New World

An early sketch of the South New World coast by cartographer Terry Bray.

The **New World,** sometimes called the **Far West**, and known to natives as **Bal-Trotha** is a continent on Rosenwelt to the west of Eukitia and the other Old World continents. A land with minimal interaction by those of the Old World, the New World evolved almost entirely separately in comparison to the Old World, and as a result has numerous races and civilizations unique to its borders and a long, storied history of its own. It is geographically dominated by a number of different biomes, ranging from taiga and glaciers to rainforests to deserts. The New World is also home to numerous strange environments, such as the Shattered Isles.

## Geography

### West

The west of the New World, sometimes known as the Lunar Yonder, is an expanse of vast forests and glades, many of which bioluminescent and glowing brightly at night. This land is populated by the Lunarran, the children of a race originally from Rosenwelt's moon who pioneered the art of stargazing, and the Mothfolk, long-lived and ancient race coexisting with the lunarran.

This area contains:

* The Lunar Spire, a place where lunarran congregate to worship their goddess, Luna.
* Phoebe, the capitol city of the lunarran people, a massive and sprawling city with buildings carved of the finest marble.

### Interior

The interior of the New World is dominated by a massive, warm steppe region. Relatively flat with few hills and even fewer mountain ranges, the region known as the Grand Steppe is home to the Firbolg.

This area contains:

* Reunion, a settlement roughly in the middle of the Grand Steppe used for firbolg of different clans to meet peacefully, and for travellers from other realms and races to come and trade.

## Politics

Most of the New World is controlled by various clans and tribes. While called by these relatively prehistoric-sounding names, clans of the New World are no less powerful or advanced than the states of the Old World. Many possess sprawling cities, and all sport advanced understandings of magic - some subjects of which are entirely untouched by Eukitian scholars. Many of the tribes of the New World regularly compete in battles and warfare, most notably in the interior of the continent.

## History

The two most notable events in New World history were the Shattering, and the discovery of the New World by Old World nations.

At the same time the First Brood had cemented their religious power over the people of Eukitia, they also had done so over the nations of the New World. Countless tribes and cities worshipped the First Brood as gods, and when the summoners of Thynosia committed their wrongs against the First Brood, the New World peoples were lumped into the same basket. The Draconic Cataclysm affected not only the continent of Eukitia, but also the geography here. Draconic magics manipulated the northwest shores of the New World, crumbling their connections to the ground and lifting them far into the air. This event - known as the Shattering - crumbled about thirty percent of the continent, and created a massive new region known as the Shattered Isles, as well as various new wildlife and creatures that came to inhabit this realm.

The discovery of the New World by the Old World was an interesting one, to say the least. Sailors and explorers sent forth from Eukitia in 3E 745 in order to seek for a better route to the Far East managed to discover a brand new continent, the New World.