Fort Varn is a small community nestled at the top of the Tors of Levenies, in a large valley filled with a vast untamed wilderness. Although its commander, Sir Tolgrith, hopes one day to make it self-sufficient, it currently depends upon a steady stream of caravans for provisions and other basic supplies.

The fort is a walled community surrounded by a 20-foot-tall palisade of tree trunks, upended and carved to a point. Beyond this security there is nothing but wilderness. Tall trees and endless thickets of wild rose bushes cover much of the surrounding terrain. There are no farms or outlying buildings affiliated with the fort. Any who dwell outside its walls are hermits, monsters, or worse.