REFERENCE 31: Inis Gallia Wildlands - The Western Half.

(This reference summary was originally published as the latter portion of Entry 44)

REFERENCE 31: Inis Gallia Wildlands - The Western Half.

Wildland Regions =========

The Afon Gallia Valley: The valley that splits the home valleys of Inis Gallia in twain. It is comprised of the Afon Headlands, the Juran Ledge, and the Gallian Rift.

The Afon Headlands: The northernmost portion of the Afon Gallia Valley. It contains both the smallish Llyn Gallia, and is the source of the Afon Gallia. Borders Atigny, Jura, and Javerdus.

The Juran Ledge: The bottom of the Juran Pass as it meets the Gallian Rift at the rift's northern opening.

The Gallian Rift: Brodering Jura and Langres, the Afon Gallai carves a deep rift between their respective hills. Originally called the Gallian Cleft.

The Central River Valley: The large central region of Inis Gallia, with many biomes. The Vitry and Trecassis Rivers flow into the Gallian River here. Marshy with many evergreens.

Central Valley Bluff: A bluff on the north side of the Central Valley, overlooking the Gallian Marsh, just after the Gallian Rift ends.

The Southern Highlands: Again, a placeholder name, but one strongly suggested by the map.

The Wild Borders: The wild lands that separate the home valleys from the northern and eastern Rim Mountains.

The North Border Moors: A slightly smaller region comprised of the Northwestern Gallian Moors, the Wyvern Moors, the High Gallian Moors, and the Wyvern Evergreens.

The Northwestern Gallian Moors: To the west of the Wyvern Moors, west of Atigny, and north of Aras.

The North Decayed Plains: The corrupted plains betwen the Northwestern Gallian Moors and the Wyvern Moors.

The Wyvern Moors: The stony juniper moors to the north of Atigny, and to the west of the Afon Headland.

The High Gallian Moors: The stone juniper moors north of the Afon Headlands, nestling in a deep mountain valley defined by the Northern Rim Mountains, and the two Merovingian Peaks,

The Wyvern Evergreens: The evergreen forest to the east of the High Gallian Moors and west of the Gallian Cursed Rocklands.

Holy Stones ==============

The Wildling Gate: The holy stone by the Wildling Gate.

Northern Decayed Plains Stone (Petra Ddol Pydru Gogledd): The silent holy stone in the decaying, corrupted plains in the western portion of the Northern Moors.

North Moor Stone (Petra Rhostir Gogledd Gallia): The holy stone on the North Gallia Road, between Segurant's Abandon and the Wyvern Gate.

High Gallian Moors Stone (Petra Rhostir Uchel Gallia): The holy stone on the North Gallia Road in the High Gallian Moorrs, east of the High Gallian Tarn.

Trumpeter's Stone (Petra Trwmpedwr): A holy stone on the North Gallia Road by the Trumpeter's Ponds.

Juran Ledge Stone (Petra Silff Jura): A holy stone on the Afon Gallia Road in the moors of the Juran Ledge.

Gallian Rift Stone (Petra Rhwyg Gallia): A holy stone on the Afon Gallia Road in the Gallian Rift.

Gallian Marsh Stone (Petra Cors Gallia): A holy stone at the eastern border of the Gallian Marsh.

South Massif Stone (Petra Enfawr Deheuol): The holy stone on the Juran Forsaken Road, at the base of the Decaying Hills atop the South Valley Massif.

Channel Island Stone (Petra Ynys Sianel): A holy stone just south of the Lowest Vitry Bridge and directly across from the Channel Island, along the Afon Gallia Road.

Ardennes Foothils Stone (Petra Troedbryn Ardennes): A holy stone just south of the Dying Moors on the Ardennes Foothills Trail.

Mortician's Gate (Petra Marwolaeth): A collapsed border fort at the very southernmost point of Inis Gallia, within a shrouded pine forest. The stone is silent, and the border fort is fully within the forest. There is very little safety here.

South Gallian Pines Stone: A holy stone located at the intersection of the South Gallian Road and the Ardennes South Road.

South Gallian Evergreens Stone: A holy stone located just north of the Last Gallian Bridge. Comfortingly, it sings.

