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Crabclaw Peninsula
The mountainous topography of the region conspires with subtropical heat to create a great stretch of arid land at the “back” of what residents refer to as “the Claw.” Rains fall liberally from the end of winter months well into the summer, promoting an uncomfortably humid monsoon season on the windward “front” of the Claw.…
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Sage’s Tears Islands
The climate of this region is hot. Monsoons arrive at the end of the summer, bringing an angry relief from drought before continuing in a more mild tone through the end of the fall. A great profusion of islands and reefs host many fish, much as the extensive upland and lowland forests are home to…
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The Boiling Isthmus
This region enjoys a mild climate with a substantial period of rain from the early winter through to the end of spring. Snows are occasional and limited to the higher altitudes that form the spine of the isthmus from east to west. The snowpack feeds three impressive rivers, two of which flow into the northern…
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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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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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The Big and Little Horse Islands
The mild climate and native pastures have made these islands particularly hospitable to horses. The rainy season begins late in the summer, with increasing intensity until its culmination at the end of fall. Hurricanes are poetically compared to stampedes. Four horse-loving cultures prevail here, some of which experienced great turns of fortune when the last…
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The Plains Against Magetower
This small continent features a cool climate with abundant rain in the late fall and early spring, and consistent snows in the winter. Prospects for farming are modest in the rocky soil, but the land offers sufficient pasture and herbage to sustain a robust population of large flightless birds. The flock-dwelling ‘pack birds’ are plentiful…
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Four-river Veldt
Four-river veldt has a temperate climate. The rainy season lasts from late fall to early spring, with only occasional snows in deep winter. When the rains end there is a regular, sudden onset of torrid weather. There are two cultures here—silver broadly on the eponymous veldt, and a syncretic city-state in the archipelago to the…
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The Winding Peninsula
I’ve been making maps and I want to share them. This map has blue, silver, and red cultures. The climate is mild. It rains much of the year. Blue once lived in the shadow of Silver. They now thrive peacefully on their maritime interests, unbothered but for hill bandits descended from Silver settlers. The wealthy…
Five and One Fifth Lights 