Falconhand Heights

Falconhand Heights was originally a Va'Nolar commune, built with magic from the living wood of the trees on Falconhand Hill, overlooking Mosstone. When the Phoebian League's Order of the Silver Hand first invaded the Weald they murdered the high elves, leaving nothing but the trees they lived in behind.

The commune was quickly re-settled by those forced from their homes by the Order, with the Nolarian homes quickly filling with refugees. The hamlet of Lorei's Folly was almost entirely relocated to the Heights, setting up rough tents around the base of the trees. The orcsish Mossclaw tribe moved in soon after, their camp a polite distance from the human tents.

Falconhand Heights did not reach its current state until a Vae'Hilé tribe, the Varrendir, found themselves forced out of their spring hunting grounds for not paying Duke Giovanni di Argenti's taxes. Their leader, Aella Loreweaver, saw the utility of such a diverse group bound by a common enemy and elected to have her people settle down for the first time in decades.

Aella now leads raiding parties against the Order of the Silver Hand, redistributing their taxes, and using their stolen supplies against them. She sees any act as appropriate to relieve the Weald of these invaders and has no issue ordering ambushes and nighttime raids. This has made her a somewhat contentious leader, but few can deny her effectiveness, and her followers are willing to accept her ruthlessness in return for their ongoing survival.

Falconhand Heights is defended in almost innumerable ways, from elven wardens, to halfling traps, to orcish patrols. The Order of the Silver Hand has not yet been able to establish an effective way of assaulting the camp, though they must surely be looking to do so.