracks, ravines, and underground caves. A few areas around the perimeter have healed, mainly due to the dedicated effort of goroesi groups. But their efforts are limited in scope. Further inland, the damage gets worse and only the deep caverns hold sane life. A spine of mountains and volcanoes extends down the center of the peninsula, and other volcanic areas dot the land

The whole area is heavily under the influence of the Plane of Lava as well as wild magic and extensive pockets of demonic influence.

Discovered by the Argentones in 261 AC:

The black glass is not ancient, as it was believed. Instead, it was formed by an intentional process, maintained over the millennia. The millions of aelvar and goblins who lived in the area were first killed by an enormous necromantic ritual that trapped them, body and soul, in a black sludge in Shadow. This sludge was the pumped into a tower (later called the Tower of Rain), tortured to produce excess aether, and then the gaseous remains emitted into the atmosphere, where it condenses and falls as boiling hot showers of black, soul-embedded glass. The liberated aether was then sent to the other Towers for use in their business. The Tower of Rain was destroyed by the Argentones in early 261 AC.

Towers and Banes

Each of the 4 secondary towers, the remnants of the ancient palace, houses the source of one "bane", one of the effects that plague the peninsula. The central tower emits the last bane, Oblivion, which shields the other towers. Notably, the banes cannot directly attack anything that is underground even by as much as an inch of stone. The goroesi believe it is the blessing of the Weaver (the Archon of Time as they worship it).

1. Tower of Black Rain: Mentioned above. This served as a main external power source for whatever is driving this whole mess. Formerly located to the south-west of the central spire. Note: destroyed in 261 AC by the Argentones.
2. Tower of Lamentation: Source of the Lamentation, which manifests as planes are forcibly melded and an "angelic" figure descends, multiplying to form a roughly 1 mile-radius ring. These figures sing a song of ultimate sadness, paralyzing anything caught in the ring. The ring then sweeps inward, drawing out the soul (and in fact most of the aether from the body) of anything it touches, including the remnants of the souls in the black glass. This Lamentation manifests somewhat randomly--no pattern has been observed. It's believed to be at least in part a recycling mechanism for the souls trapped in the glass, as well as reaping new souls for the Soul Engine of the Tower of Rain. Also notably, the apex of this tower glows green, similar to the green of the fallen moon. Located to the south-east of the central spire. Note: Shut down in 261 AC by the Argentones, who rescued the tortured soul at the core, Rhiannon Songweaver.
3. Tower of Monsters: This tower hosts the Bane of Monsters, whereby hostile creatures are bred and teleported to the entrances of the caves and tunnels, to bedevil and harass anyone living inside. Not much else is known other than it resides in the north-east.
4. Tower of Storms: This tower produces the Shadowstorms that afflict areas at random, sweeping whatever is in their path into Shadow. Or dumping things from Shadow (including demons) into the Mortal. Not much else is known other than it occupies the north-west slot.
5. Central Spire: This tower, much larger than the others, was the residence of the emperor and the heart of his power. It is now the heart of the plagues that keep the peninsula a blasted waste. From it comes Oblivion, the field that surrounds the other towers. All planar travel through the boundaries of the tower is impossible (including teleportation) and any creature that touches the outside has its soul or animating force violently torn out and consumed. Any projectile launched at the outside of the tower has its magic drained or momentum nulled. This provides near-perfect protection for the towers, but, like the other banes, cannot extend underground. The towers' own reinforcing magics must protect it there.

Notable Places

The MFV Tower of Trials

Located about a day from Yondar near the main tunnel route back toward Oldhome.

Yondar

An encampment/village of archonic goroesi on the north west coast, dedicated to healing the land.

Zandak

A village of non-archonic goroesi on the north-western coast near the main spine. Known for being dedicated to strength and not belonging to the community of seers.

Gor'ka

A colony of pirates located on the western shore.

Oldhome

The central city of the archonic goroesi, located deep under the central mountain range.