The Frozen North

Located at the northern end of Vitaria, the Frozen North is mostly unexplored. Frigid blizzards and sub-zero temperatures make life impossible, and those that seek to explore its mysteries almost never return. No one truly knows how far the Frozen North extends, because no one has been able to survive long enough to map it.

Fields of Endless Snow
The Frozen North is home to great mountain ranges as far as the eye can see, while thick snow makes seeing the ground impossible. The farther one gets from Guinevere's border, the colder the temperature, and the snow only gets thicker and thicker, eventually being enough to rest at least five feet high. If the weather isn't a blizzard or snowstorm, it is foggy, making seeing beyond one's immediate vicinity a futile effort. Concentration on magic, even that of fire, becomes increasingly difficult the further one travels. Even scrying magic employed by Divinators has terrible results, unable to penetrate the thick barriers created by the harsh weather.

Unknown Mysteries
It is hypothesized that there are many Ancient Eldyrian ruins buried within, but this has never been proven. However, from the very few expeditions that have returned, mages have claimed that they were cut off from the Weave during parts of their trip, unable to use magic at all. How anything could be so powerful as to do such a thing is incredibly frightening, if the mages are to be believed.