: Hard to tell where Wyrdwood is; I'm still trying to
: figure out why Ruewood is apparently *east* of
: Muirthemne, but seems to be filled with fir'Bolg and
: Ermine-like wolves.
According to the previews, Chimera takes place in the Untamed Lands. South of Ruewood is Brighton, where a number of Dwarves come from in "The Mage"; and since the Dwarves would very likely inhabit the Untamed Lands, that makes sense. The first four levels are all in the same continuous forest as Ruewood. However, in "The Messenger", we are south of Fosgarach, which is the graveyard near Willow Creek from Myth II's "Salvation". But, when we head north after that to "The Baron", we wind up on a southward-facing beach! After that, we go to a iced-over river in "The Chimera".
The underground spot on "The Fiend" could be anywhere so that can be ignored. But from the Untamed lands, to north of Forest Heart, to a beach, to a frozen river - how does that work out?
Best I can figure, they're counting the far southeast of the visible map as the Untamed Lands, and Ruewood is in Forest Heart. We travel across Forest Heart during the first four levels, and then wind up near Willow Creek in "The Messenger".
We flee north to Fosgarach and fight the rest of the battle; then the messenger delivers his message and we go south toward Cavan Bight (the bay into which the Wild River empties) to meet Baron Volsung. After that, we head up the Wild River, which comes down from the Cloudspine and is thus frozen at the higher altitudes. Here we fight Kyrilla, and then teleport underground to Cartuche's lair.
I seem to recall a mention in GURPS of some fir'Bolg living in Forest Heart, which would make sense. Changelings I could maybe see, though that's streching it. The spiders in there could have come out of the shattered Tain. Dwarves are from the southeast, near Stoneheim and Myrgard. It all works out fine.
But where are the Forest Giants?
