The Godwall

The Wall of the Gods, or Godwall, is not actually a wall, but rather an impenetrable ring of steep, jagged, and inhospitable mountains that surrounds what are called the Inner Lands. Expeditions that set out to cross the Godwall usually fall prey to the vicious weather or the hostile wildlife. Beyond that there is the risk of deadly falls into the many icy precipices and constant avalanches. Most adventurers are turned off from the idea of crossing the Godwall because on the other side of it is what is called the Outland, a vast and bleak desert filled with bands of cannibalistic humans, goblinoids, kobolds and lizardfolk. No one has ever found anything besides death in the Outland. The ancient Vela’haari texts say that the Godwall was created by the Stonefathers to protect the Inner Lands from evil. What that evil is differs from one text to the next, usually it takes the form of some sort of demon or dragon. There is some speculation that the evil was Malistaacra. This is supported by the fact that the valley below Malice Hold is similar to the Outland both in appearance and in its inhabitants (Lizardfolk and Kobolds). If this is the case then the Stonefathers failed, and it is only a matter of time before the world is destroyed by the Wyrm God.