The Talens

The Talens are a frozen archipelago of islands south of Mahtava and east of Drekis in the Age of Iron.
Before the Breaking of Arcadia, 1500 years ago, it was a temperate island with a currently unknown name.
During the Age of Mist it was home to a Halfling Population that lives along the river running through the island. (City Dwarves: Episode 07).
During the Age of Might it became home to a population of Elven Refugees from Ancient Caldonia. There was likely an elven population already on the island before this additional migration occurred. (Hardcore Heroes: Episode 42) 
At the end of Age of Might the Breaking of Arcadia, the land sunk into the sea, with only the peaks of the mountains remaining above the water. This was the beginning of the Age of Iron.
The population of the island were presumed to have died off during the cataclysm that sunk that lands.
The archipelago was believed to have also been hit by the effects of the curse of Caldonia, freezing the land unnaturally. However with the disappearance of Caldonia in 1512 the The Talens are still frozen. (ODaM 13). Still frozen as of 1516 (Rise of Drekis 1.1).
==Age of Iron - Arrow Island==
Snowy, forests, large mountain, flat peninsula, no settlements, ~36² miles
Island is frozen, but at the wrong latitude for freezing. Once thought to be connected the the mysterious magical freezing of Caldonia, the disappearance of that island did not change the freezing effects of Arrow Island or its talen siblings. Why it is frozen is unknown.
Lost outposts - Once upon a time, explorers came to the island in search of resources and furs. Many outposts were created, but all were abandoned. This was centuries ago, and the where and why of these outposts have been lost to time.
No sensible people come to the Talens. They have been generally left alone and considered to be dangerous with little value Before the gods split the world at the end of the Age of Might and the beginning of the Age of Iron, the Talens were mountain peaks of a large island. That island sank beneath the sea, taking its inhabitants, cities, and treasures with it.
Colloquially The Talens are a symbol of the power, might, and wrath of the gods. If they can destroy a whole civilization to just a few island, imagine what they can do to you. In theory, there should be great treasures beneath the icy seas around the Talens. In practice, the water is cold, the land is cursed, and the depths are great.
== Residents of the Talens ==
* Near the peak of the third Talen lives a Roc - Nest was invaded by Locke, Midori, Barbo and Gerald in 1510-11-10 who were seeking the Crown of Domination. 3 Roc chicks killed. (EP 9 of GT&C)
* Mammooths, Yeti, Kobolds, 
Spoilers
One know Elven Survivor named Luna was met in 1510 by Malakai. She spoke the following about the destruction of her homeland.
: Luna: "I remember terrible events. I remember my land sinking beneath the waves. I remember fires in the sky, great winds blowing, trees being uprooted, mountains bursting into flame, the screams of the dead and dying."
: Malakai: "Do you know why the gods did this? We say it was because of the corruption of the church on the surface, you think that's true? It seems unfair to punish you for our crimes."
:Luna looks very remorseful, she looks like she's remembering a time long ago, and and not really happily remembering it, like it's opening fresh wounds.
: Luna: "There were crimes against the gods, from those that worshipped them, indeed. Although I doubt any specific organization is responsible. I would not claim a church had done it, but the heart of that story, arrogance of mankind, my kind, and other kinds, had too much power for too long ran unchecked. And the gods checked it."
: Malakai: "Was it Malkis again, shaking things up, out plunging the world into chaos?"
: Luna: "All of them together, a joint effort to weed out the ills, starts anew."
:Source: Hardcore Heroes: Episode 42
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