User:Zone Descriptions Project/Surefall Glade

In the days before the fall, this sacred glade could only be arrived at by traveling a hidden and rugged pathway which wound its way up the mountain ridges north of the Centaur Hills. The pathway--now lost to travelers--is also how the glade received its name. The name "Surefall," derives from the observation of early visitors, who remarked that the rapid decent from the south into the luscious, green valley, was like a "fall into a native and pristine land." On account of this precarious and veiled entrance, during the onslaught of Kaezul (47BF - 0AF) Surefall remained unchecked by the enemy. Many druid, their kin, and refugees from the surrounding region fled to Surefall and survived the years of darkness and disaster in secrecy.

During the relative and yet pensive peace which followed the founding of Newport, the druid council thought it wise to build a tunnel connecting the Centaur Hills with the Glade. The project remained dubious from the very beginning. Some argued it was unwise to tunnel because it would open themselves up to a counter attack by the enemy. Many, influenced by the general optimism that accompanied the founding of Newport, decided it would be advantageous to create a direct link with the city, especially for the swell of assiduous adventurers who were campaigning daily against the enemy.