Cherin's Preserve

Also known by the men of the Savannah Lands as the Barrens, it is located on the peninsula directly south of Azuran. Cherin is a unicorn that was chosen by a long dead nature god to protect this part of the world. A wise and ancient creature, she wants to bring harmony to her sanctum.

After the Fall, Cherin found her formerly lush forest range reduced to ashes. A great desert leeched from the west and deprived her of the grove she cared for so much. Between 1 A.F. and 326 A.F., she worked by herself to slowly restore the area. She was able to rejuvenate the surrounding area into tall grasslands. This earned the name Savannah Lands to the men who slowly came here.

These human colonists, coming from the north, brought druids to tame the dangerous natural life. Over the years, Cherin slowly revealed herself to these druids. At 326 A.F., she was contacted by a force she had not felt since before the Fall. Assuming as first it was a nature god, she was surprised to be met by a Wood Elf named Fenmarel Mestarine. Herald of Nature, he extended an alliance to Cherin. He sought the restoration of nature, as did Cherin. To this end, he called for nature to push back the men of the land.

Whether demands were actually sent to the colonists is a dubious matter. Fenmarel spoke to the druids of the human towns of Gredel and Caul. The druids of Gredel and Caul, Bartleby Netheren and Clarot Mulgen respectively, forsake their communities after a few weeks of suggestion by Fenmarel. The men of Gredel were driven out over night, the men of Caul held on for two months before calling for help. Mayor at the time, Laramy Wilcox, sent a letter by messenger to a group of adventurers, the same who had broken up the Servants of the Night as led by Gerald Valday in the Fellbog.

They arrived in Caul, learned of the situation, and began searching for Clarot. They found him in Gredel. After subduing him, he led them to Cherin. Lunar Paw, a Wood Elf amongst the company, led negotiations between Cherin and Mayor Wilcox of Caul. An agreement was struck. The men would stay away from the peninsula known as the Barrens, so that Cherin may rejuvenate them uninterrupted. In return, she would influence nature to allow human expansion elsewhere.