Laphune

The Untethered

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## **Continent Overview**

General continent description + meaning of continents name and where it came from

## **Societies**

### *Fauren*

* **Description of Society:** Fauren is a halfling nation that spans Durania's Forests, The Wideberth Hills, The Marshfell Coast and the edges of the Plains of Agony. They are a nation based heavily in trade and travel,
* **Structure:** Fauren runs on a Parliamentary, with mayors being elected in each town, while a collection of people from each town make up the parliament in the capitol, along with minister who leads the country. Their military is largely focused on naval forces and mostly centered towards the capitol.
* **Symbol:** Fauren is represented by a symbol of wheat with a sun and moon on either side, rays of light facing towards the wheat. This symbol represents the nations start and focus as farmers, and represents their patron gods.
* **Population:** 36,573 - Majority Halflings, with Gnomes and Dwarfs making up the second most populations, with a mix of other races making up the other populations.
* **Military:** Fauren is considered to have an average land military rating, along with a low sky military rating. However Fauren has a high sea military rating, being well known for their naval force. Their military is known as the Forces of the Sun for their land forces and Forces of the Moon for their sea forces respectively, the Forces of the Sun are known for the yellow and green colours they wear, while the Forces of the Moon are known for the blue and green colours they wear.
* **Trade**: Faurens main trade is in wheat, vegetables and livestock, which are farmed all across the continent and exported to other nearby continents. They also trade heavily in the construction of ships and other water based vehicles or equipment, due to where the capitol is located and the focus that the Marshfell have on that.
* **Religion:** ***Heleth*** and ***Seratine*** are considered the Patron Gods of Fauren, the ideals of both these gods are heavily echoed amongst the people of Fauren. ***Tizena*** is also heavily worshipped Fauren as she is the God of Travel and Change which Fauren also heavily believe in. All of the Harmonious are allowed to be worshipped within Fauren, although worship outside of Heleth, Seratine and Tizena is mostly kept to ones self. The worship of the Ruined is considered illegal within Fauren, and punishment for worship of the Ruined is a lifetime jail sentence.

### *Odinia's Paradise*

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### *The Helhim*

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### *The Primordi*

* **Description of Society:** The Primordi are a society made up of the inhabitants of 4 different towns located in the Blood Amber Jungles, each of the Primordi are dedicated to the understanding and protection of one of the 4 links to each of the elemental planes. Each of these links are only open for 4 months of the year, with each link being open during a set of months corresponding to the season. During the Spring Months, the Air Link is opened and the Air Primordi protect it. During the Summer Months, the Fire Link is open and the Fire Primordi protect it. During the Autumn Months, the Earth Link is open and the Earth Primordi protect it. During the Winter Months, the Water Link is open and the Water Primordi protect it. The Primordi are in a constant state of travel when their link is not open, half of the Primordi of each group will travel in a counter clockwise motion, spending their time in each other Primordi group for a time, before traveling again to the next Primordi group, until arriving back in their home upon the opening of their link.
* **Structure:** The Primordi heavily believe in the elementals and nature of the world around them, each Primordi has a druidic leader who channels the elements and leads their group, along with 3 members of council, who are made up of older members of each of the other Primordi group.
* **Symbol:** The Primordi as a group are represented circle split into four parts, each representing one of the four elements which each Primordi group embody. The top left represents the Air Primodi is a light gray. The top right represents the Fire Primordi and is a bright red. The bottom left represents the Earth Primordi and is a dark green. The bottom right represents the Water Primordi and is a deep blue.
* **Population:** 9,612 - A large mix of many different races, with a majority being Human and Genasi.
* **Military:** The Primordi are considered to have a high military rating on land, sky and sea despite their low population. This is considered to the case due to druidic prowess, being able to summon elemental and change the landscape around them makes them fearsome foes, as well as the fact they have access to very powerful elemental portals.
* **Trade**: The Primordi do not trade or interact with much of the world around them, they only trade amongst themselves and ignore currency used by the rest of the world, trading in goods instead. They do often trade with the Loxodon of Odinias Paradise whenever they travel through, most often exchanging for the exotic fruits, spices and herbs from the Paradise.
* **Religion:** The Fire Primordi worship *Eosma*, the Earth Primordi worship *Runa* and the Water Primordi worship *The Lady of the Lake*. These members of the Untethered have been worshipped for a very long time amongst each Primordi group. The Air Primordi however do not worship any god, believing that worshipping air and the sky itself is what means the most, true freedom as there can be no god of freedom, as they believe freedom cannot be something controlled. Due to this and Volkurs recent accession, they see him as a mockery to all they have dedicated themselves to.

