Athosia¶
Athosia is a region of Numenia "just east of Dalmar, and north of the Broken Strand". It is "home to the Athosian forest and Athosian meadows", and in the Age of Magic "Dalmar, Arne'Athosia and Faragond all have a significant presence in this region" (S387, S498, S372, S384). The Fourth Age knows it by its woods: the frontier town of Rockport in northern Dalmar lies "near the Athosian Woodlands" (S328).
| Entry | What it is |
|---|---|
| Arne'Athosia | The great elven kingdom whose forests are now the Forbidden Forest; its capital Alyr-Emuien, the Shrine of Caerylas and the Shrine of Kae-Ferrel are sections of its page. |
| Anoth-Urulien | The High Elven city ruined in the War of the Moradrim, with the Tower and Citadel of Urulien, the Limeris Dam, the Star Forge and the Dwarven Gate. |
The region¶
The Compendium's gazetteer of South Astia (S387, S498, S372) describes Athosia in a single line: forest and meadow between Dalmar and the Broken Strand, with the elves of Arne'Athosia, the men of Dalmar and the Naher of Faragond all holding ground in it. The Dragon's Teeth and the Broken Strand run south from it toward Dragonfall (S387). Nothing in the older material names its rivers, towns or roads.
In the Fourth Age the Athosian Woodlands are the forest at Dalmar's back door. Rockport, with its rangers, the small community of Alderidge "in northern Dalmar, near Rockport", and the caravan road from Dru'Bazan all border on them; the fallen kingdom of Angorath to the north-east is "strictly the fastest way to return to Rockport near the Athosian Woodlands" from the mountains (S328). In the Fifth Age the same ground is seen from the east, from Proturas: the forests of Arne'Athosia have become the forbidden heart of Etterwood, guarded at a distance by Boreal Elves (S054).
Gap
No source draws Athosia's borders or says how the Athosian Woodlands of the Fourth Age relate to the Forbidden Forest of the Fifth. Nothing is said of the Athosian meadows beyond their name.
Duer'Gerrum¶
A dwarven kingdom reached from Athosia by the roads of the deep. From the Dwarven Gate in the ruins of Anoth-Urulien "dwarven roads ... lead to the capitol city of the kingdom of Duer'Gerrum", which the Proturan campaign's players "might remember ... as the place overrun with Lizardkin" (S054). The same roads connect to the Underdark around the ruins of Alyr-Emuien.
Gap
Duer'Gerrum is known only from this line. Its location, its people and when the lizardkin took its capital are not recorded.