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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blarkon Dragonslayer" data-source="post: 3318780" data-attributes="member: 49372">The LandsLands of the Shattered SeaHelmanor – A large island, along the southwestern edge of the sea, primarily rolling hills, forest, and mountains, with a wide coastal plain. Ruled by the Undying Mage-Emperor, Helmanor’s mage lords and legions of hobgoblins are feared throughout the lands.  Since the rise of the Mage-Emperor, Helmanor has become a byword for evil, with all manner of foul beasts and monsters flocking to his service, and much of the population reduced to slavery or worse.Shamir – An island to the east of Helmanor, Shamir is somewhat larger, but far more barren. A narrow strip of fertile coastland on the western end of the island is home to several well-fortified cities, each with its own potentate, all of whom pay tribute to Helmanor. The bulk of the island, behind a curtain of high mountains, is a low-lying bowl of desert, roamed by small tribes of nomads, and fearsome beasts of legend.  The fabled city of Sharazar is on the far eastern tip of the island, known for its vast bazaars, exotic wares, and veiled beauties.Rinland – A long, narrow island along the eastern edge of the sea, Rinland is a kingdom well known for its sailors, as the land is more picturesque then bountiful, with green rocky highlands better suited for sheep then farming, and white cliffs rising beautifully above the crashing waves. Rinland is ruled by its kings, from the city of Crown’s Reach on its northern coast.Avonleigh – Northernmost of the lands of the Shattered Sea, Avonleigh is also the largest of the islands. Deep forests and low mountains cover much of the island, though the coasts are quite fertile. The island has no single ruler, being a patchwork of petty kingdoms, grand duchies, and even independent baronies. The oldest and largest of the kingdoms is called Avonleigh, from which the island takes its name.Lareathorn – westernmost of the islands, Lareathorn is often shrouded in mist, its forested mountains, rising from them, visible far out to sea.  Lareathorn is ruled by the Grey Court, an elven nation that is Helmanor’s greatest foe.  Lareathorn is a mysterious land, little known to outsiders, though legends of the wonders of the elven domain are widespread.  The island is warded by two legendary orders of knights. The first is the Order of the Gryphon, whose flying sentinels keep most travelers at a safe distance from the isle. The second is the Order of the Unicorn, sacred guardians of the Court itself, a band of female elven warriors mounted upon their magnificent horned steeds.Shattered Isles – Interspersed throughout the center of the Sea, and giving it the name Shattered Sea, these islands are of varying sizes, ranging from mere barren specks of rock to kingdom-sized pieces of land. Most are uninhabited, or ruled by various monstrous creatures, but there are settlements of various sizes scattered throughout. The most famous of the settlements is Black Cove, a well-known hive of scum and villainy, home of pirates and slavers of the worst stripe.Lands Beyond the SeaSpice Islands – Far to the south of the Sea, the Spice Islands are an archipelago of islands, inhabited by a dark-skinned race of natives, hardy fishermen and fierce warriors. It is an exotic, tropical place, full of soft breezes and strange scents.  The Spice Islands are a common destination of both merchants seeking the exotic spices, and of slavers seeking more victims for the slave market of Shadazar, or the mines of Helmanor.The Southlands – A small continent even further south then the Spice Islands, the southlands are even more exotic, even legendary, with few explorers or merchants making it that far.  It is said to be the haunt of fierce beasts, trackless jungles, and tall mountains.Shangri – A mysterious land far to the east of the Sea, ruled by an equally mysterious figure known as the Perfect. Shangri is legendary for its exotic fighting arts, and the strangeness of its warriors, who fight with the power of the mind, as well as the blade.Jotun – Another continent, often sheathed in ice, far to the north of the Sea, Jotun is the legendary land of giants and untamed barbarian warriors.  Jotun raiders and traders often are seen on the Shattered Sea, and the warrior legends of Jotun are often heard in tavern and noble hall.</blockquote>

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