Maelstrom

Geographic features
Maelstrom is surrounded by woodland forest and rocky domain, with farming of tuber vegetables carried out on its hills. During winter the landscape becomes barren and white with snow, and thus the town must rely on supplies brought in by caravan over the cooler months.

Since the opening of the seal, the forests around Maelstrom have become dark and decayed, further turning the landscape to grey and barren.

The Grimm
A seal that once contained the Grimm is situated near the town, in recent years the seal was partially opened, allowing many minor Grimm to escape into the surrounding area. Only able to be attacked when seen, the Grimm are invisible to children, thus when the Grimm attacked, only the children survived.

Maelstrom had since become known as the town of children, and had existed with the help of Mordai and outer supplies. Fortunately, the Valkyrie Knights closed the seal with Mordai's help, and the Grimm plague the town no more.