The Two Rivers

The Two Rivers is a small region of western Andor and is geographically insulated by the Mountains of Mist to the west and the Two Rivers by which it is named. The White River is to the south and the River Tarendrelle, also called the Taren River borders the north and east. A smaller spring, called the Winespring Water flows through the center of the region and dissipates into the Waterwood and The Mire. The Taren and the White Rivers merge into one of the Westlands largest rivers, called the River Manetherendrelle.

Historically the Two Rivers was the great nation of Manetheren, and was ruled by King Aemon al Caar al Thorin during the Trolloc Wars. Sadly Manetheren was destroyed in the Trolloc Wars. Eventually the few surviving citizens resettled the area which later became known as the Two Rivers and the site of King Aemon’s death at the battle of Aemon’s Field eventually became known as Emond’s Field.

The Two Rivers region currently contains four small villages. From north to south the villages are Taren Ferry, Watch Hill, Emond’s Field, and Deven Ride.

Each of the villages is self governed by a Mayor and a Village Council, and a Wisdom and a Women’s Circle. Adult women wear their hair in a braid, with young women only earning the right to a braid when the Women’s Circle of her village determines that she is of a marriageable age.

The citizens are mostly farmers and shepherds, with the economy depending primarily upon wool gathering and the export of tabac or tabaak which is a substance used for smoking in pipes and is widely known across the Westlands. Tradesmen like blacksmiths, ranchers, and thatchers can also be found in some of the villages, as well as an Innkeeper and an Inn to accommodate merchants, peddlers, and rare visitors.

Business, economic trade, gatherings, and celebrations often are conducted in the center of town in a grassy area known as the Village Green.

Though a part of Andor, the people of the Two Rivers have not seen the Queen’s Guards for over 7 generations and have not seen a tax collector for approximately 150 years.

The people of the Two Rivers may be considered naive or sheltered to the outside world. Each village is fiercely loyal and distrusting of the other villages of the region. The people are hearty, hard-working folk, known to be stubborn and said to be able to teach lessons to mules and stones.

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