The Whispy Woods

The Whispy Woods is a fictional landmass and the main location of the novel. The Whispy Woods is a magical country in which "both good and evil are at war".

Geography
The Whispy Woods is a fairly rural place, covered mostly in undeveloped land— forests, hills, valleys, rivers, lakes and swamps of many descriptions can be found here. The most common varieties of trees were oaks, elms, and rowans in the lowlands, and pines, alders and hemlocks in the uplands. The country was surrounded on three sides by water - open sea to the west, and the Great Trident to the south and east - with a trio of major rivers throughout.

Political System
The Whispy Woods were home to many small kingdoms, towns and villages, whose lords swore oaths of obeisance to a high king. Each high lord further commanded several lesser lords, who helped their respective lords keep peace in each region. The notable exception to this system were the Free Cities of the west, whose people had no local lord, and swore fealty only to the high king himself.

Inhabitants
There were several notable races that inhabited the Whispy Woods and the surrounding areas. These included Humans, Dwarfs, Talking Beasts of every kind, and even Winged Horses, Centaurs, Fauns, Satyrs and Giants, among others. Most of the human inhabitants of the Whispy Woods belonged to an agrarian and herding culture, growing wheat, oats and barley and herding sheep, cattle and pigs.

Architecture
Kings dwelled in stone-walled castles while their vassal lords resided in forts of brick and timber defended by tall walls. Farmers, herdsmen and villagers lived in cottages of stone or timber, with thatched roofs; some villages clustered near forts. While no true roads exist, numerous game trails, trodden dirt paths, and cobblestone trails are seen, which provide possible confirmation of the many inhabitants of the land, who may travel often.

Religion
The beings of the Whispy Woods do not have an organised religion. However, most of them seem to have personal faith in Merlin.