Troll's Reach

Along the coast of the southeastern Glirewood lies the aptly named Troll's Reach. And indeed the forest teems with trolls who bubble forth every spring like a plague of locust, scouring the adjoining lands for any biological matter to sate their voracious appetites. Generally, the coast is devoid of other humoniods, and even the proud winter wolves know to make their hunting grounds elsewhere. During the winter, however, game becomes relatively abundant in the region as the troll's metabolism slows and the herds of elk and reindeer move in to the region to feast upon the new growth that has sprung up in the absence of herbivores.

It is during this winter lull that the Norse hunters of Petintat and Fireguard Keep make their way into the region. These hunters are a specialized group called the Trollhunter's Lodge that are tasked with destroying the troll's nests, for only during the winter are the ravenous beasts languid enough that the Norsemen can hope to try to beat them back and control their population. Killing trolls is also important because the creatures are known to mutate and evolve over the winter months, emerging more and more adapted to their environment. Very old trolls can be monstrously large, have multiple limbs, develop magical talents, or even develop resistance to fire or acid.