The Vara River (pronounced VAH-ruh) is a major river in Rothurland. Beginning in the foothills of the Sentinel Peaks to the south, the river then flows west and slightly north into the Eyjara Bay.
Historically the fertile lands around the Vara River have been the most conducive in Rothurland for agriculture, though populations in the region have waxed and waned in response to the threat posed by white dragons from the mountains and giants from the eastern forests. There remain no large settlements around the river, save for Fornheim at its mouth, though small villages dot the landscape.