Forests & Woodlands
The only wooded lands in or around Lyju is the Calorfindel Forest, which is
more commonly called Ca'del by the Lyju locals. The southern section of Ca'del
is inhabited by High Elves who are extremely reclusive. During the 100 Years
War, when Alimur was invading through the Tirge, the Elven King flatly refused
to send any aid. The third, and final, messenger that King Dunn sent to the
Calorfindel elves returned with an arrow wound in both legs and a grazing arrow
wound on his cheek. Now days the elves keep to themselves and the prefer that
the humans do the same. However there are a couple of human traders that have
permission to trade in the Ca'del Elven Cities in the Treetops. Those few
humans who have been there talk of breathtakingly beautiful cities 100 feet
above the forest floor.
The northern sections of the forest are inhabited by goblins and and other
goblinoids. But Lyjuans rarely have problems with them unless they wander into
the forest.
Mountains
The southern tip of the Goril Mountains make up Lyju's northern border. There
are no Dwarven caverns this far south, the only inhabitants of this section of
the Gorils are trolls, wyvrn, and other undesirables. The closest stronghold of
Dwarven Folk is about 50 miles north, near where the Jeand Barony and the
Kingdom of Tirge meet.
Hills
The Ca'del foothills comprise almost half of the land-area of Lyju, and they
are (for the most part) not inhabited by the human population of Lyju. These
wildlands are home to countless forms of wildlife, and a few clans of kobolds.
Closer to the Gorils are usually wandering bands of Bugbears and other
creatures. At the far north end of Lyju, where the Ca'del foothills meet the
Goril Mts at the mountain pass from Lyju to Elulas, is a small human
settlement. This is mainly a small walled marketplace for those brave trade
caravans that make their way between Elulas and Lyju. The 2nd regiment of the
Royal Lyjuan Cavalry routinely patrols that trail to the pass to keep it as
safe as possible for merchants.
Rivers
While rivers are traditionally a good sourse of trade transportation and a
birthplace to many towns, that is not the case for the South Goril River. This
monster of water floods frequently, and when it's not flooding it is moving so
fast (and it's so rocky) that its almost impossible to navigate it safely in a
boat throughout most of the year.
