Physical and Historical Features

## Climate and Geography

### Major Landmarks

The tallest mountain, The World's Summit, is located where the borders of Marvillia, Reidra and Korlenlia touch. The

tip of this mountain is located just inside of Marvillia's borders. Then there is the mountain range in the southwest of New Bigham, The Gray Hills. The Flaring Mountains are located in the northwest of New Bigham, where the border touches Cergolia.

The biggest lake, Lake Mesmera, is located in the southern most part of Cergolia. The smaller lake, New Oasis, is located in the west of Reidra.

The most notable rivers are: Summit's Throat, located in the southwest of Korlenlia. The Southern Canal, located in the southeast of Korlenlia. And the Dancing River, running from the southeast to the northwest of Marvillia.

Reidra has a natural bay, Trader's Descent.

The most notable forests are: Blackwood Bog, a swamp located in the northwest corner of Korlenlia. Blood Grove, a broadleaved forest, located in the southwest of Marvillia. And the Southern Canal Woods,  a needle leaf forest, located above the Southern Canal southwest of Korlenlia.

And lastly, the most notable desert is the Forbidden Wastes, west of New Oasis and in the southwest of Cergolia.

### Climate Zones

New Bigham and Korlenlia lay in every temperate zone, including the southern polar zone.

Cergolia has parts in the tropical, desert and continental zones.

Marvillia has parts in the tropical and desert zones.

And Reidra has parts in the tropical, desert, continental and tundra zones.

## Natural Resources

### Fertility

The most fertile areas can be found in the continental and tropical zones depending on the type of crop.

Most of the minerals are located in the three main mountain ranges. The Gray Hills have a lot of stone, iron, silver and coal. Hence the name. The Flaring Mountains hold most of the valuable resources. Gold, coal and gems are most common there. The World's Summit holds holds barely any resources at all. There is however the occasional coal and iron vein. Limestone can be found around the edges of Trader's Descent.

### Resource Rarity

Coal and iron are abundant in the Gray Hills. Silver is common but not abundant. Gold, along with gems are very common in the Flaring Mountains. Most other mineral resources are found only in small quantities. Deep inside The World's Summit there are a lot of different minerals in large quantities. They have not been discovered yet. The amount of gold in the Flaring Mountains has not been fully exploited yet.

### Conflicts

There have been countless of small conflicts over these resources. There has been one war so far, which fought over the resources available in the Flaring Mountains. There has mostly been active trade. Especially in Trader's Descent, which is the heart of all trade in this world.

## History

The oldest recorded history fragment was from 1257 years ago. Which is a stone tablet with a calendar etched into it. The first date was the first day of the first month of the first year. This tablet marks the moment when the world started counting the days.

Most believe the old tales. People are however starting to doubt them, whether they really happened how it did or whether it even happened at all.

### Age

Elves have been on this world the longest. Some believe they were created by the gods and others believe they came to be in a more scientific way. Where they really came from is unclear. It is said that dwarves were created to combat the elves. The elves had disrespected the gods. Humans are said to be the offspring of an elf and dwarf.

### Similarity

The history is mostly similar to the real world. There was no Roman empire though. The world slowly evolved to a more medieval era. The culture would be comparable to to our world. Perhaps it would be a bit more barbaric and cruel. You see, there are monsters roaming around everywhere. It is unsafe to go beyond the city walls. While traveling on the road there is always the fear of being attacked by some monsters.

### Civilization

Where civilization began is unclear, elven ruins can be found all over the world. Most believe civilization started next to Summit's Throat. In the continental area of Korlenlia. The ancient elven ruins make it clear magic was a big part of civilization back then. With magic doors and levitation devices to get to most places. Most of these devices are now broken because of the many years they have not been used. As said before many believe the dwarves were created by the gods to combat the elves and punish them for their selfishness.

### Languages

There are several languages. First off there Avun, which is ancient elvish. Then there is Ufan, which are ancient dwarven runes. And there is the Common Tongue, which is just English. This is the lingua franca of this world. And lastly there is Viponi, which is the language of magic. This language is used for spells and rituals.