User:Zone Descriptions Project/Heartland Plateau

The Heartland Plateau is a territory situated above the Godsfall waterfall in the Eastern Badlands. Due to the forested region's numerous natural resources, several groups have laid claim to the area. The Silver Crown have legal claim to the Plateau's significant lumber and ore deposits, however the Blackscale Order have fiercely contested this, establishing a significant military presence on the Plateau and conducting raids on the Silver Crown camp.

Both groups have faced challenges from the natives as well. The goblin tribe that infests the northern caves has posed a significant threat to both groups. There has also been talk of dryads, guardians of the forest, present in the Plateau, however they seem to be naturally reclusive as neither group has had much in the way of interaction with them.

Perhaps the most promising feature of the Heartlands is the ruined temple in the Southwest. The Council of Innovation, a group of tinkerers and visionaries, have taken up residence in the tunnels inside this area hoping to study the constructs guarding those ruins for the betterment of Dalaya. Those who have spent time with the Council have returned with tales of a gargantuan idle construct and a lost city of things deeper within. Such tales, however, are best regarded as mere fancy.