Silk Islands

*TBA*

Fabiolan Islander ( informal ) [ Nordling and other non - humans that colonized the islands ]

### Religion

Santism
Saint Elmo
Nordling Pantheon
Paparuda ( Hawaiki )
Other Islanders religions in the rest of the Silk Islands

## Locations

### Islands

* Avaiki
* Bresil
* Havaiʻi
* Hawai‘ti
* Havaiki
* Hawaiki
* Hybrasil
* Hiva
* Savaiʻi
* Sawaiki

### Islets

* Ariki Islets
* Cook Islets
* Gaetano Islets
* Mesa

## Climate and geography

The Silk Islands boast a predominantly tropical climate, characterized by warm temperatures and lush vegetation across the archipelago. However, the region exhibits nuanced climatic diversity, as certain islands situated farther north within the group experience a subtropical climate.

The archipelago's terrain is notably rugged, showcasing a dynamic and varied landscape owing to its volcanic origins. The distinct geological features contribute to the formation of multiple microclimates throughout the Silk Islands. These microclimates, influenced by factors such as altitude, proximity to the coast, and local topography, result in pockets of differing weather patterns and ecological conditions across the archipelago. It must be noted, however, that these microclimates are not as pronounced as those found on the other side of the Great Sea, particularly on the island of Basilia, which exhibits climates ranging from forests in the north to deserts in the south.

## Language

The predominant language in the Silk Islands is the Nordling Common Tongue, more specifically its local variant. This linguistic form incorporates diverse idioms not only from the Silk Islander Dialect but also from the Zangvebarian and Nilfgaardian Languages (especially from the Nilfgaardian Overseas Provinces Dialects), owing to extensive trade relations. Subsequently, the second most commonly spoken language is the Silk Islander Dialect. This linguistic development is a consequence of the somewhat partial integration, fraught with various challenges, that occurred between the first Nordling and dwarf settlers and the original inhabitants of the islands.

Both the Nordling Common Tongue and the Silk Islander Dialect hold official status within the archipelago. Consequently, official communications, including proclamations from the vice-governor and various bureaucratic and state matters, are issued in both languages. Following these primary languages, there is the inclusion of, although not officially recognized, the Dwarvish language and the Gnomish language, spoken by the dwarf and gnome population. Additionally, various pidgins and creole languages have emerged from the diverse trade activities on the islands. However, it is important to note that these trade-derived languages, while prevalent in certain contexts, like Dwarvish and Gnomish, do not hold official recognition within the formal administrative framework of the Silk Islands.

## Notable Fabiolan Islanders / Islanders

* School of the Crane Witchers ( mostly )

## Trivia

* The names of most of the islands are a reference to the different names of the mythical island from which all Polynesians would have departed before spreading across the sea to the different islands.
* Hiva is the name given by the inhabitants of Rapa Nui to the island from which they came.
* While Hybrasil and Bresil are a reference not only to the celtic themes present in The Witcher but also to a Fanon Map of the Witcher World that included the Western Continent and you can check here.
* Tabor is a reference to the Maria Theresa Reef.
* The name of a lot of locations are references to different polynesian gods and Ucranian places as a homage to the author of the original tale who is / was Ucranian.
* The name of the islets are a reference to the two explorers that discovered the Hawaii archipielago ( one being confirmed, James Cook ) and the other who is a debate, the Spanish explorer, Juan Gaetano, who is believed that he discovered the Hawaii islands by accident 200 years earlier. And in one cartographical map, he supposed even named the island of Hawaii as "La Mesa" ( The Table )

## Notes

* Witcher190 here, i am working on other articles on the site that need a rework or just a better structuring with the little time I have. Feel free to make the expansion, respecting the previous lore and adding yourself in the writer that, for that, check the following articles : Ezeld "The Parrot", Putnam Pitch and School of the Crane, and also the canon article about the Silk Islands in the Official Witcher Wikia ( i would remove this and protect the article once it is considered finished ).
* The main concept of the islands is to be inspired by Polynesia and Micronesia, in order to avoid Caribbean clichés as much as possible since The Witcher saga, one of its characteristics is precisely to subvert fantasy clichés and another Caribbean like region in a fantasy world, would be to predictable.