The Halasar

The Halasar is an extensive region of hilly uplands and coastal plains in north-central Orithea, situated to the east of Um-Gerat and the Bay of Bronna. Its southern boundary is generally considered to be formed by the ranges of the Yhevna Mountains (beyond which lies the harsh arid country of Shandara), and in the east it is bordered by the massif of the Haakonvorns and the dwarven kingdom of XXXXXXXX. The Halasar’s northern shores are formed by the Voesenglin and the southernmost extremity of the Sea of Knives. 
The Halasar is mostly inhabited by humans of Ullyr and Uremite descent (who emigrated into the region in ages past by crossing over the mountains from Tirnavon), intermixed to some degree with Daeya blood from the west and the Kulvars who lived along the region’s northern coast before other humans arrived. There are also substantial populations of hill-dwarves living in the highland interior of the Halasar. 
The Halasar was one of the last major regions of Orithea to be settled by "civilized" humans, meaning those who speak Tuvai and follow Utara-Vaati. Only Um-Gerat to the west was more recently colonized (in large part by people migrating onward from the Halasar). The history of human civilization in the region is thus short compared to the lands around the Sarpic Seas, although it still stretches back roughly 3500 years. 
Category:Geographic Regions
Category:Regions of Orithea