Aionoi

A continent scarred and shaped by a magical cataclysm of apocalyptic proportions that occured over 10,000 years ago. Much of the landscape as a result is unnatural, and is littered with anomalies. Although nearly all trace of the original inhabitants have been destroyed, civillisation continues to exist in the more habitable corners, built upon the ruins of those that came before.

## Aionoi

### Countries

Lebensland Federation (Mossoken, Suti, Sodara, Khatron, Koldtskjold), Republic of Gehun (Gehun, Sodskjold)

## Geography

Aionoi is the second smallest continent on Pandora, just ahead of Arcadia in terms of land area. The elevation changes drastically across different areas of the landmass, being just slightly above sea level in areas while being many kilometers tall in others.

### **Geology**

Aionoi posesses an esoteric geology due to the unique circumstances that have shaped its development. It is believed that Aionoi was initially created to be much bigger than it currently is, however not a lot is known about the shape or landscape of the continent then. The event that shaped modern Aionoi is believed to have occured some 5,000 years BED, and resulted in it's complete restructuring, along with the destruction of its previous civillisations.

##### Mineral Wealth

Aionoi posesses an incredible wealth of minerals normally found deep underground, which have been brought to the surface in the restructuring. As such, precious metals and gemstones are commonly used in architecture, and 'expensive' jewelery tends to be more common. This mineral wealth is part of what encourages people to try their hand on surviving in the hostile environments the continent presents, despite the numerous challenges.

### **Climate**

Aionoi's climate is messy and unpredictable due to the interactions of the various lingering magical effects, combined with its highly unusual landscape. The region known as Lebensland, to the northeast of the continent, posesses the most temperate of its climates, being tolerable for most crops. Much of the south of the continent is particularly arid, experiencing little to no rainfall, the island of Isla Muerte being an exception. The continent's temperature also varies wildly. The Little Frostland near the center of the continent maintains a temperature range from -1 to -26 celsius, and the Greater Frostland to the northwest maintains a static -64 celsius, with little to no overall variation. By contrast, the Burning Sea reaches a staggering 1500 celsius near the center, cooling to about 700 near the edges.

### **Underdark**

The underdark lies much closer to the surface in Aionoi, having been thrusted upwards because of the cataclysm. Older tunnels in the Aionoian underdark often lead to nowhere, the rock having been shifted out of its original alignment. The drow there have developed a completely different culture to the rest of the underdark, having been isolated from their bretheren for some five and a half millenia. Likewise, most other species native to the underdark have had to adapt to living closer to the surface, so have different behaviors to what one would normally expect.

### **Bodies of Liquid**

##### Water

Lakes and rivers on Aionoi made of liquid water tend to be either in the northwest or southeast of the continent. Some notable examples include Brikude Lake near the center of Lebensland, Longbow Lake east of Mossoken, or The Step-River, also in Lebensland. Some notable examples outside of Lebensland include the Oasis of Lost Souls in Gehun.

##### Metal

The Lake Speculum, which reflects sunlight onto Mossoken, is made of a supernaturally unreactive form of mercury metal.

##### Lava

The Burning Sea is a large and persistant body of molten lava east and north of the Aschenberge range. It is heated through unknown means.

##### Slime

The Jelly Sea is a large lake in the Slime Forest which has been inhabited by various slimes and microorganisms. The high quantity of life has actually thickened the waters, turning it into a thick, jelly-like soup of single celled organisms. It dont smell too good.

### The Slime Forest

The Slime Forest is the result of a failed attempt at using a new spell of some kind. While it was supposed to melt everything under the effect of the spell, it, instead, transmuted everything living there at that time into slime. Rivers run through it but they are heavily polluted by slimy algae. The ground and the surfaces of still standing water are covered with a slime substance. Some other plants and fungi have been able to grow over time, but have mutated in strange ways due to the slime infested soil. It has also become quite the pleasant place for creatures living in spots of high humidity. The Grung have made their home in the Forest, living all across it in small to medium tribes. They are all aware of eachother but don’t care much about territorial politics.

## Politics

The continent of Aionoi in home to three Countries.