After the Mushkinek Uprising, a small group of people, including some of Quen‘s army, settled in a remote valley in central Vidora. They all but cut themselves off from the world. Few people knew of their existence, and fewer knew of the valley’s location.
Steep mountains closed in on the valley from the north and south, meeting at a the head of the valley. They provided a strong, glacier-fed stream that wound down the middle of the valley. The Information Guild established a secret route through the valley. Access to the valley from this route required a steep ascent and descent along narrow, gravel-lined trails that switched back regularly and whose trailheads were concealed at both ends.
The Ravens stumbled on this valley in their march to Ostengate, leaving an indelible mark on a people who wanted nothing more than just to be left alone.