Town of Sidnar
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Sidnar towers over the gorge carved by the Khourx River. The town is perched in the hills above Lake Korst on the extreme western frontier of the Mistlands. In terms of geography it should belong to the Mountains of Misery region, but its elven population accounts for its inclusion in that of the Mistlands.
Background
Sidnar is far from the most accessible place in Darkon. Riverboats connect the Vuchar River and Lake Korst via the lower leg of the Khourx River which is also known as the Korst River. Sidnar is most easily reached from Delagia and the lake by a road known as the Ascent. It crosses the Khourx River and its gorge via the Brooding Bridge. A maze of country roads connects Delagia and Karg. Long ago a road led from Sidnar to the heart of the Mountains of Misery. There it joined the road that preceded that of the envisioned Strigos Road and that at that time led to the Old Svalich Road in eastern Barovia. The road from Sidnar would have passed between Mount Nirka and Mount Nyid. The principle function of the road was extinguished along with the Arakians in 588 BC by the Scourge of Arak. The reputation that Arak would acquire in subsequent years was ample deterrence against the use of the road for prospecting or exploring beyond the Darkonian frontier. Whether the Darkonian portion of the road remained in use and was maintained over the decades that followed is unknown. There was more reason for the would-be dwarven and gnomish minerd of Tempe Falls and Mayvin to have maintained the Darkonian portion of the Strigos Road. Its condition as of 750 BC was such that it afforded passage only on foot due to washouts, rockslides, boulders, and fallen trees.
