=====ZONE 8: THE WEST PLAINS=====

[[edl|ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTY LEVEL]]  4

Dominant Terrain:  Grassland

Other Terrain:  Forested Marshland, Cultivated Farmland

Settlements:  [[Balth|Castle Balth]], [[Codros|Castle Codros]]

Features:  [[R5|R5]], [[R6|R6]]

The fertile grasslands south of the [[z7|Long Wood]] have become a focus for settlement from the north.  Two independent Freeholds,  Castle Balth and Castle Codros, have been established by Kotharians in the last half-century.  They are each surrounded by heavily cultivated farmland dotted with thriving farming villages beholden to the castles.

[[Balth|Castle Balth]]:  ruled by Lord Marcus Balth, the son of the founder, who was a Kotharian soldier of repute.

[[Codros|Castle Codros]]:  ruled by the mysterious Gotho Codros, reputedly a wizard of immense power who is said to have built the castle itself by sorcery and who lets the day-to-day operations to his lieutenant Big Mike Rostoff.

[[R5|R5]]--Abbey of Grand Hork

[[R6|R6]]--The Towers of Chaos