I am not sure that Hairy is using this but it is from the Lock-Horn Forest description in the Nations of Theah book.<br/><br/>Lock-Horn Forest has a complex history and is an enchanted land—magical and mysterious to those who visit it. At one point in time, the forest and its environs belonged to Avalonian lords who settled many fiefs or Eisen bands and Vesten Raiders assailing its northern parts. Now minor Montaigne lords completely control the land. For that reason, some names of villages and places carry different meanings. While the official language is Montaignois, the commoners of the region speak a variety of dialects and bastardized languages combining Montaignoise, Avalonian and Eisen roots. This creates a surreal situation for a visitor where she might have a hard time communicating with the people native to this land. Couple this oddity with the magical, miraculous and the mythical, and the Lock-Horn region feels like a land of its own. The further one strays from the major roads between Aur, Sices, Arrent and Buché, the more likely she is to experience strange things and meets stranger folk. Add the rumors of Sidhe, Syrneth ruins yet to be discovered and strange beasts that live deep in the woods, and you may find that you have indeed left Montaigne.