Ziltare
South of Rasharan across the Sea of Shards, Ziltare is a small, forested continent with a large mountain at the centre. Thousands of feet above the treetops, the gnomish city, Coppercog, rises around Mount Ziltare, suspended by magically-reinforced metal beams protruding like spokes from the mountain to support the city.
The forests cover the terrain below, but other than where Coppercog casts a shadow, much sunlight penetrates through the trees. The forests are rumoured to be tied to the Feywild, a place where inhabitants of the Feywild cross over to Temshai, though their inherent trickery and secrecy makes that hard to verify. Forest Gnomes live all over the continent among the trees, adopting carefree lifestyles and playing occasional tricks on the harder-working Rock Gnomes, who frequently come down from Coppercog to gather minerals for their experiments and creations. The rock gnomes also mine heavily; the core of Mount Ziltare is a deep shaft that, having itself been cleared out over time, leads to the expansive Coppercog Mines, beneath the surface of Ziltare.
Towards the north end of the continent, a small rift in the earth gradually gets bigger and deeper, leading down far beneath the surface. The Snaddle Rift is an entrance to the Subtide Nexus, running through the town of Snaddlezap, inhabited by the Shadow Gnomes.
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