Erdos is a terrestrial planet in the
Soldos System. It's the third planet from its sun.
Erdos is a
magicant world, meaning it has vast concentrations of
magis that cause both the dangerous
magis mists but also the growth of the powerful mineral called
magicant.
The Lands of Erdos
There are three major island continents in Erdos that comprise the habitable known world. These are
Athanor,
Limoch-Grosgant, and
Hantaraj. Each continent is divided to several geographic regions called
Lands (with a capital 'L'). How the Lands were divided is something that has been lost to history in most cases. Each Land may hold one or more countries.
-nor
The names of many Lands and kingdoms on Erdos end in the -nor suffix. The term 'nor' is archaic and is connected to Supernal--the cosmic language of deities. It means 'Land'. So, the word Aldarnor, for instance, literally means "Land of the Aldar". However, in common parlance one would still say the Land of Aldarnor.
The Island Continents
Athanor
Athanor is the westernmost continent of the world. The dwarven ancestral Land of
Svyatosneg Gorny comprises its northernmost reaches. It is a permanently snowy Land filled with high mountains.
South of Svyatosneg Gorny is the
Hash-
Lath, the untamed lands. A mostly barren region, ruled by a loose coalition of baronies.
South of the Hash-Lath is a variety of climate and terrain that house several Lands, each with their own kingdoms and city states.
In the southern reaches of Athanor is the orcish nation of
New Mallenor.
Limoch-Grosgant
Limoch-
Grosgant is the largest of the continents, and is depicted in the center of Erdosian world-maps.
It is divided in two by a narrow sea called the
Everflow.
Limoch is actually the name of the northern half while
Grosgant is the south. A narrow stretch of land called the
Everfrost connects Limoch with the north pole.
The
Hegemony of Dorianor, arguably the mightiest nation of Erdos, is situated in Limoch as is the
Stregoni United Nation (or just
Eranhein), the emerald elven
Merniash, and
Eskanor, home of the gold dragon Eskaloth.
Grosgant, held to be the birthplace of orcs, is comprised by numerous kingdoms and city-states. It also hosts a number of fortresses used by the
Sons of Imperium—a force of tyranny but also the ultimate keepers of the Law in a largely lawless region.
Hantaraj
The eastern continent is
Hantaraj, a land of deserts but also vast cities. The magocratic nation of
Danaheiraj in the dominant force there, contested by the
Quijadin Caliphate and numerous other states.
Other Lands
Akualinor
Home of the
diamond elves, Akualinor is a flying island, floating above the ocean separating Athanor from Limoch-Grosgant.
Overlands
1/3 of Erdos bellow the equator is cloaked by a dangerous magis mist; a byproduct of the
War of the Varn. Nothing except dragons can survive there and all expeditions have been met with failure. That deadly region is known as the the Lands Over the Mist, or more simply: the
Overlands.
The Underlands
The
Underlands is the name given to the Erdosian Underdark.
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