The Windblown Valley

In the times right after the Dark One was sealed, the denizens of the Windblown valley were happy and content. A raging river ebbed and flowed through the valley floor. It was lush, green and the land seemed to sing. The sun seemed to embrace the ground and the waters provided the entire place with sustenance. Trees grew and cast shade for the critters that once occupied the valley.

However, when the world settled down and the Dark One began stirring, a series of cataclysms beat at the valley. An unrelenting wind blew harsh gales across the valley, uprooting trees and even slowing the flow of the river. For a time as those winds blew, birds were unable to leave their nests and little animals did not emerge from their burrows.

When the winds subsided from zephyrs that uprooted trees to simply gales that whistled, the birds tried to leave, but many a one simply dropped dead from hunger. The critters on the ground managed a little bit better until the sun began to beat down unmercifully at the earth. The river began to recede and the ground became parched. Anything that was green died. The critters followed after.

When the Ceree swarmed into the continent of Alriiea, the Agile Talon took residence in the windblown valley. They may be considered sadistic by some, but they claim that the harsh conditions are good training for the day that they must face the Dark One.