Arid
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Buzzard Peninsula
The climate of this region is mild, with rains from late spring through the end of the summer. Though much of the “bald head” of the peninsula is a baking savannah, its many river systems help sustain antelope, caimans, panthers, and peccaries. There are two cultures here—Purple and Green. Purple are a modest people, living…
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Crab Archipelago
Although the climate here is mild, this arid region enjoys only a brief period of rain toward the end of the spring. The sierra that connects the northern peninsula to the mainland blocks much of this precipitation, encouraging a broad inland desert. Despite the terrain, the area supports varied wildlife, including wild dogs, mountain goats,…
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Valley of Lions
The climate of this region is hot and dry. Mountains obstruct the prevailing winds in such a way that much of the area is desert, though not inhospitable. Rains fall from late summer into the early winter. There are three cultures here—Gold, Red, and Blue. Gold and Red are both enduring, well-established peoples. Blue arrived…
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The Unicorn Peninsula
This cold region boasts a high glacial shelf on the “horn” of the unicorn, fed by heavy snows that begin late in the winter and last well into spring. The earliest of the three cultures found here took hold in a time beyond memory, in the river valley fed by the glacier. Two other cultures…
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Four-seas Gallows
Although it rests at a temperate latitude, this region at the convergence of four seas is punishingly arid. Cold, still winters bring clay-cracking droughts that are timidly wetted by early spring rains. Much of the area is uninhabitable, but not all. On the east-most point of the western peninsula rests the grand Silver City. Memories…
Five and One Fifth Lights 