The Jewel

## Official Description

The Jewel is a small island belonging to *Yuljeda*, ruled by Queen Yura. It has both forests and plains, as well as a long beach that spans across the South side. The *Yuljeda* clan (meaning Clan of Foliage) set up their villages in the forests, while livestock farms are out in the plains. Thankfully, there aren't any carnivorous dragons on the island to pick off the livestock.

## Geography

To the West and Southeast are forests of evergreen trees, holding the kingdom's villages. In the middle of the island lay vast plains. A lake is close to the middle of the island, where there are vernal pools - temporary collections of water. To the North is a small bamboo forest, where many Jadewings live and are treated like gods by the citizens of The Jewel. A river runs through Lars Lake and down to the Wildwood Shores. There is another lake on Dragonscale Cliff. There are three storage units.

## Culture

The people of The Jewel are often kind-hearted, generous, and faithful.

*Yuljeda* is a livestock clan. They mostly raise cows, sheep, and goats, using materials gathered from their animals for profit and food, such as cheese from the goats, or fleece from the sheep for clothing. Ironically, they also have an extensive jewelry-making market. Citizens will often sell their jewelry on Auction Island.

The clan values physical beauty, and therefore, many people will get married and have children with objectively beautiful people to produce attractive offspring. This is one of the clan's weaknesses, as oftentimes, when they meet someone not up to their standards, they beat them down and make them feel small. Of course, this applies more to the older citizens, as the young adults and children couldn't care less about beauty. This value is quickly dying down with the new generation.

A former major taboo of The Jewel was any kind of mental illness. The people of *Yuljeda* strived for beauty and perfection, so any mention of anxiety, depression, or anything of the sort was ignored and brushed off to the side. Fortunately, with the new generation, this subject is becoming less taboo, and therapy isn't seen as useless anymore.

Despite *Yuljeda's* focus on beauty, many of the younger people are extremely well-read, and excel in literacy and math. There are even a few famous authors from The Jewel, one being Queen Yura.

In *Yuljeda* folklore, during a particularly bad season of farming, Jadewings came to the island to live in the bamboo forests, and suddenly, the trees began to grow, flowers bloomed, and crops were healthy. It is since then that the clan has always honored the Jadewings, and protects them as equally.

## Layout

* Dragonscale Cliff
* Drenchwood Forest
* The Woods That Howled
* Misty Backwoods
* Mainspring
* High Bloom
* Lars Lake
* Wildwood Shores

## Local Wildlife

Jadewings are commonly found in the Misty Backwood bamboo forests, and due to the clan's customs, they treat these dragons with respect. Oftentimes, citizens will leave out food for the Jadewings to collect. In The Woods That Howled, wolves are a common issue, and tend to hunt down farm livestock, but sometimes, the Jadewings will protect the villagers. Also on the island are fish, owls, turtles, and salamanders.