South Pillar Stone: A holy stone on the Afon Gallia Road by the South Pillar.

Paths ==============

===== Roads

The Gallian Wildling Road: The paved road that leads from the Wildling Gate, east through the Northern Moors, meets with the North Gallia Road at their mutual end by Roads' End Pond.

The North Gallia Road: A paved road that crosses the northern portion of the Wild Borders, connects both of the gate spur roads, with its western end meeting the Gallian Wildling Road at Roads' End Pond.

The Wyvern Spur Road: A paved road that leads from the Wyvern Gate to the North Gallia Road.

Segurant's Road: A paved road that leads from the battle-gate of Segurant's Abandon to the North Gallia Road.

Javerdus Wildlands Road: A cobbled road that connects to the Gallian Headlands Road shortly after it leaves Javerdus. The Wildlands road leads north, where it joins the North Gallia Road by the Trumpeter's Ponds.

Gallian Headlands Road: A cobbled road leading westward and DOWN from the North Moors Stone. Ends when it exits the cleft leading into the Afon Gallia Headlands.

The Afon Gallia Road: A paved road whose northern end connects to the North and South Gallia Roads, traveling the length of the Afon Gallia to the Last Gallian Bridge.

Langres Wildlands Road: A cobbled road leading from Langres into the wildlands of the Gallian Rift, ending at the Gallian Rift Stone.

Vitry Road: A long, straight, cobbled road that leads eastward from the Vitry Shrine into the Central Valley by the South Valley Massif.

South Gallian Road: A paved road that begins at the Carpenter's Gate, neads north to the South Gallian Pines Stone, and heads east to the Last Gallian Bridge.

===== Tracks

Atigny Wildling Track: A cart track that leads from western Atigny to the Gallian Wildling Road.

Gallian Bluff Track: A cart track that leaves the Afon Gallia Road just before it reaches the Gallian Rift Bridge, ascending to the Central Valley Bluff.

===== Trails

The Aras Wildling Trail: A trail that leads from the Gallian Wildling Road, just west of the Gallian Pillar, south into Aras.

Atigny Wilding Pond Trail: A trail that leads from northwestern Atigny into the Northern Moors, to join with the North Gallia Road.

Atigny Gates Trail: A trail that leads from the North Moor Stone into the northeastern pale moors of Atigny.

Juran Ledge Trail: A trail the leaves Jura, crosses over the Jura Pass, descends the Juran Ledge to meet the Afon Gallia Road at the Juran Ledge Stone.

Overlook Trail: A dead end trail that leads from a cobbled road down to the western bank of the Afon Gallia. The Marsh Overlook Henge is not far from the trail at the bluff's edge.

Vitry Wild River Trail: A trail leading from the southeast moors of Vitry, through the Dying Moors, to the Afon Gallia Road, south of the Lowest Vitry Bridge.

Ardennes Foothills Trail: A trail that leads from the Afon Gallia Road, along the base of the Ardennes West Hills, passing the Dying Moors, and into Ardenees itself.

===== Bridges

Gallian Headlands Bridge: The northernmost bridge on the Afon Gallia.

Juran Ledge Bridge: The bridge across the Afon Gallia at the border between the Juran Ledge and the Gallian Rift.

Gallian Rift Bridge: The bridge crossing the Afon Gallia at the southern border of the Gallian Rift.

North Valley Bridge: The bridge just south of the Gallian Rift Bridge, at the northern border of the Central Valley.

Short Marsh Bridge: A short bridge connecting the mainland to Barely Island.

Long Marsh Bridge: A longer bridge crossing the main channel of the Long River through the Gallian Marsh, connecting Barely Island to the southern mainland.

South Valley Bridge: A bridge across the Afon Gallia near the southern border of the Central Valley.

Lowest Vitry Bridge: The bridge across the Afon Vitry at its mouth.

Dying Hills Bridge: A bridge on the Afon Gallia Road that crosses the Dying Hills River.

The Last Gallian Bridge: Located at the northeastern end of the South Gallian Road; the southernmost bridge on the Gallian River.

Lowest Ardennes Bridge: The bridge over the ARdennes River where it flows into the Afon Gallia.

