Scimitarian

**Scimitarian** is the westernmost continent in the world of Giantstep. It has only a land border with the continent of Giantstep through the Scabbard Range, and it is surrounded by multiple seas: The Sea of Merchants, the Treasure Sea, the Sea of Wraiths, the Everdark Ocean, the Sunset Ocean and the Sea of the Dragons. Scimitarian is the second biggest continent in the step, ahead of Wanaidheain, Zemyland and Littlestep, and only behind Giantstep.

## Geography of Scimitarian

The continent of Scimitarian is characterized for its seismic nature. Scimitarian is the most volcanically active continent in the world, and that results in the irregular and mountainous landscape (especially in the southern-central area of the continent, where it is active to different degrees to this day), as well as the hundreds of minuscule islands and islets around the continent itself. Around the continent, we can find the Emerald Islands and the Adamantine Archipelago (Including the Western Adamantine Islands, Moin Duiki Island and the Islands of the Three Sisters) as the biggest island systems tied to Scimitarian, with smaller island formations in the south, east and west. In regards to the mountains, it includes the Calcabrian Mountains in the north and the massive volcanic range at the southern-central area, which includes the Scabbard’s Range and the Murun Petriash Mountains. Most of the shores of the Scabbard’s Range are actually massive cliffs, elevated hundreds of meters from sea level and separating the Sea of Merchants from the Sea of the Dragons. The Scabbards’ Range also connects with the continent of Giantstep through the Terusia Isthmus. Outside of this volcanic area, Scimitaria presents less irregular landscapes, like the western shores and northern shores and the paradisiac Cornfloor Peninsula.

## Demographics of Scimitarian

The continent of Scimitarian is remarkable demographically speaking due to it being the politically dominant species is not humans. Indeed, the main power of the continent of scimitarian are drow, mostly inhabiting underground cities and the volcanic southern-central area of the continent, as well as many areas of the southern, eastern and western coast. This power does not translate into numerical superiority, as they are still slightly outnumbered by the humans of the north and the south, though drow do vastly outnumber dwarves, sea elves, hobbits, orcs and wood elves. The drow undergrounds are quite populated, both underground and in the surface lands around it, though the hidden nature of these cities can make the landscape look somewhat deserted, while that is far from the truth. The north has a more regular landscape, as the Calcabrian Mountains are not volcanically active, and the lands around them have a milder climate that allows normal agriculture and husbandry. These areas are populated by human-style towns and cities, as well as hobbit burrows and sea elves’ coastal cities and towns. In ancient times, this drow predominance was much more subdued, as Scimitarian was the core of the Western Elven Empire, and as such, it was mostly populated by many fey species. Even the arrival of azanese influences due to the wars between Azan and the WEE did not bring enough humans to outnumber the fey, but the drow were just one of many of the fey species. Over time, the number of drow grew and other assorted fey populations deminished, which helped Celia start the Drow Uprisings, which pushed many dwarves and humans to some extent out of areas within their influence. Meanwhile, the north would concentrate the human population, while also mixing it with halfling migration from the Hedge, running from the witchelven threat in the east.

## Regions and nations of Scimitarian

* Adamantine Archipelago
* Alliance of the Belsire States
* Arangea
* Bumi
* Castle Athassel
* Cocoon Islands
* Drow Citystates
* Earldom of Chrysovica
* Etera
* Former Kingdom of Kinnog
* Grand Dutchy of Calcabra
* Kingdom of South Belsirya
* Kingdom of the Aurous Highlands
* Kinh Hee Palm Grove
* Land of Storms
* Moreelse
* Mountain Hobbit Clans
* Oligarchic Republic of Hithlone
* Orc'Eire
* Purple Shell Coast
* Red Lotus Congregation
* Scarred Phantoms
* Sea Elven Domains
* SonQo Temples
* The Remnants
* Triarchy of the Three Sisters