## **Geography / Regions**

Laphune's geography was said to have been chaotically shaped during the Reemergence of the Ruined and is said to look nothing like it once did. First changed and reshaped by the societies of that period, and then by Vorre'thum and Durania's champion during their battle. It is said the Jewel of Life was created by moving mountains with spells now long forgotten, and the Southern Wall holds many mysteries that lead to the belief it was once a stronghold of one of these socities. The Marshfell Swamps where created by Vorre'thum when he reemerged into the world and Durania's Forest was created by the Champion of Durania upon the vanquishing of Vorre'thum.

Laphune's climate stays temperate most of the year round, espicaly the northern part of the continent. However, the Blood Amber Jungles and Desert of life are known to have more of a tropical climate for most of the year, with the southern parts of the continent getting snowfall during the colder months of the year.

### *The Blood Amber Jungles*

* The Blood Amber Jungles are the Jungles that surround the top of the continent of Laphune, they stretch around the Circlet Mountains and come to stop along the North Rapids on either side of the Circlet Mountains, these giant rivers separate the jungle from the rest of the continent of Laphune. These Jungles are known for the fact that it is constantly growing and very active, the bridge on the western side, is constantly monitored to chop back the Jungle which attempts to use the bridge as a way to grow further along into the rest of the continent. They gained their name from the Blood Amber which is produced by the jungle trees here, Blood Amber is a very dark red amber, which hardens begins hardening on the outside once removed from a tree. Once the outside of this amber hardens, which takes only a couple of minutes once removed, the inside begins to glow and appears like a liquid below the surface of the hardened amber. Blood Amber also begins to rapidly deteriorate once removed from a tree and the hardening process begins, the rate at which it deteriorates is based on the age of the tree that produced it. The older the tree the longer the Blood Amber will last once removed, however the older the tree, the more protective they are of their blood amber, making it much harder to acquire as they will fight back much harder and will be much stronger than the others around them. Due to this, it is a very dangerous task to find Blood Amber that will be able to last long enough to be sold and used by anyone before it deteriorates. Blood Amber is a highly sought after material for all sorts of medicinal, alchemical and magical uses. The Blood Amber Jungles are also home to the **Primordi**.

### *The North Rapids*

* The North Rapids are two sets of a giant fast flowing rivers which divide the continent along the bottom of the west and east sides of the Circlet Mountains, they are known as the North Rapids as they are mark the Northern Part of Laphune. These rapids are incredibly hard to swim through their to fast currents, and are well known for the variety of unique lifeforms which live along them. There is a bridge along the western side of the rapids which allows access to the Northern Part of Laphune, this bridge is most often used by people searching out Blood Amber.

### *The Circlet Mountains*

* The Circlet Mountains are a mountain range within the Northern Part of Laphune, most notable for their Circlet like shape, with the mountain range being tall on all sides, before dropping down slightly lower near Durania's Forests, as well as the slight golden glow which seems to emanate from the mountain range during sunset. This side of the Circlet Mountains has one of the few known entrances to the Desert of Life, although this is heavily guarded by Odinians.

### *The Jewel of Life*

* The Jewel of Life is a desert of abundant life found within the center of the Circlet Mountains, this desert was named by the legendary cartographer Odinia upon its discovery, he later migrated his kind, the Loxodon, here after the destruction of their homeland during the Age of Despair, where the society of Loxodon that would become known as **Odinia's Paradise** was formed. The Jewel of Life is notable for the giant oasis which sits in the center of the continent, and the various rivers which flow into it from the Circlet Mountians, these rivers provide life all across the entire desert.

### *Durania's Forest*

* Durania's Forest is a large forest that extends from the base of the Circlet Mountains along into the Wideberth Hills, with its edges stopping near the Norhern Rapids. Is is notable for the dense foliage and variety of flora and fauna that can be found here. This forest was the place where Durania's Champion fought and sealed Vorre'thum back behind the divine barrier, using the Heart of Nature, the champion summoned flora and fauna from all over to fight against Vorre'thum. This is said to be why there is a such a variety of wildlife found in this forest on the contient. Later it became home to the **Faejyre**, a group of halflings who learnt skills from the Earth Primordi and used nature to protect themselves.

