Ihphy's Archipelago

Ihphy's Archipelago is an island cluster continent south of Mystos, Nempur, and the Amethyst Sea. The archipelago is named after Ihphy, the Elemental goddess of the sea. This continent is known as the Nature continent.

## Geography

There are thousands of islands within Ihphy’s Archipelago, but the region was not always like this. The archipelago’s geography has a long and complex history beginning during the Time of Gods when Axone placed several Titans and Valkyries on the land now known as Ihphy’s Archipelago.

### Creation of Ihphy’s Archipelago

Originally Ihphy’s Archipelago was a single landmass known as Naselion where small nations of Titans and Valkyries lived. When Zilaidat was banished from the Clouds, Axone transformed him into an island and placed him off the coast of Naselion.

After Unmos’ Second Betrayal, Ihphy screamed, breaking apart Naselion. The Arcs renamed the area to Ihphy’s Archipelago. In the original archipelago, there were three islands: Titan Island, Kalmiya, and the Bolvarian Desert.

### Years of Ihphy’s Tears

During the War of the Gods, Ihphy’s Archipelago suffered catastrophic natural disasters that once again reshaped the cluster of islands. This period was retold as mythology by the chapel and was titled the Years of Ihphy’s Tears. It is the only chronicle in the History of the Divines where a god other than Axone and Unmos destroyed a part of the terrafield.

The first tear was said to have landed off the coast of Titan Island near Zilaidat, creating a tsunami that broke apart the island into hundreds of small ones. Titan Island was then renamed the Titan Region. A second tear then fell into Cold Mountain on the Bolvarian Desert, reactivating a dormant volcano.

After the second tear, the Arcs began to look elsewhere within the archipelago that might be safer and found the Region of Dotton off the southern coast of Kalmiya. This small cluster of islands had a warm climate and became an area the Arcs used to harvest their food. Ihphy’s third tear, however, fell upon the Region of Dotton, turning the once fruitful region into a frozen wasteland.

The fourth and final tear fell quickly after the third. It hit the middle of Kalmiya, becoming a massive earthquake that separated Kalmiya into three regions; the Jungle of Dydes (JoD), the Oxus Region, and Etugos.

### Bodies of Water

The Amethyst Sea, the Sapphire Sea, the Emerald Sea, and the Sea of Great Waste surround Ihphy's Archipelago. Inside the archipelago are large channels known as the Archipelago Sea. The sea separates the main regions from one another, but bodies of water inside regions are not considered a part of the Archipelago Sea. The Lush Sea surrounds the island of Kyracad, but in ancient Arcan maps, the island is not there, and the sea appears to be much larger.

## Regions

There are seven regions in Ihphy’s Archipelago: Titan Region, Zilaidat, Bolvarian Desert, Oxus Region, the Jungle of Dydes, the Region of Dotton, and Kyracad.

### Titan Region

The Titan Region is the largest region in Ihphy's Archipelago. Once home to the Titans who guarded the oubliettes that were found throughout the region, Voyagers and black market adventurers now dominate the land.

The region was once known as Titan Island, but after a massive tsunami broke apart the island, the Titans who survived renamed it. The tsunami also wiped out many of the oubliettes, yet even in the current era, the region is known to have the most oubliettes on the terrafield.

Titan’s Gauntlet is the largest island in the region. South of the Gauntlet is the region's second largest island, Titan’s Fist. South of the Titan's Fist is the Whitelands; the two areas are separated by a city called Titan's Gate.

Skara, Leobria, Rhodoh, and Aeria's Isles are also in the Titan Region. Although Zilaidat is in the region, the island considers itself separate from the Titan Region.

### Zilaidat

Zilaidat is a large city island located in northwest Ihphy's Archipelago. In A Death at Dawn, Gloriana Wayward noted that the island is named after Zilaidat, the deity of Ihphy, who was banished from the Clouds and turned into the island.

### Bolvarian Desert

The Bolvarian Desert is located in the northeast region of Ihphy's Archipelago. Beildraus is the Bolvarian Desert’s oldest city, created during the Exordium Era by Valkyrie queens who wanted to stay close to their brethren from other continents. It is also the oldest known city in Ihphy's Archipelago. Bolvaria is the desert’s capital city known for its fishing industry and slave trade. Northeast of the Bolvarian Desert is the uninhabitable island of Kamaona.

### Oxus Region

The Oxus Region is a cluster of islands located in the southeast area of Ihphy's Archipelago. Persis is the largest island in the region. Myp, Arshak, Bogakhan, and Jalakah are the largest cities in Persis. West of Persis is the Step Stones, and west of the Step Stones is Zagros Swamp. Suradad and Khomevas are cities located in the snow region.

### Jungles of Dydes

The Jungles of Dydes is in the southern region of Ihphy's Archipelago. Etugos is the largest island in the region. Middlemist and Rihath are other important islands in the region.

### Region of Dotten

The Region of Dotten is a small circular cluster of islands located in the southern area of Ihphy's Archipelago. To its west is the Kyracad island and to the east is the Oxus Region.

### Kyracad

Kyracad is a small island south of the Jungles of Dydes known to be cursed. After discovering the Region of Dotten, Arcan sailors sailed from Kalmiya to the small luscious region without ever seeing another landmass. Then, in 2498 EE, an island suddenly appeared between the southwestern region of the Jungles and the Region of Dotten, almost completely covering the Lush Sea.