River Road
The River Road is the name given to the water route on the Sellen River between the Inner Sea and the Lake of Mists and Veils in northern Avistan. It is generally associated with the Mendevian Crusades, as it is the route that crusaders and pilgrims take on their way to the nation of Mendev and from there to battle the demons of the Worldwound.
Crusader Road
The Crusader Road is an offshoot of the River Road, and is an alternate way for crusaders and pilgrims to travel to Mendev. It follows the Sellen River from Cassomir to Kallas Lake, but splits there from the River Road, travelling up the West Sellen River north of Kyonin and continuing on that waterway past the nation of Razmiran and the River Kingdoms settlements of Tymon, Maashinelle, Thornkeep, and Lockridge. The Crusader Road in the River Kingdoms is heavily patrolled by bandits, confidence men, and others who wish to separate the naive or unprepared from their wealth.
West of the Echo Wood it serves as the border between Numeria and Ustalav, passing the towns of Vische, Dravod Knock, and Aaramor and ends at Nerosyan.
The Crusader Road was the primary route for reaching Mendev during the First and Second Mendevian Crusades. After the Sarkorian town of Storasta (that sits on the West Sellen) fell during the Second Crusade, the route became too dangerous, and the crusaders instead chose the longer path up the Sellen proper through the Numerian city of Chesed.