Erytheia Island (Ἐρυθεία)

Overview

Erytheia Island (Ἐρυθεία), also known as 'the Red One' was the site from which the Hesperides sister of the same name launched into the heavens. It is a red rocked island, and served as the gateway into the Harbor of Atlantis - Guarding the city for centuries.

It is a small 3 mile island and grew from being a guardpost to being the original site upon which Cadiz was built. Today the city ruins stand uninhabited and infested with Geryon's followers. The Undercity is rumored to be filled with a Labyrinth of Minotaurs. 

Geography

The Red Island is formed from Red Sandstone and juts out from the Harbor waters that lead to the nearby City of Tartessos and Atlantis.
The Island is generally barren with only sandstone crafted towers and ruins jutting out above the rocks. 

Fauna & Flora

Only Orthus Pups, and Minotaurs have a run of the Island now. 

Natural Resources

The island is a rough and barren sandstone spike in the bay, it does have several natural springs of fresh water that penetrate down through the interior of the stone into an aquifer below the harbor floor. Among the hollowed area below the city ruins is a series of caves known as the Caves of Hercules which are rumored to act as an underground passage between the Reaches themselves. 

History

Originally the outpost was simply a Corral for the Cattle of Geryon. The Corral grew over time to include all of the island and a settlement dedicated to Geryon and from which he could rule while on the Prime Material Plane. It is rumored that he used these cattle as the basis for the creation of his Minotaurs. Later, after the defeat of Geryon by Hercules the area fell into ruins.
The island was subsequently changed by Gadieros into an outpost and provisional seat of power for the Gadiera Principality, and was called Cadiz. It served as an outpost and a guarding point of Atlantis, but was soon passed over when the Cadiz Settlement went 'nautical' allowing itself to float upon the waters of father Poseidon. The floating capital has long moved off to the Western coastline of the Western Reach. 

The Guardpost Building Site of Cadiz fell into disrepair once more and was soon over taken by the followers of Geryon - led by his head priest, the Lich Judge Herx.

Erytheira Island 

Alternative Name(s)

The Red Isle

Type

Island

Location under

Western Reach

Owner/Ruler

Doomsman Herx den Farn

Ruling/Owning Rank

Doomsman

Owning Organization

Cult of Geryon

Contested By

• Principality of Gadeira

Characters in Location

• Doomsman Herx den Farn