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History

For most of the history of the New World, magic existed everywhere, including Westland. After the war between D'Hara and the Midlands, several people of the Midlands were sick of magic and its alleged evils and wanted to live in a land free of magic. Zedd reformulated the boundary spell he had used to end the war to form an additional boundary between what became Westland, which was populated by the people who wanted to be rid of magic, and the Midlands. In order to create a Westland free of magic, there could be none there when the boundary went up, however a few magical items did come over after the boundary was established, such as the Book of Counted Shadows and the Sword of Truth. Zedd also left the Midlands and crossed the boundary to settle in Westland. The boundary prevented anyone but the most talented and skilled from traveling between Westland and the Midlands and was put up about 40 years before the start of the series. It came down shortly after the series began. DHara is a fictional location in the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. ... The Midlands are a fictional location in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... Zedd is a fictional character in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... The boundary is a fictional location in the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. ... The Book of Counted Shadows is a fictional book in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... The Sword of Truth is a magical sword in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ...

Government

Westland is ruled and governed primarily by the First Councilor. The seat of government is Hartland. First Councilor is a fictional position in the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. ... Hartland is a fictional town in the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. ...

Geographical Characteristics

Westland is the western most nation in the New World. It is separated from the Midlands to the east by a range of mountains that diminish as you travel south. The boundary existed along this mountain range. The Midlands are a fictional location in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... The boundary is a fictional location in the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. ...

The majority of Westland is covered in gently rolling hills covered by woods, consisting largely of maple, balsam fir, oak, pine, spruce, white birch, and nannyberry trees which turn crimson as Autumn approaches, eventually losing their leaves during Winter. Other forms of vegetation include the Aum plant, ferns, and wildflowers. Native wildlife includes wolves, rabbits, beavers, snakes and a variety of birds, particularly ravens. Native insects include snowy tree crickets, moths, and lacewings. Precipitation is common but not normally in significant amounts (except during the Winter). Westland is the home of the town of Hartland as well as of a young Richard and George Cypher and their family. Species with pages written Acer campestre - Field Maple Acer grandidentatum - Bigtooth Maple Acer griseum - Paperbark Maple Acer macrophyllum - Bigleaf Maple Acer micranthum - Komine Maple Acer negundo - Manitoba Maple Acer nigrum - Black Maple Acer palmatum - Japanese Maple Acer pensylvanicum - Striped Maple Acer platanoides - Norway Maple Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore Maple Acer rubrum... Binomial name Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Lithocarpus. ... Species About 115. ... Species About 35; see text. ... Binomial nomenclature Betula pubescens White Birch (Betula pubescens) is an abundant tree throughout northern Europe, northern Asia and also Greenland. ... Binomial name Viburnum lentago L. Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) is a large shrub or small tree native to the north-eastern United States and southern Canada from New Brunswick south to New York and west to the Dakotas. ... Autumn (fall in North America) is one of the four temperate seasons, the transition between summer and winter. ... In many parts of the world, winter is associated with snow. ... The Aum plant is a fictional plant in the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. ... Classes Marattiopsida Osmundopsida Gleicheniopsida Pteridopsida A fern, or pteridophyte, is any one of a group of some twenty thousand species of plants classified in the Division Pteridophyta, formerly known as Filicophyta. ... Categories: Stub | Flowers ... Binomial name Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 The Grey Wolf (Canis lupus), also known colloquially as the wolf, is a mammal of the Canidae family and the ancestor of the domestic dog. ... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world. ... Beavers The most succesful franchise in BBBBL A3 history. ... Families Acrochordidae Aniliidae Anomalepididae Anomochilidae Atractaspididae Boidae Bolyeriidae Colubridae Cylindrophiidae Elapidae Hydrophiidae Leptotyphlopidae Loxocemidae Pythonidae Tropidophiidae Typhlopidae Uropeltidae Viperidae Xenopeltidae Snakes are cold blooded legless reptiles closely related to lizards, which share the order Squamata. ... Species See text Many large black birds of the genus Corvus are called ravens. ... A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly. ... Suborders Megaloptera Raphidiodea Planipennia The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the fishflies, snakeflies, lacewings and antlions. ... Hartland is a fictional town in the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. ... Richard Rahl is the primary protagonist in the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. ... George Cypher is a fictional character from Terry Goodkinds Sword of Truth series. ...

Culture

Unlike the Midlands, all girls are allowed to keep their hair at any length they desire. The Midlands are a fictional location in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ...

Notable Locations

• Hartland
• Southaven
• Hartland Woods
• Ven Forest
• Skow Swamp
• The King's Port