Badan

Category Forests
Continent Brucrumus
Region Clans
Map Narbuzad

The lowland temperate forest of central Narbuzad, known as Badan, was the site of conflict between Orc and Kobold tribes and the expanding Phlehorn Empire during the First Epoch, spanning from 92 to 1080. These forest-dwelling tribes slowed Phlehorn's western expansion by launching raids onto the coastal plateaus of Dûn. However, by the start of the Second Epoch, Phlehorn's rangers, supplied from the coasts by the Grimmarsveinn, had largely pacified the area, ushering in eight decades of relative peace not seen since the world's creation. This tranquility ended when Phlehorn fell in 1080, and the area's humanoids reverted to their old habits of raiding, plundering, and general lawlessness.

The southeastern tracts of this region seamlessly blend with the mine-pocked hills of Iragandul. Numerous abandoned mines lie concealed beneath dense vegetation and fallen debris, masking an extensive network of tunnels and old miners' quarters. Those left to their own devices now serve as abodes for bandits, rebels, and the region's long-standing residents - the kobolds and orcs.