Domuc

The island of **Domuc**, also known as the **Island of Birds** is a small volcanic island in the Sea of Resonance, laying just of the coast of mainland Sahul. The island is covered in large forests and expansive hilly grassland, but snow can be found on top of its long dormant central volcano, which is called "Ring's Forge". The islands population is made almost exclusively out of halflings who life in small decentralised communities around the island.

## Wild life

The wildlife of Domuc exists for a large portion out of birds. These birds fill most of the niches that would be filled by marsupials on the mainland. The only exception to this rule are bats, waitorekes (a small creatures that lives in the rivers of Domuc and travels between the waking world and the Dream), and the flying bathans (a small carnivore that hunts by gliding between trees).

## Areas

* Cliffs of Haast - A rocky area where the great Eagles make their aeries.
* Cooking Pools - A series of volcanic hot springs, some of which can be used to bath in.
* Flocking Woods - A misty moss-overgrown forest filled with exotic birds and giant spiders.
* Ring's Forge - A long dormant volcano covered at the centre of the island. Its snow-covered peak can be seen from almost anywhere on the island.

## Settlements

* Kiwiton - A traditional halfling village harbouring the cult of the dreaming city.
* Port Wellerman - An thinly populated settlement of whalers from which a large continental trade route originates.
* Putika Beach - A small island community just off the coast of Domuc renown for its shark hunters.
* Salwich - A large coastal town renowned for its monster hunters.
* Taoneotewiti - A large multicultural city specialised in building ship parts.

## Economy

most of the inhabitants of Domuc life a peaceful life in which they spend their days farming, fishing, shearing sheep, and brewing their stout ales. The more adventurous workers dive deep into the mines inside of Ring's Forge to dig up large diamonds from the volcanic caverns. These diamonds are then cut by professional crafts-halfings to create beautiful jewellery which is sought after by aristocrats from all across the mainland.

For the more illicit members of society there is also the Pipe-weed industry. Domuc's position in the sea of resonance creates the perfect environment for pipe-weed to grow, and the lack of a centralised government on the island means that there is none that would stop them. This has left the island to become rather infamous in nearby kingdoms, and traders from Domuc are often treated with suspicion.

## The lost Island of Mun-Dee

Long ago in times forgotten Domuc used to have a sister island named Mun-Dee. Mun-Dee was a tropical paradise filled with beautiful creatures and riches beyond believe. The coasts of Mun-Dee where covered in blood mangroves. The island had a round shape and was covered in several rings made out of water channels. These channels functioned as highways for the people living in Mun-Dee. The people of Mun-Dee were well trained in the magical arts and some of them could be considered to be the greatest minds of their age. They created miraculous magical invention such as giant stone guardians which would protect Mun-Dee from invaders. But all this knowledge was not enough to protect them from their demise. An disaster occurred which sunk the island to the bottom of the sea of resonance, leaving Domuc behind.