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#1 kingstears Sep 17, 2010 14:45:44	I've started a Loudwater campaign and was wondering how to describe the High Moor (never having lived/visted any area that would be described as a "moor").  Is it just a swamp?  and, if so, what does a non-Floridian, cold swamp look like?  Is it full of dense trees?  Scrub?  What makes it "High"?  Does it rain a lot?  Where does the water come from?  Is the Lake in the swamp, or is it higher and dryer on the north (Loudwater) side?
#2 Bluenose Sep 17, 2010 15:02:15	Try looking at the website for the North Yorks Moors. That seems appropriate climatically and geographically for the type of moorland. Definitely not a swamp, except in bits. Trees, few. Heather, lots. Rain, a lot at some times of year (pretty much required for moorland, by definition). If you want to know which side is dryer, you'll need a description of weather patterns in the area. I'm not sure any exists.
#3 Harn_Winterfell Sep 17, 2010 19:18:26	Not sure if you have access to older FR supplements but Elminster's Ecologies had decent amounts of information about the Moors and things in that region.   Used to be in the downloads section of the WotC site but that appears disabled at the moment.   I have it in pdf format if you need just let me know in a pm.
#4 Harn_Winterfell Sep 17, 2010 19:19:23	www.realmshelps.org/cgi-bin/weather.pl   goes to a Faerun weather site but as to accurate?  Well it's in the eyes of the beholder.
#5 kingstears Sep 18, 2010 11:15:47	Thanks for the point to the North York Moors.  That gave me a weath of views including: Lilla Cross Brimham Rocks ner Summerbridge North York Moors
#6 The_Silversword Sep 22, 2010 4:02:55	Not sure if you have access to older FR supplements but Elminster's Ecologies had decent amounts of information about the Moors and things in that region.   Used to be in the downloads section of the WotC site but that appears disabled at the moment.   I have it in pdf format if you need just let me know in a pm.   Theyre still available, you just have to know where to look. poleandrope.blogspot.com/2010/07/working...
#7 The_Silversword Sep 22, 2010 4:11:22	The original boxed set has this to say on the subject: THE HIGH MOOR AT A GLANCE: The High Moor is a vast, rocky wasteland rising to a gorge-scarred plateau cloaked in grass and scrub trees. ELMINSTER'S NOTES: The Moor is often shrouded in mist, and is the home to many trolls and bugbears, as well as goblin races. The monstrous inhabitants often raid the roads, so that merchants often collect in large caravans and hire additional guards, and The Way Inn (q.v.) maintains a permanent force of well-armed defenders. The soil of the Moor is too thin for farming and its rock (mostly granite) too poor in valuable ores to support permanent settlements; the barbarian humans found in these lands depend on herding sheep and goats and overland trading for their livelihoods.
#8 Jorunhast Sep 22, 2010 11:22:24	Here's how I'd describe it:  it's high... and moory.
#9 sfdragon Sep 22, 2010 18:48:05	spooky, unnerving, wet, cold