The Standing Stones of Andreth

On the grasslands near the northwestern border of the Kingdom of Alsberg is one of the most famous known sites of the Ancients; the Standing Stones of Andreth. They are located on a low hill on the plain east of Redstone Lake, north of the Traverna Hills and south of the Iron Heath.

The Standing Stones of Andreth (Map in Hexographer)

The central part of the feature consists of a ring of standing rectangular stones, each approximately ten feet wide, 5 feet thick and 15 feet tall. Twelve of these stones are arranged in a ring surrounding one central black stone pillar that is five feet in diameter and over 20 feet tall. The pillar is carved with an ascending  spiral of runes that nobody has been able to decipher. Radiating out from this central feature are six lines of smaller stones, each spoke consisting of 6 stones approximately 8 feet tall, spaced 20 feet or so apart, and trailing down the low hill. Most of the stones at Andreth are still standing, although some are leaning and a few have broken or toppled completely.

The Stones get their name from the explorer that first re-discovered them a few hundred years ago.

Nobody knows what the purpose of this monument is, or who built it, but like some of the other sites of the Ancients, it is said to radiate a faint primal magic. Local tales tell of a circle of Druids and Rangers to whom this place is sacred, and who protect it and keep it safe.