Ubaia

**Ubaia** (*oo-BEYE-yə*) is the westernmost and largest continent of the known world, known for its wide breath of climates and cultures. Situated the Brilliant Sea from the rest of the known world, it is known by much of the eastern world as a newer continent filled with extremes, rich in resources and a mystical land of adventure.

### Etymology

The name "Ubaia" comes from the Epresian root word "ubai" meaning silt, referring to the Silt Sea. This naming was adopted by Salkon and Shulad who spread its

## Geography and Climate

The vast majority of the known land area is covered in a deep layer of loose and bone dry silt, known as the Silt Sea. The extent of this sea stretches past all charts, but the distance inland is comparable to the entire width of other continents. Although isolated by vast expanses, there are "oases", areas of solid land that sustain the small city states of Epresia.

The coastland before this is highly varied in elevation and with many mountainous ridges. The northern golden dunes of Shulad are bordered on the south by the cloud touching Abaads, and on the west the Ochre Mountains. On the other side of the ochre ridge lies the dead dunes, a black sand desert of unknown origins. South of this lies rivers of silt flowing inland, separating the dead dunes from the the Wizened Lands, a mysterious region of seemingly drastic change over many expeditions, becoming dryer and more desolate. The southern extent of these lands is the Endless Drought, an uninhabitable salt flat that stretches inland to the silt sea that seems to be growing northward. The southeastern border of these two lands is the Sliver Swords, a jagged mountain range that separate them Salkon.

After the southeastern foothills of the sliver swords lies the temperate highland region of Hairekon. To its west is the Sokol Sea, a large inland sea who's northern half has become poisonous due to salt runoffs from the flats to its north. Separating Hairekon from central Salkon is Whitebeard Run, which flows from the Sokol Sea into the original stretch of the Daados. The rerouted Daados marks the edge of the Mysterian Wall, and thus the raised shelf lands of Blackmire and the river webbed wetlands Salune's Web. South across the plains of central Salkon is the Crooked Canyon which borders the narrow, arid rocky Ridgelands and runs parallel to the coast. The source of this canyon river is Dundamare, a volcanic mountain lake to the south. To the west is the many mountain tributaries of the East river that flows into the Sokol Sea. One of the main sources are the mountainous lakes known as the Tears of Binor. These lie along with Dundamare in the northernmost expanse of the volcanic Bleeding Mountains.

The Bleeding Mountains form a large unnavigable and uncharted area, creating a impassible barrier between the savannah of Hajjafar to the south, the dense jungles of Ipqu to the east, and the Ridgelands of Salkon to the north. The peninsula that is Ipqu reaches around the Gulf of the Red King, pointing into the tropical island chains of the Toltemean.

South off the coast of Hajjafar lies many small islands and stormy seas that have claimed dozens of expeditions, known as the Boiling Isles.

The climate varies greatly with the diverse geography. At its highest, in the Gulf of the Red King, annual rainfall is at a maximum worldwide. During the wet season, the countless small waterways of Ipqu become navigable due to the drastically increased volume of water. In the northern coastlands, rainfall is minimal and temperature reaches a local maximum. On the northern edge of the Sunset Mountains, the Turquoise Basin is so hot that no life is recorded surfacing during the day. On the Silt Sea, although not even as hot as the golden dunes the lack of moisture and shade suffocates the majority of life.

## History

Early history consisted of the five native races and their conflicts, isolated from the eastern world across the sea.

### Fracturing

Archaeological evidence supports a great swell in leyline energies, prompted within the border of Salkon. The climax resulted was a sundering creating a thousand meter cliff known as the Mysterian Wall, rerouting the Daados river, and destroying the twin cities of Salkon, Gray Essok and Diyun.

### Blyaen Empire

After the Blyaen Empire came into power, the shuladi established many forward outposts continuing all the way down to the Red Bay,

Early colonization efforts unfolded prior to the occupation of eastern Etoria by the empire, by various expeditionary groups mostly of New Badoual.

### Eastern Colonization

Later colonization efforts were spearheaded by the Red Bay Company, under royal charter by the crown of Ibelon, following the retreat of the Blyaen Empire across the sea.

## Demographics and Culture

The vast majority of the population are natives. Two elven ethnicities, the oasis dwelling clans of the Epresians and the Haji of the savannah; the red dwarves of Salkon; the of the southern jungles; and the Shuladi of the northern dunes. Immigrants are a mostly colonists sponsored by the Red Bay Company and the ieblish crown or other etorian nations. The remainder is a mix of diaspora, Blyaen, Vistani and Arasandoral.