A vast expanse of forested hills and plains known as the Northern Reaches covers north-central Addar, stretching from the highlands near the Kingdom of Evenhold all the way to the shores of the Cold Seas. The region is flanked on the west by the Great Mountains and on the east by smaller scattered ranges, and gradually descends as one travels north.
The coastal plains bordering the North Ocean are more sparsely wooded and riddled with innumerable marshes, streams, and shallow lakes, making travel through the area difficult and slow. The Sayell River, one of the longest on the continent, meanders through the region and ends in a broad, swampy delta.
Numerous clans, tribes, and small nations of (mostly) humans live in settlements scattered across the region, many of which are united in a loose alliance under a supreme warrior king or queen. Known collectively as the Northern Kingdoms, its inhabitants tend to be combative and distrustful of outsiders, but they have been known to enter into treaties and trading agreements with outside kingdoms. Orcish states exist in the mountains of the northwest, with the oldest and most populous being Nostrum, while other races tend to live in smaller and more isolated pockets.
A trade road stretches through the region, entering the Reaches in the Davelmar Forest and terminating at Andport, the largest city on the north coast.
