Lochtarf

Lochtarf is an Eldorian continent in the 4th Edition Campaign.

It is the only place on the map where Dwarven settlement is definite and known. Lochtarf includes the warm city of Sevelinn, which is the only accommodating settlement for hundreds of leagues.

North of the continent, on the same landmass, is Raslan, and above that is Turlay. This is the only landmass with more than one continent. It is important to not that the city Galesuas is not a part of Lochtarf.

History
Not much about Lochtarf is known, even to the residents of Sevelinn, which is mainly populated by Half-Elves and Humans. Dwarves are occasionally sighted in the mountains with their goats and rams, but it is rarely any venture from their home. Rumour has it that if a traveller visits the base of one of the mountains, a lone Dwarf will always appear to ask him of his intent, and decides whether or not to allow him to pass. For this reason, the Dwarf guard has been long named The Stony Sentinel, or, of old, The Sentinel of Stony Mount (regardless of the fact that he appears on all mountains, not just one).

The mountain range, named the Broadspine, is the end of known Eldor.

Geography and Social Significance
Lochtarf is the southmost point of Eldor. It is far from any trade routes and is fringed with rough waters (as can be seen on the map). Its mountains are snowy and its land hard to work, and so it has not been a place of cultural or social significance in recorded history. It is one of the few regions ungoverned by a great empire or alliance.

Lochtarf's climate in the low-lying regions is semi-polar oceanic with warm tendencies. The mountains, however, are arctic in the southern part of the Broadspine.

The small wood is the only source of wood for the residents of Sevelinn, and its presence is a vital resource to the city.