Halcyonia

The continent of Halcyonia is a land far to the north, said to be "ten thousand leagues neither east not west". It is known of only as the origin of humanity in myths and legends.
In reality, Halcyonia is the original location of the human afterlife. Once people on Earth die, their souls are brought to Halcyonia where they live, unable to die by natural causes or disease, for eternity. 
== History ==
Halcyonia has always been ruled by some form of democratic government. In the earliest memory these were councils of twelve people, ruling for fifty years at a time. Some of the more famous of these have filtered back to Earth as pantheons of gods - the Greek, Norse, Egyptian and Roman pantheons were all councils of Halcyonia. Even gods from other Earthly religions generally have their roots in Halcyonian councils or their subordinates, the regional governors.
Around the 1st Century BCE, the last council was overthrown by a single man - a tyrant. When knowledge of this coup filtered through to Earth many monotheistic religions were founded. Over time the population came to resent this tyrant, and in the 16th Century a large rebellion erupted, overthrowing the tyrant.
In the violence following the overthrow the device holding humanity immortal was destroyed. Humans also became restless, wanting to escape Halcyonia. One of the expeditions to leave the continent travelled south, reaching Tairghol.
== Geography ==
Halcyonia is a vast land, slightly larger than Tairghol. It is hot in the south, with a desert shoreline facing Tairghol. It gets colder in the north, with snow settling in the far north of the continent. It can therefore be said to be opposite to Tairghol in terms of temperature.
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