Barraskr (Bar-rAsk-Rr)
A large continent that dominates the north of the Western lands. Barraskr is home to the nations of Kullervo-Kughlain Nation in the West Vaenirheim Nation, landlocked in the center, and Tauber which holds the Eastern coasts and the Tauv'garad Peninsula. While the nations of Barraskr are diverse they are all people who have adapted to the harsh colds of the continent. The Belaqua Boreal Forest dominates much of the landscape and gives way at the north to the Terasalan Talas mountain range, which is home to the tallest mountain in the world, Ygdrasil, the World Spire. It is said that the very sky rests atop the peak of the mountain. Beyond the mountains is the Orsomir Steppe, a landscape shaped by the megafauna who live there.
To the West of Ygdrasil the mountains form a landbridge known as the Titans Grave Mountain Pass, connecting Barraskr to Tolec. The Pass is, ironically, impassable by land, and past attempts to cross by boat have been met with the aggressive defenses of Xbalanke, a warrior nation who brokers no intrusion into the lands of Tolec.
Barraskr is the homeland of the Dwarves, Aarokorka, Halfling and Goliath peoples, but Humans, Orcs, and all manner of other folk have also settled there. The home of the Halflings is Tauber, while the Dwarves build their homes out of the mountains of the Terasalan Talas range. The Goliath prefer to live deeper into the forests and have no set home range. The Aarokokra make their homes in the coastal mountains of the north.
Barraskr is influenced by cultures of nordic and celtic origin.
Geography
The geography of Barraskr is dominated by the Belaqua Boreal Forest which takes up the majority of the continent, and is broken only by the southward flow of the Norn river, emptying into Lake Volsunga.
The forest gives way to the Terasalan Talas mountain range which dominates the northern part of the continent, and includes the worlds largest peak, Ygdrasil the World Spire.
The continent also features an eastward jutting peninsula, the Tauv'garad Peninsula.
Beyond the mountains is the vast Orosomir Steppe, a harsh enironment dominated by mammoths and other megafauna. It is in these harsh extremes that the Dwarves and Goliaths grew their population before moving south across the mountains.
Ecosystem
Barraskr is dominated by Boreal forest and Taiga, as well as steep and harsh mountain terrain. On the coasts the lands can be more forgiving, with the Amber Sea providing a safe harbor for many northern vessels.
Ecosystem Cycles
The cycle of the seasons of Barraskr is dominated by a long winter, but the southern ends of the continent do see more of the other seasons as well.
Fauna & Flora
Unique creatures:
Trolls
Bheur Hags
Cervine Centaurs
Great Bears
White Lions
Mammoths
Wooly Rhinos
Thunder Beasts (Dinosaurs)
White Dragons
Silver Dragons
Copper Dragons
Black Dragons
Blue Dragons
Unique plants:
Ironwood
Blights
Treents
Natural Resources
Ore, Lumber, Game and Stone. Valuable ores as well as iron, fish from the coast and the Norn River, and gem mines.
Type
Continent
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