Isle of Kortos

The Isle of Kortos sits prominently in the center of the Inner Sea and hosts Absalom, Golarion's largest city.

While the metropolis itself does not occupy the entire landmass, the remaining land is considered among the city-state's holdings, including the smaller settlements of Diobel and Escadar. Other smaller towns include Pier's End, Otari, Willowside, and Escadar on the northern Isle of Erran, to name but a few.

Tribes of minotaurs, harpies, and centaurs occupy the untamed wilderness beyond the Isle's civilized shores, constantly battling one another and intruders to their territory, and sometimes causing problems for caravans from the western port of Diobel to the markets of Absalom.

Horses are not present on the Isle of Kortos as the centaurs regard them as invaders and the harpies like to eat them, so most farmers, merchants, and nobles on the island use camels or axe beaks.[8] Rumor holds that there is a race of winged camels on the north end of the island, but these creatures must be exceedingly rare.