East Fields

 

East Fields is a key area that all exiles must cross eventually. In general, these fields are fairly easy but have been locations of some hard fought battles with Darshak, Drakes, Orgas, and Undine. The area is loaded with low level creatures, such as Vermine, Slugs, and Starbucks. Undine and Ferals make frequent appearances in northern portions of East Field.

The East Fields are just past East Farms and are divided into four quadrants; Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest East Fields. The fields are cut from north to south by a creek that is crossed by two bridges. The south and north bridges link the eastern and western quadrants of South East Field and North East Field, respectively. These bridges can be bottlenecks that cause interesting situations when there is a full-blown battle occurring in the field. Note that you can easily circumvent these bridges by traversing into either the Marsh or North Forest.

In the northwest quadrant there is an old building called the Farmer's Hut. Inside the door one is met by the owner, who will let you know what he feels about you. He is a little upset because the Undine have been using his house and cellar as a meeting hall. There is another old hut (Rat Hut) in the southeast quadrant that can give some refuge to the beleaguered exile, but it is not completely safe. So take care in those huts.

One can enter North Forest from four locations on the northern edge of the fields. To the south are South Forest and North Marsh. To the far east lies East Forest, the southern portion of Tanglewood, and Spirit Woods.

Spirit Woods can be entered through a small entrance on the eastern border of Northeast East Field. This area is full of Spriggins and can be rather difficult to negotiate. There is a tunnel that connects the western half to the eastern half of the woods. The tunnel entrances can be found on the south side of a couple of large trees. In the eastern half of the woods, there are rumors of a magically beautiful area called Sacred Grove and another area which may be the breeding ground of the intimidating Tree Giants.

As always, these areas change rapidly. Please send any comments regarding this region via enchanted mail to Ton.