lejendary earth gazette

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Credits

AuthorGary GygaxEditors

Nita GlazewskiChristopher Clark

Art

Les EvansDan Lewis

Nita GlazewskiDevarre Clarce

GraphicsChristopher Clark

Royal CartographerKelly Doherty

with special thanks to:Carey Brooks

Royal SurveyorsTom Harrison

Brian K. MoseleyChris Gambit Smith

Copyright 2001 by Trigee Enterprises, Inc. Lejendary Earth and the

Lejendary Adventure Role-playing Game System are trademarks of

Trigee Enterprises and are used here under license. All rights

reserved under copyright and trademark.

ISBN 1-930377-16-9


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Lejendary ContentsLejendary ContentsLejendary ContentsLejendary ContentsLejendary ContentsForeword to the Lejend Master 3Chapter 1: The History of the

Lejendary Earth 6The Age of the Masters Beforethe Time of Man and After 6The Rise and Calamity ofHumankind:The Eternal Wars 6The Time of Vainglory 7The Age of Adepts 8The Rebirth and Growth ofHuman Power: The Savage Age 9New Empires Age 10The Fragmentation 11

The Contemporary Age 12Chapter 2: The Geography of theLejendary Earth 13

Exploring the Lejendary World 13The Oceans, Seas, etc. of theEastern Hemisphere 14The Continents of the EasternHemisphere 25The Unassociated Islands ofthe Eastern Hemisphere26The Oceans, Seas, etc. ofthe Western Hemisphere 32The Continents and GreatIsland of the Western

Hemisphere 39The Unassociated Islands ofthe Western Hemisphere 39

Chapter 3: The Geo-Political Divisionsof Lejendary Earth 48

Lejend Masters Note 48Central Control bythe Government 49World Groups 50Overview 51Geo-Political and SocialDivisions: Anatis 52

Geo-Political and SocialDivisions:Apphir 55Geo-Political and SocialDivisions: Hazgar 57Geo-Political and SocialDivisions: Hazgar-Irojh-Varan, the Banir Wastes 60Geo-Political and SocialDivisions: Huybraz 61Geo-Political and SocialDivisions: Irojh 62Geo-Political and SocialDivisions: Maylus 64

Geo-Political and SocialDivisions: Miria 65Geo-Political and SocialDivisions: Temura 67Geo-Political and SocialDivisions: Varan 68

Appendix A: Government Forms andSimilar Political Structures 72

Feudalistic-Type GovernmentStructure and the Organizationof a Feudal-type realm 72Oriental-Imperial GovernmentStructure 85Oriental Nomadic Imperial

Government Organization 87Central Asian-TypeOrganization 87Other IndependentGovernment Structures 88

Appendix B: Maps 90World Map 91Ocean Currents Map 92Eastern Hemisphere Map 93Western Hemisphere Map 94Index 95

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Lejend MasterLejend MasterLejend MasterLejend MasterLejend Master

This game world is Earth, but an Earththat is quite different from our own. It is aparallel Earth, a world of strange andmagical sort. A single glance at the map willshow that it is physically different, althoughsome similarities will evoke our own planet.There is a familiarity that reminds one ofthis world, but an immediately recognizabledifference that tells you things will not bethe same. Of course theyre not. From itsearly prehistory down to its present time,

this world, Lejendary EarthLejendary EarthLejendary EarthLejendary EarthLejendary Earth, has experienceddistinct and sufficiently different things asto make it a rather distant parallel to ourworld. To enumerate:

1 .The time is different; it might becenturies earlier here, although it is difficultto locate this place on a timestream map.

2 . The global land masses aredifferent in varying degrees, and the territoryroughly corresponding to what we know asthe Antarctic Continent never slipped to theSouth Pole; the land was differentlydistributed by the tectonic plates of thisearth.

3 . Because of a slightly greaterpercentage of carbon dioxide in theatmosphere, the climate is less extreme inthe polar areas, and a 10% larger cloud covermakes average temperatures from 2 to 4Fahrenheit warmer from equator to poleswhile precipitation is increased overall.There are thus fewer dry and truly desertareas.

4 .Access from this world to manyof the adjacent dimensions is relatively easy.Energies and abilities we would call magicalare far more commonplace here, althoughthe inhabitants of the world consider them

Extraordinary nonetheless.Whatever the att itude might be,certainly a considerable segment of thehuman population has some capacity

to employ such talent, perhaps asmany as one in ten.