### *Wideberth Hills*

* The Wideberth Hills covers the entire center of Laphune, it is a large stretch of hilly lands made up of many grasslands and forests. It stretches' from the west part of the continent to the Marshfell Coast in the eastern part and is the largest region on Laphune, home to most of **Fauren**. It is mainly home to the **Lightfoot**, a group of halflings who learnt to run and travel along the large expanse of land here. The name of the continent was originally given by those lived within the Wideberth Hills, as when looked upon at night, the land seems to almost reflect moonlight much more than normal, thus Laphune, meaning, covered in Moonlight, came to be the name of the continent.

### *Marshfell Coast*

* The Marshfell Coast covers the eastern inland and coastline of Laphune, it is a large swamp and marshlike area that follows the coast down to the Capitol of Fauren. The Marshfell Coast is a floodplain and sits slightly lower that then rest of the continent, as such it regularly floods in most regions throughout the year. The **Marshfell**, a group of halflings who learnt to swim through the marsh and become aware of the predators which inhabited it came to live, they also developed sign language as a way to communicate ideas to one another without having to speak, this became very useful for those who were deaf as time went on, and is a heavy part of Marshfell culture.

### *Plains of Agony*

* The Plains of Agony stretch along the Southern Wall, following along the bottom edge of the Wideberth Hills. The Plains of Agony gain their name from the various dangerous creatures which roam the plains below the Southern Wall, when Halflings were first establishing civilization on the continent, The **Stout**, dedicated themselves to protecting the other halflings, and developed to be able to better handle the physical labor and things they encountered on the border of the Wideberth Hills. Faruen only has towns on the border of the Plains of Agony and these are mostly military towns, made to keep track of creatures who may attempt to come out of the Plains.

### *The Southern Wall*

* The Southern Wall is the mountain range that covers across the bottom of Laphune, it gained the name of the Southern Wall due to the large carved areas along most of its lower surface which are shaped like that of a castle wall. These carving origins are still unknown, but reports of some adventures say that there are entrances inside the mountain range through these walls where grotesque abominations live. It is theorized this was once a city during the Age of Expansion now lost to time, and that is the reason why so many dangerous creatures exist just beyond it in the Plains of Agony, although these are just theories and nobody has been able to confirm anything as fact.

### *The Tallcap Forest*

* The Tallcap Forest is a large forest that sits on the south western piece of land beyond on Sourthern Wall. It is a large expansive of incredibly tall trees known as Tallcaps, these trees are tall pine like trees, with giant leaves that spread out almost like a sunflower, creating large platforms in the upper canopy's and dense humid jungle like areas below. The Tallcap Forest is home to the Sky Aarakocra Nation known as **Helhim.** The Helhim have 3 towns within the Tallcap Forest, each of these towns are built in and around a very old giant Tallcap Tree.

### *Basin of Ash*

* The Basin of Ash is a large basin containing a volcano at one end, the basin gained its name from the falling ash from the volacno which covers the entirety of the basin. Due to this, barley anyone ever ventures here and wildlife is few and far between. The Volcano that sits at one end of the basin seems to have been ripped from the Southern Wall, creating the only opening along the entire mountain range, and this opening connected to the Plains of Agony. The Basin of Ash is also said to be home to a red dragon which has terrorized anyone who attempts to venture towards the Volcano, due to the nature of the area and how very few venture here, these reports are not properly documented and have been mostly spread through word of mouth.

## **Points of Interest**

Places on the continent notable to the world / cultures
**Points of Interest:** Within each of the Primordi's towns, there is the link to each elemental plane, each of these links are a point of interest. The first is **The Eternal Flame**, the flame is located in **Incedan**, Home of the Fire Primordi, it is a giant continuously burning ball of flame which sits floating in the center of a carved platform of Obsidian in the middle of the jungle. The second is **The Crystal Heart**, the heart is located in **Griton**, Home of the Earth Primordi, it is a beating heart of a an unknown crystalline material that sits in the center of a carved platform of Bedrock in the middle of a large underground cavern. The third is **The Glistening Geyser**, the geyser is located in **Rayin**, Home of the Water Primordi, it is a giant geyser of sparkling clear water that extends far into the sky and comes from a deep cavern made of opal near the coastline. The fourth is **The Sky Tree**, the tree is located in **Xygen**, it is a ebony giant tree that extends along the mountain and far into the sky over Xygen and flows with the wind, bending and twirling. Each of these links to the elemental planes dim, shrink and become less active while the link is not open, before growing and becoming more active once they link reopens.

## **History**

History of the continent, major events, etc