Natural Features ==============

==== Biomes

Juran Ledge Moors: The juniper moors of the Juran Ledge.

Gallian Rift Moors: The juniper moors of the Gallian Rift.

Gallian Marsh: The relatively small marsh at the center of the Central Valley, at the joining of the Long and Gallian Rivers.

South Valley Evergreens: The evergreens in the southern portion of the Central Valley, south of the marsh.

The Decaying Hills: The corrupted lands atop the South Valley Massif.

The Dying Moors: A pocket of corrupted lands between the Afon Gallia and Vitry.

South Gallian Pines: The eerie, shrouded pines that define the actual highlands portion of the Southern Highlands.

The Pale Level: The pale moors on either side of the Ardennes River in the South Gallian Highlands.

==== Water Features

Gallian River (Afon Gallia): The central river of Gallia, flowing almost directly north to south.

Pillar Pool: The large pond located at the eastern base of the Gallian Pillar.

Crumpled Cup Pond: A pond shaped like a crumpled cup, just west of the Atigny Wilding Track.

Worm Tarn: A small, skinny pond located near a workcamp in the wildlands, just outside of Atigny.

Stopper Tarn: A large pond that fills the pass the Atigny Wildling Track crosses through. The track hugs the side of a cliff above the tarn.

Wildling Footprint Pond: A small pond by the meeting of the Atigny Wildling Track and the Gallian Wildling Road.

Bath Bead Ponds: A string of small shallow ponds, aka footbaths, along the Gallian Wildling Road.

Roads' End Pond: The deep circular pond at the end of a paved road.

The Wildling Hole: A pond just southeast of the meeting of the Gallian Wildling Road with an abandoned cart track.

Segurant's Bath: A small tarn near Inis Gallia's battle-gate.

High Gallian Tarn: The large pond in the High Gallian Moors.

Trumpeter's Ponds: A trio of ponds located just west of the Wyvern Evergreens. The head and trumpet are separated from the body by the Road.

Juran Pass Tarn: A pond located at the height of the Jura Pass.

Frogless Tarn: A pond by the Afon Gallia Road as it passes through the Dying Moors.

Dying Hills River: A short river that flow from the Dying Hills into the Afon Gallia.

The Exclaiming Ponds: Two ponds in the Pale Level that look like an exclamation point.

The Levelled Tarn: A small pond tucked against the northern border of the Pale Level.

==== Hills, Mountains, and other Features of Interest

Gallian Pillar: A pillar of a mountain located by the Gallian Wildling Road.

Merovingian Peaks: Two large peaks just north of the Afon Headlands.

The Javerdus Headlands Cleft: The cleft that connects the Home Valley of Javerdus to the Afon Headlands, filled with an evergreen forest.

The High Gallian Triskelion: A large stone triskelion located in the High Gallian Moors, just south of the North Gallia Road.

The River Overlook: An overlook from an extremely high cliff, south of the Triskelion, that provides a stunning view down the length of the Afon Gallia and the Gallian Rift.

Jura Pass: A pass from the Gallian Rift into Jura. Clearly visible from the Gallian Headlands Road.

Marsh Overlook Henge: A small, quiet half-circle henge atop a bluff overlooking the Gallian Marsh.

Barely Island: A small island at the northern edge of the Gallian Marsh, just barely separate from the mainland.

South Valley Massif: A large massive (and high) stone outcropping looming over the South Valley Bridge.

Channel Island: The island at the mouth of the Vitry River; the Afon Gallia divides into two channels on the norhteast point, and rejoins on the southwest.

Gallian Partial Ying-Yang Stone Circle: The remaining stones of a Ying-Yang Stone Circle. Still guarded by the Will-o-wisps.

Gallian Great Fae Circle: A massive, three-ringed henge, with the classic Fae Gate, almost identical to the one in Kerys. Considering the condition of the lesser stone circles, in surprisingly good condition.

Ardennes

South Pillar: Another tall pillar of stone, just north of the Pale Levels.

Hermitage Island: A large island in the Gallian River, visible from the South Pillar Stone. It has the ruins of an old tower on it.