Between the Red Sickle and the Sword of Honour, between the Green Plain and the Sea of Pearls, lies the noble republic of the Born. Here the summers are short and the winters long and merciless, while the nobility enforces its divinely ordained rule with a heavy hand. But the land is awakening and striving to rid itself of its human inhabitants.
Ancient secrets and mysteries surround this region, and they are all summarised in this book. Intended for the gamemaster’s eyes only, this book contains detailed value boxes for typical regional beasts and monsters according to the 5th edition rules of The Black Eye, exciting adventure hooks and explanations of the regional mysteries alluded to in The Winter’s Watch, as well as the fully fleshed-out regional adventure The Severity of Winter:
A terrible winter, the likes of which no living Bornlander has ever endured, has come upon the noble republic of Born and Walsach. While the Church of the Benevolent Goddess Peraine, supported by the wizards of the land, attempts to invoke the soul of the awakening land so that she herself may put an end to the hunger and suffering, the hopeful ceremony is invaded by strange, frosty monsters. Following the words of a saint, the heroes set out in search of the truth behind the Long Winter and a way to put a stop to a formidable threat.