Psychrassan Highlands (concept)
Biozone: Psychrassan Highlands
The Psychrassan Highlands are a rugged series of heavily forested foothills that cut across the landscape toward the Black Pass and the Iron Spires further north. These dense forests have long been considered a rural backwater—thick, rocky forests with little in raw minerals and inaccessible for most due to the megafauna and avalanches. The treacherous terrain leading to the Black Pass and Iron Spires is incredibly difficult to traverse without knowledge or a guide, and what few towns and villages exist here are often remarked as the edge of civilization due to the deep wilds that lay beyond the towering mountains.
The further we've travelled into the forests from the Pathos Delta, towns have grown farther and farther apart. It's been nearly five days since we passed the last. As the wood turns to thick, white-barked pine and the forest floor grows covered in thistle and cones, we know we've finally reached the Psychrassan Highlands. Harsh wind bites at us, rolling down from the mountains beyond the trees, and I can't help but tighten my clothes around me. The stoic wilderness around us does not seem to mind the cold wind.
A loud rumbling echoes through the wood against the crunching of wood as some, large beasts moves through the trees, though it's impossible to tell from where. We're not likely to find respite in warm bed and food any time soon, so I hope we packed enough supplies for the journey.