Ugh, the map appeared pretty large when I previewed the post, but it seems the hider tag resizes it or something. If you right-click on it and view in a separate tab it should appear in all its glory. 

Pontar Valley sounds good to me. Obviously, I'm more familiar with it as a locale than Kovir, so that's great. The story can eventually take us further north if needed, but as a starting point Pontar's cool. 

I'll try to get something posted by the end of the week, but if RL pushes me too hard I might leave it for Saturday. Feel free to go ahead if you've got the time.