Earthwell

The land called  Westmarch  was  dotted  with  solitary  flat topped  hills  that  were  the  last  evidence  of  the volcanic activity which birthed this land. One of these hills set in the middle of Westmarch was known to the locals as Picnic Hill. On maps of the area the hill’s name was The Earthwell. It was called this  because  of  the  deep  pool  that occupied the center  of  the  volcanic  depression that was the top of the hill. It had been given its new name many years  ago  when  the  locals  began using  the  bowl  of  this  old  volcano  with  its crystal clear pool and cool breezes as a place for family  outings. Little did  they  know  that beneath the surface of that hill lay  a  complex which housed minions of the Dark Lord himself.

The Earthwell,  or Picnic  Hill  as  it  was known by the locals, was located in the heart of Westmarch some 40 miles from Derwath, about 60 miles from Beldwin, and about 5 miles from the nearest road. It was the furthest volcanic hill from the  White  Mountains  and  its  flat  top allowed it to stand out on the flat horizon as  a local landmark. The Hill itself rose some 400 ’ off the  plain  on  which  it  sat  and  was  roughly 2000 ’  in diameter at it’s widest point. On the south side of the hill a breach had been cut through the bowl of the hill by lava many centuries ago which allowed for an easy 300 ’  gradual climb to the lowest  point  on  the  rim  of  the  hill. The lowest point  of  the  bowl  of  the  Earthwell  was some 150 ’  from its highest point and  only  50’ down  from  the  entrance-way  through  the breach. A small trail has been cut through the breach over the years and leads down into the basin to the edge of the pool at the center. It was this pool  after  which  the  hill  was  named. Its waters were still, clear, and reflective. The depth of the pool had never been determined. Aside from the pool,  there  was  also  a  number  of  flat rocks that had been stacked upon each other to allow  visitors  to  have  a  place  to  sit  or  eat. Overlooking both of these features was a cluster of three  oak  trees  by  the  pool.

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