To the north of the River Luath, the Dunn Barony sprawled over a vast stretch of land that butted up against the western forests to the north of the Vale of Mists. Villages that had grown large enough to be called small towns dotted the landscape along with many other small villages and hamlets. All along the western border, dirt roads worn down by constant patrolling of soldiers on horseback connected the network of tiny settlements to Castle Dunn and its surrounding town.
What made the hamlets and villages of the Dunn Barrony unique, even in Lothian March, is that every single one of them, even if it was home to less than a hundred people, was surrounded by strong wooden walls and a wide, dry moat. Some had filled their moats with wooden stakes, while others had lined them with stacked stones but every single settlement was prepared to be attacked by demons at any moment.
