the gorge.

The gorge is the source of water for the river and all it's tributaries. It's strictly forbidden territory to young apprentices, because the long drop and chaotic river below nearly always means death for anyone who is foolish enough to get too close to the edge. The gorge begins as sheer, rocky walls with a fast-flowing river flowing below them. But the river gets louder as it nears the falls. Ferns cling fiercely to the edge of the sheer cliffs, always soaked with the mist that swirls from the swollen torrent below. From on side to the other the gorge is just a few foxlengths wide, but the failure of a leap would be disastrous.