Kontonyus

Kontonyus is an island far north of the main continent. Previously, ships that traveled north encountered a strange mist that usually led to shipwrecks or, in some fortunate cases, back south and to the safety of known waters. No one knows when the mist suddenly disappeared, since not many vessels would sail north, but a Durgasyan ship lost its way five years ago and headed north, landing in this new mysterious continent...

Geography

Kontonyus is still partly surrounded by mist and whenever a ship tries to follow the coastline into the fog it shipwrecks or comes unexpectedly back, and the local sentient races could not overcome many of the geographical barriers that fill this strange land. Unbelievably high mountains, deep dark forests and jungles, deadly swamps await the bravest pathfinders. Current known regions: Newhope and surroundings: At the southernmost part of the known island lies Newhope, the main settlement of the colonists. The region that surrounds it is plain and has many forests, though not deep ones. Tabaxi's homeland: west of Newhope, after a river, a new valley opens, surrounded by mountains and filled with a thick jungle. This particularly hot and dangerous region is the homeland of the feline Tabaxi and is currently widely unexplored. Lizardfolks' swamp and Tritons' bay: east of Newhope lies an enormous swamp that runs between the coast and a mountain range. Nearly at the northeast end of the swamp a little peninsula is located. Here lies the Capital of the Lizardfolks, who also inhabit many parts of the swamp. Continuing north from there, after a plain, lies a bay surrounded by high mountains. Here is located the Capital of the Tritons. Valley of the Firbolgs: northwest of Newhope the mountain range opens in a valley, full of deep forests. These are inhabited and protected by the Firbolgs, who also have their Capital somewhere in the woods. Just in the middle of the valley lies a plain, surrounded both by mountains and woods, with a lake to the east. Greenlake, the second and last settlement of the pathfinders, lies here.

Fauna & Flora

Such an environment presents an equal number of odd monsters and aberrations, never seen on the main continent. Usually these creatures are deadly predators or violently oppose the pathfinders but fortunately some sentient races inhabit the island and the explorers have met many of them. The feline Tabaxi, the reptile Lizardfolk, the sea dwellers Tritons, the fairy Firbolgs, the bird-like wingless Kenku and the prideful, gigantic Goliaths. All are barely civilized but pose a threat if wronged in any way since they know (part of) the island. Other than them, enormous plants and trees fill the landscape and while a lot of new fruit is available, many are the cases of poisonous food.

Natural Resources

Though Kontonyus is a pretty dangerous place, the prize for overcoming such dangers is unimaginable: valuable wood, metals and precious stones, strong domesticable animals, powerful flowing rivers, many are the resources that this island could offer to the pathfinders. Yet, as of now there were more deaths than incomes...