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At the center of the valley lies a monster infested freshwater lake, this is where the inhabitants of the valley both fish as well as draw their water. The north and west settlements both have a simple dock with which they use to send ships between the towns, but the southern town is too far from the lake and instead has a simple pier from which its citizens can fish or upon which a small boat may make dock. Several foggy islands exist within the perimeter of the lake, but to the best of the intelligent bug's knowledge little other then beasts makes these outcroppings of dirt and stone home. For the most part a bug could wade through the lake up to their neck, but a sharp drop happens roughly 30 meters out.
Most of the valley is surrounded by sheer cliffs, for all intends and purposes these stand at a near 175* angle and as such are utterly unclimbable without proper gear. These cliffs plateau at their tops for roughly 5 meters, before dropping sharply again into the wastelands. There is little but sand on the wasteland facing side, but the side facing the intelligent bugs is home to variety of shrubbery, moss, and clay deposits.
Closely straddling the beach of the lake is a continuous footrail, upon which wanderers travel between the three towns of the valley.
To the east is the tall tower, made of stone and gold, whose oppressive height dominates the skyline of the eastern half of the valley.