The Vicinity
| Landmark | Residents | Surroundings | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armee's Canal | Ocean creatures and shipping traffic. | A sea that divides the continent of Almebezbik. | Legend states that his was once a vast canyon carved by the sword of the god Armee the Father. |
| Clan Sleeplijmstamper (Tanglehelm) | Dwarves | Tanglewood between The Crater and Zelmbring. | Dwarven clan that has existed here since most other dwarves retreated to The Rearing Realm over twenty millennia ago. |
| der schwarze Greifer (The Black Talon) | Orcs | Tanglewood west of The Crater. | This is a prolific and vicious tribe of orcs. It's numbers are kept in check by the forces of The Floating Tower. |
| der troll Krieger (The Troll Warriors) | Orcs | Tanglewood surrounding Troll's Bridge north of The Almebezbik River. | These orcs are the followers of the trolls that live under the bridge that spans The Almebezbik River within Troll's Bridge. |
| Githyanki Fortress (Castle) | Githyanki | Situated on a bluff overlooking Armee's Canal in the midst of Tower's Heights. | This is a githyanki constructed stronghold that cascades with colors on a regular basis. |
| Gneville (Hamlet) | Gnomes | The harsh orc and goblin infested western Tanglewood | Gnomish settlement that has managed to survive despite losing its protector, Walton, almost 900 years ago. |
| Grotesque's Marshes | Drymorjoc the Great Black Wyrm, scrag and other swamp dwelling creatures. | Bordered on the north by Tanglewood and the plains of the Teton Nation to the south. | Reputed to be a powerful magical node of some sort. |
| Kettelmettel (Thorp) | Gnomes | In river valley just downstream from Ladyran Falls. | This gnomish settlement has been under the "protection" of Princess Tangle and her ancestors for centuries. |
| le Lamierine Bianche (The White Blades) | Elves | Tanglewood between The Crater and Troll's Bridge. | This is a regiment of elven mercenaries that are at the beck and call of Elven Queen Senafar Illamaesa. They have claimed this area of Tanglewood for over 100 millennia. |
| Marshes' Edge (Village) | Humans, halflings, elves... | On the northern edge of Grotesque's Marshes with Tanglewood looming above it to the north. | A protectorate of the empire and embassy for the Teton Nation. |
| Rebelton (Town) | Humans, halflings... | The plains north of Tanglewood. | An imperial town known for its craftsmen. Its citizen's ancestors were from Walton. |
| Redemption (Town) | Humans, half-elves, elves... | Forest valley in Tanglewood | Center of Visaria the Beneficent's religious demesne. Safe-haven within Tanglewood. |
| Tangleton (Hamlet) | Halflings, kobolds, dwarves, humans | A ridge of The Mount of Walls. | Newly founded by an influential halfling of Rebelton and the kobold Mae'krix of Tanglewood, this hamlet is open to all. |
| Tanglewood | Cedarcleaver the Great Green Wyrm, fey, magical beasts and all manner of creature that dwell in forests. | This is a vast forest of ironwood that spreads throughout the northeastern part of the continent. | This forest is a central resource for The Almebezbikian Empire and Waldsee. It is very wild and generally considered a fairy forest as the Fey (particularly The Unseelie Court) hold sway here. Human establishments have always fought to remain here to claim its timber and other resources. |
| The Almebezbik River | River creatures and shipping traffic | Cuts a path through Tanglewood. | The longest and widest river on the continent running from Waldsee to Messerkopf Sea. |
| The Crater | Giants, orcs, illithids, undead | The ever encroaching ironwood trees of Tanglewood. | The remains of a city-state that was destroyed when the mountain upon which it was built collapsed almost 900 years ago. |
| The Floating Tower (Castle) | The Heroes of Redemption (Primarily Celesta Artural) | Hovering over The Crater | The only remaining structure of The City-State of Walton. |
| Tower's Heights (City) | Humans, halflings... | On the southern coast of Armee's Canal directly north of Rebelton and The Crater. | This is a major port for The Almebezbikian Empire and buffers the Githyanki Fortress from intrusion. |
| Troll's Bridge (City) | Humans, halflings, elves, trolls... | Around a natural bridge spanning The Almebezbik River within Tanglewood. | Founded by the survivors of the Walton disaster. Continuously battling the forces of Tanglewood to remain a civilized spot in the wilds of The Almebezbikian Empire. Troll's live in the caves under the bridge. |
| vethiSha'Tek | Kobolds | Tanglewood east of Redemption and north of vethObulus. | This kobold tribe is a recent off-shoot of vethObulus. |
| vethObulus | Kobolds | Tanglewood north of The Almebezbik River at border between The Almebezbikian Empire and Waldsee | This is a large kobold tribe that has been in existance for centuries. They cut timber as well as mine. |
| Zelmbring River | River creatures | Tanglewood at Zelmbring flowing towards Armee's Canyon to the north. | Headwaters undergound below Zelmbring. Flows through Redemption and out to Armee's Canal. |
| Zelmbring (Temple) | Priesthoods of Visaria and Corellon | Head of the Zelmbring River Valley south of Redemption in Tanglewood. | A converted castle used as a temple to Visaria and Corellon. |
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