Crooked Shank

is a Tier 2 Adventuring Area,

''This valley in the mountains of the Verdantis region is home to a very new human settlement, but older maps of the area indicate that an Elven village should be here. Why the discrepancy?''

Lore

 * Whilst looking for an elven village in Forgotten Vale, I seemed to have misread my map, and stumbled upon a quaint human settlement tucked along a bend in the road. The locals kept their neighborhood very well tended, and while not excessively talkative, they were happy to point me to locations of note within their tidy little town. This welcoming arch marked the entrance to the main, winding avenue through what the locals dubbed ‘Crooked Shank’. There seemed to be a lot of planting and construction, and truth be told, I could not really tell how old the town was.At this point, I wandered into the lovely back yards of some of the inhabitants, and noticed they all seemed to share a penchant for gardening.  Then, the Mayor of Crooked Shank himself appeared and hurried me away for a visit in his home.  The mayor then directed me to the lovely Two Fountains Inn, further down the road, though he warned they might not have any vacancies, and thanked me for my brief visit.  ''  I journeyed out of town, but doubled back as every map of the region I’ve found says the Elven village I was searching for initially should be here. Having given up, I stopped for a late dinner and met more of the locals.  It looked like the townsfolk were preparing for some kind of spring festival down by the river.  Fed and rested, I made one more attempt to find the Elven Village. I did find a winding game-trail that led to an odd hatch. This led down a dark ladder-way. Once inside the chamber below, I was immediately accosted by angry elves.  Probing further into this hidden network of caves, I found nothing but trouble.

Trivia

 * This scene was added in Release 29 and is located in the Verdantis Region.
 * This scene was rebuild in Release 46.