Rimehaven

Rimehaven is a city in Landorya. Rimehaven is a sheltered glacial-valley settlement nestled around a cluster of rare natural hot springs — one of the few sources of geothermal warmth in the Frostbound Wastes acce… It is commonly linked to THE FROSTBORN. Geography: Rimehaven sits in a glacial valley whose steep sides block the prevailing polar winds, creating a microclimate noticeably milder than the s… Climate: Mild by Frostbound Wastes standards, Rimehaven experiences fewer blizzards and somewhat higher temperatures than expose…

Rimehaven sits in a glacial valley whose steep sides block the prevailing polar winds, creating a microclimate noticeably milder than the surrounding wastes. The hot springs feed a series of pools that are maintained and managed by the settlement's resident healers, with channels directing thermal water through the settlement for warmth and sanitation.

Mild by Frostbound Wastes standards, Rimehaven experiences fewer blizzards and somewhat higher temperatures than exposed settlements. The thermal water vapor creates a persistent light mist in the valley that gives the settlement a dreamlike quality and moderates temperature swings.

Rimehaven grew organically around the hot springs, initially as a seasonal resting point for nomadic hunters and traders before being permanently settled by a branch of the Frosthollow Clan several generations ago. Its status as neutral ground for inter-clan exchange was formalized by the Council of Chiefs after a brief territorial dispute between the Windrunner and Whitepeak Clans over access rights, a dispute settled by declaring Rimehaven a shared asset of all clans in perpetuity.

Frostborn healers maintain that the hot springs of Rimehaven were a gift placed by Glacius specifically to provide the Frostborn with a place of recovery between the hardships of the wastes — that the god knew his people would need somewhere the cold relented. The most powerful healing treatments are said to work only in Rimehaven, suggesting to believers that the springs carry a divine component that cannot be replicated elsewhere.

Rimehaven's permanent population is relatively small, but the settlement sees constant traffic — clan hunters resting between long expeditions, trade caravans pausing on the Ironveil Pass route, and invalids brought from across the wastes seeking healing. The Frost Healers who operate here are among the most respected practitioners in Frostborn society, combining knowledge of thermal therapy, cold-magic, and the medicinal properties of the arctic herbs cultivated in the Warming Gardens into treatments that draw patients from clans several days' travel away.