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Green hill islands. Unclaimed.

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Islands joined to the mainland by a few land bridges that sit under the water. There was a town up here once; now there are crabs and crab nests. The Second Empire's Archive Town is still standing, and behind the doors that still open there is usually a nest.

Terrain

The terrain is Green hill islands.

Who holds it

Unclaimed

• Empire Peasants Present

Settlements

Inhabitants

Races: Human

Wildlife

Crab, Megacrab

Notable units

History

• There was a town on the island once; not even its name is left. A skeleton walking past can only manage “almost nothing left of it”.
• Archive Town and the Looted Ruins are both Second Empire work, and that empire's archive is guarded now by crabs.

Building a base here

The channel's verdict: Recommended with caveats

• Other　The terrain is uneven and the usable flat ground is mostly on the coast; the flat patch north of the Avalon Isles is enough to start on, but will not carry a very large base.^{[V1 0:02:11]}
• Other　The terrain is uneven and the usable flat ground is mostly on the coast; the flat patch north of the Avalon Isles is enough to start on, but will not carry a very large base.^{[V1 0:02:11]}
• Other　The terrain is uneven and the usable flat ground is mostly on the coast; the flat patch north of the Avalon Isles is enough to start on, but will not carry a very large base.^{[V1 0:02:11]}
• Other　The terrain is uneven and the usable flat ground is mostly on the coast; the flat patch north of the Avalon Isles is enough to start on, but will not carry a very large base.^{[V1 0:02:11]}
• Other　The terrain is uneven and the usable flat ground is mostly on the coast; the flat patch north of the Avalon Isles is enough to start on, but will not carry a very large base.^{[V1 0:02:11]}
• Other　The terrain is uneven and the usable flat ground is mostly on the coast; the flat patch north of the Avalon Isles is enough to start on, but will not carry a very large base.^{[V1 0:02:11]}
• Raids　Day to day the only threat is crabs, so Paul Rogers reckons there is no need to sink much into fortifications.^{[V1 0:06:40]}
• Raids　The south, though, gets raided by Reavers and Crab Raiders at roughly Stormgap Coast intensity — they will swim across the water to reach you. The north and the Avalon Isles do not have that problem.^{[V1 0:06:07]}
• Raids　A wandering Megacrab also roams the middle of the Howler Maze — have ranged weapons ready before you go near it.^{[V1 0:03:18]}
• Tax　No faction holds the zone, so there is nobody to pay tax to — the way Paul Rogers puts it, not even the taxman can find you out here.^{[V1 0:00:33]}
• Hazards　Acid rain does fall, but in his experience it is not constant. His fix is to run an all-Hiver/Skeleton squad, or a Rattan Hat with a Dustcoat — he puts the acid resistance you need at around 70%.^{[V1 0:01:06]}
• Distance to supplies　It is about as isolated as the Leviathan Coast, but sitting halfway down the east coast it is closer to Trader's Edge and Heng than the Leviathan Coast is.^{[V1 0:05:01]}
• Other　Unlike the neighbouring Gut, no Beak Things appear here.^{[V1 0:05:34]}

Getting there

There is no settlement in this region. Check that your food and bandages will last the whole crossing before you enter.

The nearest city is Heng, just across the border.

Regions you can walk into directly from here:

Video citations

1. Should You Settle Howler Maze & Avalon Isles? | Kenshi Location GuidePaul Rogers Gaming