The Stormwracked Isles
Located far in the frigid north-west of The Shattered Continent, The Stormwracked Isles are a land of snowy tundra and taiga broken up expanses of frigid water. Known to it's inhabitants as Vedrheim, or stormhome, violent storms batter the shores of the isles with unnatural regularity, lightning and high seas lashing the coasts and blizzards blanketing the interior, and the people of this harsh land have been deeply shaped by them. Torvedr - The Stormbringer, a primeval god of storms, is the chosen god of the majority the residents of The Isles, although whether the extreme weather of the region is a result of lingering magics from the cataclysm or this ancient diety is up for debate.
Geography and Climate
The Stormwracked Isles may have been affected more than any other portion of The Shattered Continent by The Cataclysm, shifting over three hundred miles to the north-east and leaving an incredibly deep ocean trench between it and the northern coast of Alhamland. Incredibly violently storms circle it constantly, sweeping across it often enough to make life difficult for the inhabitants of this frigid land.
Geography
A largely flat region, The Stormwracked Isles are dominated by tree covered taiga broken up by broad swathes of barren tundra. The taiga tends to border scattered patches of forested and mountanous terrain including a two small portions of The Alhamish Spine. While much of the population lives along the coast in sheltered coves, there are many settlements further inland among the dense coniferous forests and along the shores of lakes and rivers.
The Dragon's Rift
While it is a largely flat region, The Stormwracked Isles slope sharply upwards towards a tremendous fissure known as 'Drekigja' or 'The Dragon's Rift' which runs north to south and splits the entire region in half. During The Cataclysm, the center of the region was forced violently upwards, resulting in a rift that is forty miles across in places and has walls of sheer rock reaching up over a thousand feet from the surface of the water.
Climate
Dangerous, Frigid, Biting cold is a fair characterization of the climate of The Stormwracked Isles, icy winds whipping across barren tundra and through the dense evergreen forests of the taiga. Violent storms slam into the coasts on an alarmingly regular basis, bringing snow, ice, high winds and deadly waves with them; on the occasions that they swing inland they transition to blinding blizzards dumping feet of snow at a time. It is belived that the overactive storms which give The Isles their name are a result of lingering energies from The Cataclysm, but a combination of the violent nature of the storms and The Stormborn make studying them prohibitively difficult.
The Stormborn
The scourge of northen coasts, The Stormborn are vicious sea raiders who call the Stormwracked Isles 'Vedrheim' or 'Stormhome'. Worshippers of Torvedr, a primegal god of storms, they raid under cover of violent storms, regarding it as their religious duty to make unbelievers fear the storm.
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