Haon Dor zone

• Levels: 5-10
• Danger: tough opponents
• Author: Diku
• Translation: Tirna
• How to get there: 5w (from the Market Square)

West of Midgaard stretches the vast forest of Haon Dor -- by legend, only the last remnant of a colossal woodland that, long before the coming of men, ran from the Western Ocean to the Dragon Sea in the east. They say this forest was the first kingdom of Varda's children, the elves, even before the First Epoch. Cast by the will of the gods into another world, they named their dwelling Haen D'or -- "the far land".

When men began to settle the expanses of Thera, they met the elves and, knowing nothing of the Quenya tongue, dubbed their domain the Kingdom of Haon. Men spread their lands very fast, laying roads and felling forests for houses and cities. Pressed by men, the elves left the woods of Haon Dor and founded new enclaves, far from the noisy newcomers. But the name stuck, and the folk of Thera call the Forest by its ancient name to this day.

In Haon Dor the circle of druids was born and the cult of the mother-goddess Siebele took root. In our age almost no druids remain across Thera, yet their shrines can still be found in the hidden corners of the Forest.

The Forest keeps many secrets and can be perilous to green adventurers, especially by night. In the depths of the thicket prowl wargs and werewolves, giant spiders and other monsters weave their webs. Rumour has it that somewhere in the wood there is a dragon's cave... Quests:

• From the cave of the Green Dragoness come sobs and curses in Old Draconic. Levels: from 37 to 50. How often: 1 time per life.