Laegirith

The low line of forested hills shielding Evermist on the northwest is broken at one point by a slender pass known as Laegirith, the Green Cleft; it is the most strategically vulnerable point in Evermist's defensive ring, and for this reason its magical wards are supplemented by a permanent guard-hearth. Noldorin archers survey the tree-clad pass from hidden sentinel points high above either side of the path. No verbal password is given for safe passage through the Laegirith; instead, those friendly to Evermist are taught a series of unspoken signs, actions which must be performed in order to pass the sentinels unharmed. These signals are periodically changed, but they usually involve kneeling beside the brook that flows out of the cleft, and arranging the stones along its bank in a certain pattern. In this way, a traveler may also communicate to the hidden sentinels silent warnings of impend ing danger.