Siv-Tokkat

## Climate

Dry heat during the day and freezing cold during the night is the general climate in Siv-Tokkat. Barren mountains and harsh deserts dominate the scenery with green sprinkled in there due to the occasional cactus or palm tree.

## Roc-Vannis Desert

This unforgiving and uninviting area of endless sand covers more than 70 percent of the whole continent. Nomadic tribes are the only actual habitants of this desert. They tend to travel between the rare water holes and oases to survive and still barely make it through the harsh conditions out there, so especially the younger generations often look for a brighter future in one of the bigger cities of Siv-Tokkat. Some of the tribes have started to make a living by capturing smaller groups of adventurers or even other nomads to sell them as slaves in Pincerapolis. From there these people usually get shipped out to the continent of Rondowayn, where slavery is a rather common occurence.

## Dagh Falduhr

Originally a mining town built around lake Dagh, the settlement steadily grew over the centuries to become the capital of Siv-Tokkat and the home of the King of the Dwarves. Its ideal location with access to water, minerals, ores and a trading route via ship over the river Khryshtar makes it an attractive center of activity for merchants and locals alike. More than 50,000 people call it their home today.

    After its initial growth spurt around the year 400ah architects ran out of space for new buildings, because the steep mountains of the Hamir Verthichai around the lake limited them in their efforts. They came up with a rather strange solution for this problem and created one of Dagh Falduhr’s most unique characteristics today. Like a colosseum they started building new levels of the city into the mountainside and parts of the surrounding desert whenever they needed more space.

A northern path leads from the city to the royal palace of the dwarven king Kinmeg Emberbender. This huge complex is mostly built into the mountain and a masterpiece of masonry. While the only visible part is the entrance, which is decorated with an incredible amount of highly detailed stone statues of the past kings and queens of the dwarves, the inner part is like an impenetrable fortress carved right into the heart of the mountain.

Following the same way past the palace a dangerous and long winding path leads up to the Dragon’s Throne, also known as the Palace of Clouds, where the Dragon Emperor Niv-Bharat lives. A large iron gate blocks this path from being used and is only allowed to be opened with a royal order. Earning an audience with the ruler of Siv-Tokkat is no easy task and only very few individuals have ever been granted that honor before.

## Pincerapolis

Known as the biggest city in Siv-Tokkat this oriental melting pot is home to almost 100,000 people of all kinds of origins. It’s positioned right at the mouth of the river Bulwyn at the north-eastern coast of the continent.

Pincerapolis is famous for its gigantic harbor, which different sources claim to be the largest in the whole of Navaria. Space for hundreds of ships makes this place a natural paradise for merchants and travelers, but due to its size it’s also hard to control and attracts all kinds of criminals from all over the world. The entrance of the port is around 150 feet wide and is one of the most remarkable landmarks of the city. It has been decorated with two 60 feet high bronze statues of enormous crustacean pincers on either side, so it can be seen from afar and makes it easier for ships to navigate towards it. Because they are hollow and have an opening at their front the pincers also act as lighthouses at night.

Many young people of the nomadic desert tribes choose Pincerapolis as their first step out of their restless lifestyle, but for a high percentage of them this decision ends in homelessness and crime. The city has some very run-down and poor districts filled with these kinds of broken dreams and fading hopes, so those are certainly not considered typical tourist destinations. In fact, it is quite dangerous to walk the streets in these parts of the metropolis – be it day or night. For as long as someone looks like they have money on them, desperate attempts of robbery should be expected.

## Dimini Oasis

South-East of Dagh Falduhr in the Roc-Vannis Desert lies the biggest oasis of the whole continent. Its water sustains a population of around 7,000 plus the many travelers passing by this most important waypoint for everyone crossing the desert.

The people living here mostly devote their lives to farming and exporting the produced food to both Pincerapolis and Dagh Falduhr. Due to its importance in the sustenance sector many call it the heart of Siv-Tokkat. This is an understandable comparison, since during especially hot years with a bad harvest almost the whole population of the continent has to suffer from a famine and solely survives on food bought from other continents.