This cool, gently-flowing river has its
source in the Star Mounts, at the very
heart of the High Forest where very
few civilized beings have ever been all
through the ages (save the elves who do
not talk). It tumbles roughly through
t h e r o u g h , d e n s e l y f o r e s t e d
canyonlands south of the mountains,
then slowly meanders southward
through the hilly forest to join the
Delimbiyr at Secomber. Though few
chose to do it, the Run is navigable as
far as the first of the ?sisters,? the waterfalls
which block further upriver travel.
For such a large river, the Unicorn
Run is remarkably clear.

The Stronghold of the Nine (see
below), lies partway up the run, located
on a hill above the valley. Unicorns are
known to travel the river?s banks
(hence its name), possibly traveling to
the crystalline slopes of the Star
Mounts. A famous halfling advrenturer,
Gaultham Longtoes, is known to have
said, after visiting the Run, ?I have seen
the unicorns, and can die content.?

Legends about the Run are many.
One holds that an elven king buried the
treasure of his court somewhere along
the run while flee orcs and
hobgoblins? but was soon slain with all
his folk. Another holds that the god
Mielikki wanders the wood here
(though the Harpers claim this ?legend?
to be plain truth and often make dangerous
pilgrimages upriver). The storyweavers
of Secomber claim that if you
travel the river to its end, you will find
the home of the gods, that the river
does not originate in this world, but in
another. Other folk claim that water
from The Unicorn Run remains eternally
pure, that it can never be fouled
or poisoned.

"Having been far enough upriver on
the Run to see the first ?sister,? as it
poured like living mist from the verdant
canyon forest high above, I know why
bards who see this river sing of it for
the rest of their lives. It is certainly one
of the most beautiful regions of all
Faerun."?Amelior
 

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This cool, gently-flowing river rises in the
mountains at the very heart of The High Forest
(thought by some to be home to many
nymphs), where few civilized beings have
ever been, all down the ages, save elves who
do not talk. The Stronghold of the Nine (see
above) lies partway up the Run, and unicorns
inhabit the woods near its banks in the vicinity,
and are known to travel up and down the
river (hence its name). There is a legend that
an elven king buried the treasure of all his
court somewhere along the Run, when fleeing
from orcs and hobgoblins who had pursued
his people from the the far North, and never
returned?slain shortly thereafter by the orcs.
Another legend holds that the god Mielikki
inhabits the Forest near the Run and is often
seen wandering in the woods near it. Harpers
say that this "lejend?" is plain truth, and make
occasional pilgrimages to certain groves there.
Certainly the Runis vale within The High Forest
is one of the most beautiful regions of all
Faerûn. Bards who have come here tend to
sing of it for the rest of their lives. The Nine?s
adventures have become far fewer since they
settled on the Run, and halflings from Secomber
regularly travel upriver to just within the
Forest?s edge to bury their dead. One famous
halfling adventurer, Gaultham Longtoes, is
known to have said, after visiting the Run, "I
have seen the unicorns, and can die content."