CHAPTER 3 - THE ROSE
The Dravanian Forelands remain largely un-settled, with communes of humanoid hunters dotting the landscape, though there are many other forms of life in the region, not the least of which being the settlement of dragons in the foothills of Sohm Al, the massive single mountain that dominates the skyline.
I'm guessing this might be a periodical that Alphinaud read during his education in Sharlayan
Estinien can feel the presence of dragons in the region.
Ysayle mentions one such hunting settlement, called Tailfeather. They would do well to stock up on supplies and take rest before they attempt to ascend Sohm Al, and she knows the leader there, a fellow by the name of Marcechamp. Estinien is eager to shake a leg, for every minute wasted is another minute Nidhogg's horde has to advance.
This current is on what appears to be a petrified dead caelumtree root, that straddles the road right as the player enters, bludgeoning them with it during the chat that our heroes have before heading on to Tailfeather.
And Satznswys arrives in Tailfeather, honestly little more than a wide spot on their road, but they should be able to get what they need.
"Hi, Leatherface. I'm Satznswys." Along comes Ysayle and the others, whom Marcechamp greets warmly. She asks for permission to take their rest, and Marcechamp grants it, and furthermore suggests that they not try to push it any further than the Chocobo Forest, as the dragons have been quite murderous of late.
Marcechamp answers with the explanation that the large-rooted caelumtrees that make the Chocobo Forest make it very difficult to see potential prey from the air. So the hunters here hunt beneath the canopy, and leave the dragons to their own designs out west. He realizes that nothing's gonna stop Ysayle once she's got her mind set.
Sounds like one of the Eorzean tribes. He says that they haven't strayed far from their hives in the past, but they've grown more aggressive of late, even being so bold as to harass the Dravanians in their own lairs. The Gnath attack his hunters likewise.
Alphinaud, for all his airs and study, is still a kid.
We get a little into Ysayle's origins: following the Calamity, everyone she knew was dead, her home destroyed. She fled from the cold of Coerthas into Dravania, and strayed out from the forest canopies. It was then that she encountered Hraesvelgr, the dragon that we are on our way to meet, on a hunt for food. She was found, unconscious, by Marcechamp, and recovered here in Tailfeather. Alphinaud asks after the Gnath, by all accounts a peaceful people until recently.
Outside the borders of their homeland, however, they were rarely hostile, and were even open to trade.