highlandvalley

Highlandvalley is a fictional geographic region used in literature, film, and tabletop games to depict a rural, semi-isolated community set in a temperate highland valley. The name refers to an area where upland terrain rises into ridges that slope down to a series of interconnected valleys, forming sheltered basins with streams and small towns.

Elevations typically range from 600 to 1200 meters. The region experiences four distinct seasons, with cool summers and cold winters. The landscape combines conifer and deciduous forests on the slopes with pastures and meadows in the valleys, and rivers that provide habitat for trout and support agriculture.

Historically, Highlandvalley is depicted as having been settled during a late 18th or early 19th-century colonization wave, with a trade route or railway contributing to development. It has seen periods of agricultural intensification, forestry, and, in some works, mining, though many portrayals emphasize rural resilience.

The economy centers on agriculture, dairy farming, timber, and local crafts, with tourism playing a growing role in recent depictions. Administrative structures vary by work but commonly include a regional council or a town meeting system guiding local services and land use.

In fiction, Highlandvalley is often portrayed with tight-knit communities, local festivals, and a language or dialect variant reflecting isolation and migration patterns. Notable landmarks described in stories include a high ridge pass, a valley lake, and a historic rail depot.