Westover
Westover is the face of the moon, Assirrya, which ever faces away from Feralie. It is a hard place to get to, unless unusual methods are used.
Even though it is the moon of Assirya, it operates under different laws of the universe. For example, it has an atmosphere. In the centre of the world, floating high above it, is a huge star. This star is responsible for the light that falls upon those below.
Anyone who can fly can travel up to this star, where they will find it is hollow and contains large chambers. Some of the chambers are filled with large devices and machines, the workings of which, it appears, are beyond the ken of mortal men. Or immortal men, come to that. Women too.
Below the star, there is what appears at first glance to be a huge walled city. In fact, it is not a walled city, it is the size of a country. The dimensions of this place are generally squarish and each side is, say, the distance from Seagate to Ranke.
At high points in this area, there are four large temples, which are supposed to be sacred to the moon, presumably something to do with the phases. There is known to be some connection between these Temple of the Moon, and one that can be found in the Desert of Ruin in Sparlainth.
The place is watched carefully by many immortals, since it is a breeding ground for the Black Star conspiracy. Hags, too, seem reasonably thick on the ground, if more incentive were needed.
The healers have special notes on the Hags of Westover. One particular variety cannot bring a foetus to term. Instead, they have a somewhat more efficient way of bringing new life into the world. They have a special teleportation ability which works with their womb.
They may project the entire womb into the abdomen of their target. Removing the hag womb without killing the victim is impossible, once the womb has successfully docked with its victim. It is entirely parasitic. In the fullness of time, the hag child will come to term, and this process is extremely life-threatening. It is, at the very least, agonisingly painful. Especially if the victim doesn't have a birth canal.
O, yes. Men can be afflicted with one of these wombs.
Guild Security have records of the presence of Basilisks here, as well. These are the agents of the Lord of Serpents, whose power is so great his name is never uttered. The mighty Guild Namer, Eric, single-handedly defeated a Basilisk, even though he was ambushed. The story has become a legend with each retelling, and is regularly told in houses of refreshment and inns.
Notes
- House of Brass, in the north-east of Westover by the (grey) Moonlit Sea - See Full Metal Breastplate