5 .Culture, society, andrelated technology hovers in an

uncertain range that we wouldconsider as spanning parts ofour own Ancient, Medieval,Renaissance and possibly Baroqueperiods. Advanced urban areas rubshoulders with backwards rural ones, whilefrontier and wilderness areas verge on theprimitive. Political forms from the despoticthrough feudal to semi-feudal and eventribal are scattered willy-nilly across theglobe. Rather advanced architectural andengineering techniques, for example, areunderstood, studied and practiced.Explosives such as gunpowder are known-

and shunned. (Activation of almost anyExtraordinary energy channel is likely todetonate any such stuff within 50 or so feet!)The making of Extraordinary items must beconsidered as part of the technologicaldevelopment of this parallel earth, and herethe variety and forms might indeed rival ourown contemporary age. Something new isquite often being created, and innovationsseem unlimited.

6 .Global commerce exists despitewind-driven water transport being itsprincipal conveyance. Technology in thisregard has produced vessels similar to those

of the Colonial period (c. 1700) of our earthshistory, so transoceanic voyages arecommon, and what is a few months at sea?Land routes, slower, less efficient, and morehazardous, are nevertheless subject toregular caravan progress. Of course, thereare still vast areas that are untraveled, evenunexplored (or at least not recorded), andplaces where men are not at all welcome.

7 .Virtually all varieties, what wecall races, of humankind are found on allrelatively populous continents and islandsof the world in mixed, if not exactlyhomogeneous, societies. This stems from theworld s history as de ta il ed hereaf te r.Similarly, many races of the other-dimensional humanoid Alfar-specificallybrownies, dunnies, dwarfs, elves,gnomes, ilfs, kobolds, oafs, orcs,trollkin, wylfs, and veshogelodge

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in or near human communities.Th is is ei the r be cause of

goodwill stemming from thedistant past, or else inertia. Thelatter also seems to give humans

an internal group or groups againstwhich to be biased.

8 .Since the origination of the firstgreat human states, and with the near-immediate global communications extantsince that time, a single language isunderstood throughout the world. This isnot to say that dialects and accents do notnearly preclude communication in someplaces, but sufficient understanding enablesat least rudimentary information exchange.

In those places where communicationsroutes intersect, the urbane of many statesconverse freely, their respective homelandsmarked perhaps by accent alone.

9 .Despite a general indifference tovariation in skin pigmentation and theexistence of a universal language, there is astrong cultural and social awareness andidentification-a sort of nationalism, to drawthe nearest parallel-that separates mostgroups. This, coupled with certain geneticpredispositions* of the now distinctgeographic groups of humans, both enablessome fair degree of regional or state

recognition and the continuation ofantipathies and enmities between suchseparate groups. This is enhanced byregional accents and slightly differentvocabularies from place to place.*Stature, buil d, facial fea tures, color of eyesan d h air, etc. These minor d if ferences, w ith

others not noted, ma ke for no less than 2,00 0

possible dist inct ions. H ow ever, only about a

score or so are truly m eaningful .

1 0 .Despite all other dissimilarities,the deital families of this world, asrecognized and venerated by humans andhumanoids alike, are clearly akin to thosepantheons known on our own Earth inancient times. Although the deities are on

average fewer-with perhaps a half-dozenhighest ones, a dozen or so active and

powerful gods and goddesses, andthen a few or perhaps a score or

more of lesser sort-throughname, attributes, and so forth the

link between the mythology of ourearth and the actuality of this one isclear, although not always in ageographically similar region.

1 1 . The energies that flow fromother sets of dimensions enable what wewould consider unusual, unnatural thingsto be rather commonplace on this earth. Thisincludes shape-shifting, unnatural existencethwarting death or continuing thereafter asin a so-called living dead or spirit creatureform, and so forth. There can be no doubtthat the early human users of suchExtraordinary energies were, in their

eagerness to defeat their non-humanoverlords, responsible for many of the malignand evil things that now are accepted here.On balance, humanity gained more than itnow suffers from such gross handling ofarcane forces.

1 2 . The flora and fauna of thisplanet developed in a number of dissimilarways. Additionally, Extraordinary capacitieshave resulted in what we would term geneticalterations, some stemming from the timebefore humankind ruled the world, someafter. Thus, in addition to plants andanimals we would immediately recognize

there are strange, even weird ones that areseen as quite normal here. Likewise, veryodd, and sometimes incredibly dangerousones are taken as calmly as we might regarda patch of poison ivy or a man-eating tiger.

