Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-27831234-20170514224633/@comment-29773086-20170514234207

"Not far from the mouth of the Forest River [location] was the strange town he heard the elves speak of in the king's cellars. It was not built on the shore, though there were a few huts and buildings there [buildings on shore], but right out on the surface of the lake, protected from the swirl of the entering river by a promontory of rock [rock formation] which formed a calm bay. A great bridge made of wood [not specified] ran out to where on huge piles made of forest trees [mirk-Oaks?] was built a busy wooden town..."

Hopefully that answers some of your questions.