Lionsmane Forest

The Lionsmane Forest, located at the northwestern corner of Meratt County in northern Taldor, is more a collection of smaller copses than a true forest. The county's loggers have largely overlooked it due to its remote location, and its trees are older and more pristine than most of the county's other woodlands.

Inhabitants

The Lionsmane Forest has always provided shelter for occasional outcasts, but it has recently become home to a few dozen locals made homeless by the crushing taxes levied by the Lotheeds across the county. These outcasts have erected lean-tos and huts across the forest and are known for accosting travellers, or even robbing the occasional lone noble, on the North Cassomir Highway and other nearby roads. These outlaws and the whole of the Lionsmane Forest have united under the leadership of Rena Winterall, who has had a moderating influence.