Ru Steppes

Many ancient ruins and lost secrets.  Most settlements here look very Orcish in nature.

The wide Plains of Ru, and the dread realm that extends even farther, mark the easternmost reaches of Terrinoth. To the uninitiated, they seem little more than a wasteland, the point where the outer reaches of the civilized world crumble away into nothing. And yet, the howling plains and dustcloaked badlands hide secrets as ancient as Terrinoth itself, some buried beneath the surface waiting to be uncovered, like the bones of Llovar’s lost kingdom, others lurking in the shadows waiting to strike, like the teeming tribes of the Uthuk. Some say the next great darkness to engulf the world is even now brewing out among this forsaken expanse, and each day the Ru’s skies grow blacker with the coming storm.

Of all the wilds of Terrinoth, few are as forbidding or as deadly as the Darklands, yet there are still many reasons why bold-hearted heroes might journey into them. Those in search of plunder and the wealth of ages lost might seek out the ruins of Cradle Fort, Lamenters Rest, or the Hollow Kingdom, places that tried to plant the root of law upon this land and failed. The need to defend Terrinoth’s borders also draws the virtuous and brave to the Darklands; adventurers may find themselves throwing in with Daqan patrols, hunting Uthuk raiders deep into their own territories, or even seeking out the source of the ever-spreading Tangle. For the greatest of heroes, the Ru Darklands offer a chance to uncover and perhaps even stem the coming darkness by taking the fight to the gathering Uthuk tribes, seeking out the Black Citadel and Llovar’s lost power, or facing the Ynfernael Lords themselves and trying to close the gateways they use to cross the veil.