Old Blackmoor

The Dramidj Ocean, the Yatils, Lake Quag, the Vesve Forest and the lands of Iuz form the borders of the Bitter North, a cool region of steppes and conifers. The only organized state here is Perrenland, a mountainous neutral nation. Perrenlanders (also called Perrenders) were originally warlike Flannae who absorbed all invading peoples. Now democratic and wealthy, Perrenland is a major trading partner of Ket, Furyondy, Veluna, and other states, and it is a source of mercenaries across the Flanaess.

The Baklunish-descended Tiger and Wolf Nomads hold the steppes north of Perrenland, to the edge of the pine-and-fir Burneal Forest and the Cold Marshes. Fierce horsemen who frequently raid one another, these nomad hordes have banded together to fight Iuz's forces to the east, as the evil nation is now their primary enemy.

North of these tribes is the Land of Black Ice, a mysterious peninsula of snow and blue-black ice. Its inhabitants include remorhaz (insectoid monsters with furnacelike stomachs) and blue-furred bugbears. Here too are the ruins and dungeons of Blackmoor, but despite legends of ancient treasure and magic, few people come to this frightening place. It is possible that in the long winter night the Land of Black Ice develops a wide ice bridge that leads to the polar continent of Telchuria.