The continent of Faltahn lies to the west of Pretheya, separated from it by the westernmost border of Ostokive and the edge of the Wretched Expanse. The Pretheyans know little of this mysterious land or those who inhabit it, save for what they have learned from the few traders that visit their shores.
Pretheyan Conceptions
Faltahn is believed by Pretheyans to be the birthplace of Intues, and the continent from which the tradition of Deveering made its way to theirs. Beyond this, it is also known to be home to races other than the Tveirfotr and Cuvello, and is thought to hold a number of great empires that by some accounts dwarf the various Pretheyan polities to come after the Grannrormrlen. Lending credence to this theory is the fact that the true reason why the forces of the Grannrormrlen never pushed west beyond the boundaries of Ostokive has been lost to time, leading many to speculate that the Wyrm Lord did in fact try but was somehow repulsed.
Faltahn is known as the Land of Legends; a name deriving from the myriad tales of heroism and villainy which the continent is known for. Many of these stories are so exaggerated that Pretheyans struggle to believe them, even despite their own fantastical history with the Ormr. The Faltahnese penchant for tall tales has lead to the creation of the saying in Pretheya: "Always take tales from Faltahn with a mug of salt."
Conformity Systems
Neither Arcana nor Theos are present within Faltahn. Instead, the primary conformity is Intues, which plays a significantly larger role on the continent than in Pretheya. The vast majority of technology in Faltahn is derived from Intues, to the extent that actual technological development itself has become distorted. The incorrect beliefs which give rise to Deveering creations have been given centuries to feed upon themselves and create new incorrect assumptions about the way the world works, which has resulted in various fundamental laws of creation being eroded or subtly altered through indirect Mortalos influence.
Additionally, owing to the actions of one of the Faltahnese Ormr in centuries prior, superstition is even more rife in Faltahn than Pretheya. Belief in the supernatural is common to the extent that creatures like demons, spirits, and the undead are considered common aspects of life; if not necessarily daily ones. Generic belief in supernatural entities has superseded faith in singular divinities with cosmic levels of power, and the region as a whole believe in a state of perpetual cosmic unrest rather than any singular ruling power; where dozens of different factions vie for control of a world that is always changing.
Life in Faltahn
Although it is true that the majority of stories which reach the eastern continent have grown considerably embellished in their travels, most still hold within them a grain of truth, and a remarkable number significantly more than that; for this is the nature of the world in Faltahn. Where the continent of Pretheya has been largely shaped by the hands of men, outside of the vast swathes in which it was split between the wars of the Wyrms and Leskeln, Faltahn is rent apart by supernatural forces that vie eternally for dominance with one-another. Daily life is often eventful even for the lowest classes in society; with farmers forced to stay on the lookout for both Loren beasts and magical weather.
There also exists a much greater diversity of sapient species in Faltahn. Where all but a few humanoid species were wiped out in Pretheya with the downfall of the First Country, the Faltahnese never suffered any such extinction event; and so all but a few of the original species that inhabited it at the time of the War still survive. In addition, other new species have been born in the time since then, and some races have found themselves changed over the centuries. This immense diversity has meant that cultural blocks in Faltahn are smaller than those in Pretheya and significantly more disparate; a fact which has contributed to the relative scarcity of empires in Faltahnese history. The region's wracked geography and excessive natural hazards also make it difficult for any one region to exert control over another.
