Beyond the town’s borders lies the rugged terrain of its hinterlands—rolling forested hills rising to verdant mountains to the west, while to the east, the region's largest river eventually flows into the Sea of Ghosts. Where this river meets the sea stands Willowshore's closest neighbor, the coastal fortified market called Karahai, yet even this location is a day's ride from town.
The forest surrounding Willowshore is part of the much larger woodland known as Specterwood, although here in Willowshore's hinterlands, the haunts and ghosts notorious for plaguing these woods aren't as dangerous. Wildlife is abundant with deer and boars making up the primary large game in the region, and more dangerous predators like black bears, wolves, giant stag beetles, and enormous spiders comprise the greater perils of the hinterlands to those who travel too far from the roads or explore the wilds after dark.