The Nairu Valley

Sites of Interest
The Mansion

Avondiel

Astirel

Karn

Sans Dirth

Yorr

The Pixie Grove

The Swamp

The Circus

The Druidic Temple

Mt. Nairu

The Graveyard

The Orchards

The Cliffs

The Northern Plains

The Western Forest

The Mountain Range to the North

The Mountain Range to the Southeast

Darkhaven

The Ecology of the Nairu Valley
In the temperate band of the continent, which is inhabited by the Nairu Valley as well as other locales, most of the generic flora and fauna of medieval Europe can be found. Beyond that, there are a few creatures that may some as a surprise. Some examples follow below.

In the Plains:

 * Small herbivores: rabbits, mice, insects
 * Large herbivores: bison, cattle, horses
 * Small carnivores: birds, snakes, insects, weasels
 * Large carnivores and monstruous carnivores are mostly absent because of humanoid occupation, but the occassional starving wolf or other carnivore might come out this far.

In the Forests:

 * Small herbivores: rabbits, mice
 * Large herbivores: deer
 * Small carnivores: foxes, snakes, birds, weasels, raccoons, badgers
 * Large carnivores: bears, wolves
 * Monstruous carnivores: wargs, the "gargantuan", giant spiders, chimera

In the Mountains:

 * Small herbivores: jackrabbits, mice, insects
 * Large herbivores: goats
 * Small carnivores: birds, insects
 * Large carnivores: bears, mountain lions, wolves
 * Monstruous carnivores: griffons, dragons

In the Swamps:

 * Small herbivores: tortoises, insects, mice, fish
 * Large herbivores: hippopotamus
 * Small carnivores: birds, frogs, insects, tree cats, otters
 * Large carnivores: crocodiles
 * Monstruous carnivores: carnivorous plants!