Malaban
The largest of the three known continents on Ensos, Malaban is also the most populated. The northern and southern halves of the mainland are separated by the inhospitable Thlivern Flats, a large swath of salt desert that is sparsely populated, mostly by Alkali Dwarves, a subrace of dwarf who have adapted to the harsh life in the Flats. A lethal salt sea known as Lhun Gaer lies at the center of the Thilivern Flats.
In the north, Haerdalath is a kingdom run by High Elves and Wood Elves. The rulers of the land believe they are superior to all other races and have set up a class system known as The Orchelud.
Guinast is a small peninsula on the western edge of Haerdalath. While technically a part of Haerdalath, Guinast is where the lowest of the Orchelud are exiled, and so is a poor land whose populace is overcrowded and unable to return to Haerdalath proper.
Risthain is a large island to the northwest of the Malabanian mainland. The interior of the island is populated by Wood Elves who have broken away from the unjust life in Haerdalath. The coasts of Risthain are populated by the amphibious Tide Elves.
The northern half of Dorthawaui, in the southwest of Malaban, is a highly settled fertile plain that is heavily farmed. The largest city, Edraith, on the northern coast, is a second rate port town that has become the main landing spot for people escaping the totalitarian system in place in Haerdalath. Dorthawaui's southern half, on the other hand, is a wild land of forests and grasslands. It is a well-known destination of danger and discovery for adventurers who seek their fortune, but the land has so far refused to be tamed or conquered.
Mazhera is a relatively new name for a kingdom that encompasses the Barren Crescent, a vast desert, and the Runic Basin, a very fertile land in the south of Malaban. The two lands are naturally separated by the Eredrist Sierra mountain range. About five hundred years ago these lands were a collection of city-states all vying for their own power until they were united by a Gnomish king named Maz-Efrin Erthimel. The current king, Devlin, or "Ain-Bridhon Maz-Devlin" (god-king) as he has taken to calling himself, has tried to cement his place as the single ruler of the land by playing favorites and alienating those he calls "enemies."
The Eastern Isles are a multi-cultural collection of islands off the eastern coast of the mainland. They are generally self-sustaining and are open to all people and cultures. The largest city in the Eastern Isles is known as Remnant.
Geography
The Thilivern Flats are a great salt desert that defines the center of the continent, split in two by Lhun Gaer, a salt sea whose water is lethal to most life.
Haerdalath is largely grasslands separated by the Albria Emyn mountain range. The northwest corner of the continent is a large forest, in the center of which is a small mountain range known as the Harudol Mountains.
Dorthawaui is formed of fertile plains in the north and wild, untamed forest and grasslands in the south. Along the northwestern edge, separating Dorthawaui from the Thilivern Flats and the Barren Crescent, is the Great Salt Range.
Mazhera is made up of the Barren Crescent, a vast sand desert in the north, and the Runic Basin, very fertile plains or riverlands in the south. These two highly different land masses are separated geologically by the Eredrist Sierras.
Fauna & Flora
In the northwestern edge of the Runic Basin lies the former city-state of Farrond. Here lives the Farrond Camel, which produces "the wool more valuable than gold," which is what helped unite Mazhera under one ruler.
Natural Resources
Salt: The Alkali Dwarves have mastered the science of water desalination in Lhun Gaer and, in addition to their salt mining activities in the Thilivern Flats, have become the major exporter of salt to the known world.
Vicuna Wool: From the Farrond Camel, which originates along the western end of the Eredrist Sierras. This is the softest known wool and has become known as the "wool more valuable than gold."
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