Lightholt

The Kingdom of Lightholt extends from the Rayland Mountains on the east to the Vertcoast Sea on the west, from the Wildebarrow River in the north and the Flowerbarrow River in the northeast to Dracmead in the south.

There are six Duchies in the Kingdom of Lightholt:  Bushdell, Clearwynne Downs, Ostmill, Redlea, Snowspring Moor, and Springmill.

Bushdell is in the center of the Kingdom.  The Bright Barrow River forms part of its southern border and the Crystalwald River forms its eastern border.  It is surrounded by the Duchy of Snowspring Moor to the northwest, the Duchy of Ostmill in the northeast, the Duchy of Redlea to the southeast, the Duchy of Clearwynne Downs to the southwest, and the Duchy of Springmill to the east.

The easternmost part of Bushdell is forested with oaks and elms, but the forest rapidly gives way to rolling hills with scattered motts of trees and well-established farms in the mid-section and the west.

King Wolfswift has his primary keep in Bushdell.

The Vertcoast Sea forms the southwestern border of Clearwynne Downs, while the Bright Barrow River, which flows into the Vertcoast Sea, forms the northwestern border.  On the other side of the Bright Barrow are Springmill and, farther to the east, Bushdell.  The Duchy of Redlea is to the east of Clearwynne Downs, while Dracmead is to the south.

The eastern part of Clearwynne Downs is forested by oaks and elms, which thin out toward the middle of the Duchy and give way to rolling grassy hills with trees mostly along the streams and creeks of the shallow valleys.  Near the Vertcoast Sea the hills flatten into a sandy coastal plain.

Ostmill is the far northeastern Duchy of Lightholt.  It is bordered by the Ryland Mountains on the east, the Wildebarrow River, which flows out of the Ryland Mountains, on the north, and the Crystalwald River, which flows out of the Ryland Mountains in a northwest direction to empty into the Wildebarrow River, on the southwest.  North, across the Wildebarrow, is the Kingdom of Goldrock.  Across the Crystalwald is Bushdell and, farther to the south, Redlea.

In the southeast, near the Ryland Mountains, Ostmill is thickly forested with pine, but the forest thins to the north and west.  The upper Crystalwald River runs through a forest of oaks and elms, but in the north, near the Wildebarrow River, the land becomes rocky, with only scattered scrubs of trees and populated mostly by goat and sheep farmers.

Redlea is the southeasternmost Duchy of Lighholt.  It is bordered by the Ryland Mountains on the east and the Crystalwald River, separating it from Ostmill, on the northeast.  To the north is Bushdell, to the west is Clearwynne Downs, and to the south is Dracmead.

Redlea is mostly forested, with pines predominating in the south and east, but gradually giving way to oaks and elms to the north and west.  The forest is broken by clearings for villages and a few scattered farms.

Snowspring Moor is north of Bushdell and south of the Wildebarrow and the Flowerbarrow Rivers.  Over the Wildebarrow is the Kingdom of Goldrock, and over the Flowerbarrow is the Kingdom of Dorland.  To the west is Springmill.

Snowspring Moor is mostly rolling plains with small patches of trees.  It is fertile farming country.

Springmill is bordered by the Vertcoast Sea on the southwest, the Flowerbarrow River on the northeast, and Bright Barrow River on the southeast, and, to the northeast, Snowspring Moor and, farther south, Bushdell.

Like Snowspring Moor, Springmill is mostly rolling plains, but near the Vertcoast Sea the land flattens into a sandy coastal plain.  Near the mouth of the Flowerbarrow the river forms a delta and the land becomes marshy and wet all the time.