basic path to Castle Chestella and Castle Zhestal
Fondfield area -> The Great Open area -> Lonesome Keep aka Forlorn Keep
Fondfield to 3rd ruins is about 950 miles. (Castle Zhestal) walking takes 48-50 days at 20 miles per day. riding horse: 24-26 days at 40 miles per day
Lonesome Keep to 3rd ruins is about 400 miles. ( Lonesome Keep aka Forlorn Keep ) walking takes 20-23 days at 20 miles per day. riding horse: 10-12 days at 40 miles per day.
Fondfield to Lonesome Keep is about 550 miles walking is 28 days riding horse is 14 days merchant wagon is 22 days at 25 miles per day
from the prairie up to the high plains in the mountains will take 4-7 days of that.
turn south and follow the Ditol River to a dry spring near Khzol Pass
Move southward past the Khzol Pass. Head into the Mountains of Death.
land types and wandering monsters encountered:
civilized area; forests, open areas, roads outside the borders; plains and hills
Green Messenger Guild, merchants, cavalry troop of 30, walking company of wood elves, Border Watch ( squad of 10 soldiers and 1 serjeant or 20 soldiers, 2 serjeants, and a Lt.)
hills, Invisible River, plains
merchants headed for Lonesome Keep, Invisible River, owls, wolves, plains snakes, small spiders, herd animals: antelope, coyotes, blink dog, troop of bugbears, buffalo, eagles, geese, toads, brown bear, quail, moles, falcons, grasshoppers and crickets, mockingbirds, robins, butterflies, millipedes.
plains, 3 rivers, hills, Lonesome Keep
Orcs, bugbears, merchants, a small patrol from the keep, wolves, plains snakes, small spiders, herd animals: antelope, coyotes, buffalo, eagles, geese, grasshoppers, toads, brown bear, quail, moles, falcons, grasshoppers and crickets, mockingbirds, robins, butterflies, millipedes.
Diltol River, plains, Mountains of Death
undead, orcs, wolves, buffalo, eagles, geese, toads, brown bear, quail, moles, falcons, grasshoppers and crickets, mockingbirds, robins, butterflies, millipedes.
plains, dry spring ( source of Diltol River), Khzol Pass, Mountains of Death, ruins
small groups of wandering people, undead, wolves, buffalo, eagles, geese, toads, brown bear, quail, moles, falcons, grasshoppers and crickets, mockingbirds, robins, butterflies, millipedes.
plains, ruins, Mountains of Death, snow
undead, wolves, buffalo, eagles, geese, toads, brown bear, quail, moles, falcons, grasshoppers and crickets, mockingbirds, robins, butterflies, millipedes.
plains, cliff, Mountains of Death, snow
undead, wolves, buffalo, eagles, geese, toads, brown bear, quail, moles, falcons, grasshoppers and crickets, mockingbirds, robins, butterflies, millipedes.
huge valley in Mountains of Death, mountain, snow
Undead, gargoyle, mountain goats, eagles, elk, troll, wasp, wolf, hill giants, storm giants, frost giants, yeti, wolverine.
2 ruins (Castle Chestella and Castle Zhestal), Mountains of Death
Undead, gargoyle, mountain goats, eagles, elk, troll, wasp, wolf, hill giants, storm giants, frost giants, yeti, wolverine.
Supplies at Fondfield and Lonesome Keep
Latitude is about 42 degrees South. This is the Southern hemisphere.