Moon of Tophet

The Moon of Tophet, so named for the god that sleeps in its core, is the first moon of Eish.

#### Climate and Geography

Tophets climate is hot. White volcanic clouds cover the planet (much like venus), trapping in the heat. The eastern and western edges of its landmass are covered in volcanic plateaus, which are mostly barren save for the terraced farmlands of the dragonborn, which are cultivated partially using magic. Many of these farms exist around the extinct volcanoes on Tophets western "horn". The eastern horn is mostly deserted save for the Corvidian Colonies and certain rogue elements that inhabit the Eastslate Badlands.[br]

The central region, including Tophets Jaw, is much hotter than the outer plateaus, as the volcanos in this area are active and spew greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere regularly. The jungle is populated by wondering tribes of Lizardfolk, and to the east, Corvidian colonies. There are two major sets of Volcanoes known as the eyes of Tophet that dominate the center of the jungle, which release copius amounts of lava into the surrounding area. The lava flows through the jungle in rivers and flows into the ocean.

#### Politics and Nations of Tophet

There are Five nations on the moon of Tophet:

##### Planarian Colony of Mansreach

The northern tip of the western horn plays host to Mansreach, which is part of the Planarian Republics commonwealth. This colony dates back to the days of the Planarian Empire, when the city of Planaria militarized and attempted to expand throughout the Eish system, as well as over the surface of its own moon of Olam. These days the colony is still run by the republic, and enjoys an uneasy alliance with the neighbouring kingdom of Drakesmark against the Corvidian colonies to the east. Since the Empire became a republic Mansreach has attempted to gain independance several times, each being stamped out through political machinations and in one case, brute force.

As its name might suggest, Mansreach is populated primarily by humans, though plenty of Dragonborn live here too. The kingdom survives primarily off fishing and sea agriculture, as well as imported goods from Planaria.[br]

##### Kingdom of Drakesmark

An ancient kingdom dating back to the great exodus and the formation of the moons, Drakesmark is home to the dragonborn. its territory once covered the entire western horn of Tophet, though in recent years it was colonised by Planaria. it regained its independance during the chaos in which the empire became a republic, though in recent years its independance is once again at risk due to the expanding empire of Corvidia. It still lays claim to the northern tip of the horn that today is Mansreach, though it has entered into an uneasy alliance with the Planarians in order to beat back the Corvidians.[br]

The dragonborn of Drakesmark primarily live in the lava tubes and carved out interiors of the extinct volcanoes that cover the western horn of Tophet. The sides of the mountains and surrounding areas have, with the help of magic, been turned into fertile, terraced farms, with which the dragonborn grow their food. There are still some small human towns on the coast from when the  kingdom was colonized by Planaria, these are now under the rule of Drakesmark[br]

The religion of Tophet is strong within the Dragonborn community, and passed down with this religion is a respect of the borders of the Snakefolk to the east. The kingdom does have treaties with the lizardfolk for extraction of recources from Serpentinia, which is compensated by the Drakish people providing the lizardfolk with technology (such as spelljammers and building materials) and military protection. As mentioned before, recently this protection has been required to help repell the invading armies of Corvidia, though it was only partially succesfull as the eastern portion of Serpentinia was still conquered by Corvidia.

##### Dominion of Dragons

During the chaos that was the Corvidian invasion, a pentavorate of five young dragons, one of each colour, descended upon Tophet from space and took over its jaw (the southern island) and the southernmost part of Serpentinia. When not bickering in their joint lair somewhere in the center of their domain, the dragons conduct raids on the various cities of Tophet, hoping to increase their hoard. Their more cunning members employ various slaves and agents ampong Tophets other cities as they make designs upon those cities treasure. The Domain itself is inhabited by a large number of kobolds, as well as slaves from the other lands of Tophet.

##### Lizardfolk Tribelands of Serpentinia

The central jungle of Tophet is where the lizardfolk tribes of Makorr settled after the great exodus. The different tribes don't have a central leadership, though they do gather in times of crisis. Thanks to the efforts of Drakesmark ans Planaria, much of the western portion of Serpentinia remains free. However, in the Dominion of Dragons to the south and in the corvidian colonies to the east, the lizardfolk are used as slaves to further the ambitions of the power-hungry states. The tribes live a largely nomadic existance througout the jungle, with their only permanent structures being temples dedicated to Tophet. In recent years some Lizardfolk have begun worshipping the dragons to the south, and in secret travel to the Domains border to pay tribute.

##### Corvidian colony of East Serpentinia

During the Corvidian expansion, A large chunk of eastern Tophet was colonized by the fledgeling empire. The corvidian population consists of corvid arracockras and kenkus, who are second class citizens compared to the arracockra. The areas native dragonborn and lizardfolk have been enslaved and are forced to serve the empire. Some have even been sent offworld to the asteroid mines.

##### Eastslate Badlands

Since the volcanoes of Southern Eastslate began errupting 367 years ago, the area has been abandoned by sentient life. Today monsters and rogue elementals call the place home, errupting out of the earth and roving the Badlands in gangs. It is also rumoured to be the lair of at least one adult dragon