1 3 .Related and unrelated speciesfrom nearby dimensions have been broughtto this Earth or have some access to it, andhave settled it so as to create non-humanenclaves in various places on land, in thewa te rs, and ev en including a ve ryconsiderable subterranean world. Thelatter immigration has extended mines andlike subterranean works and natural hollowsunderground through ordinary andExtraordinary means so as to createa habitat for those creatures that findsunlight harmful to them. With allof them have come quite a numberof life forms native to those


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The Age of theThe Age of theThe Age of theThe Age of theThe Age of theMasters Before theMasters Before theMasters Before theMasters Before theMasters Before the

Time of Man and AfterTime of Man and AfterTime of Man and AfterTime of Man and AfterTime of Man and AfterIn a bygone age the world of

Lejendary Earthwas ruled by a race that wasnot even vaguely akin to human. Thisbipedal, vaguely humanoid sentient racepossibly sprang from an offshoot of thetherapsids, warm-blooded reptiles thatvanished from our own earth in the Triassic.However, there is speculation that they werethecodont pseudosuchians, those reptiliancreatures ancestors to crocodilia, but ofrauisuchian descent, another line extinct onour world in the same period. Whatever thecase might be, these first thinking creaturesevolved only very slowly and came todomination after tens of millions of yearshad passed. It seems likely that it was thelate Oligocene period of the Cenozoic erabefore general social organization on a largescale was practiced. By the end of theMiocene period, the race had so developedas to have a technology at least equal to thatof our own Ancient historical period,

certainly surpassing it in some aspects.Thereafter the race spread from the eastacross the entire globe, moving to all thoseregions they found desirable-warmer andwell-watered areas.

As the genus Homo began to evolve,the Utcghshelsht-clqta-dbiss (the closesthuman translation we can manage of FirstRaces name for their own kind) discoveredthe fledgling humans and began to observethem with interest. Sometime in the mid-Pliocene, they started hunting, capturing,and enslaving early humans. When Homoneanderthalus proved less valuable than

Homo sapiens Cro-Magnon slaves, theformer were simply eaten as the latter

replaced them. From this point on,mankind referred to the

Utcghshelsht-clqta-dbiss as the

Utiss-masters, at least publicly. Itwould be a long time before the wretchedslaves could indeed speak their minds as tothe matter.

The Rise and Calamity ofThe Rise and Calamity ofThe Rise and Calamity ofThe Rise and Calamity ofThe Rise and Calamity ofHumankindHumankindHumankindHumankindHumankind

The Eternal WarsThe Eternal WarsThe Eternal WarsThe Eternal WarsThe Eternal WarsIn the long course of centuries men

arose to a sufficiently civilized state tostruggle against the ancient Utiss-masters

who were their overlords. Wild tribes in thecolder regions of earth slowly arose towardscivilization, spurred on by a steady streamof those escaping from their bondage to theolder reptilian race that ruled the world.Groups of rebels took refuge in remote placesthe Utiss-masters considered desolate, andbetween these two for ce s, mank indgradually built its own distinct culture,society, and technology. Separate groupsbegan to raid the Utcghshelsht-clqta-dbisslands, killing any Utiss-mastersencountered, pillaging, and destroyingwhatever they could not carry off.

The Utcghshelsht-clqta-dbiss, arace accustomed by their long slow evolutionto what men think of as interminable yearsof time to solve problems, were slow to react.Local hunts and even occasional punitiveexpeditions were conducted by the Utiss-masters, as they went on about their slow-paced routines; generally unconcerned, theyconsidered the matter a minor one thatwould be dealt with eventually. After all,millions of these same humans were keptas useful slaves and even as cattle. TheMasters counter-measures were too little,disorganized, and ineffective to

accomplish much save deepening thehatred of men for their masters,whom we now shall refer to in mansterms simply as the Utiss. Menbegan to seek allies from adjacent

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realitiesdiffering dimensionalsets akin to their own, but unseen

and unseeable to those withoutExtraordinary capacities; subtly orgrossly different from the world over

which man and Utiss fought.When the Utiss began to realize the

problem was not going to be easily resolved,and undertook their first cooperativecampaigns to exterminate free humans, thematter came to a head. By then the non-enslaved humans outnumbered theircaptive brethren. Furthermore, they wereorganized into warlike societies of varioussorts, from nomadic to city-state. With themwere many sorts of Alfar humanoids. Serving

them were creatures great and vicious,spirits wild and terrible.From north and southeven from

wi th in the Utcgh shelsht- cl q ta -dbi sskingdoms themselvescame waves of fiercemen, their allied and mercenary humanoidwarriors, and the strange creatures andmaterialized spirits called from other places.All were bent on wiping out the Utiss andall that they had created. The vast majorityof slave populations readily joined suchassailants whenever they could. Suddenly(by their conception) the Utiss foundthemselves surrounded and attacked from

all sides. The First Race used their ownconsiderable Extraordinary means to bringforth from distant spheres a host of theirown. Things of reptiloid sort-what we callfiredrakes, nagas, wyrms, and wyverns, toname a few-were the greatest, but theUtcghshelsht-clqta-dbiss also broughtveshoges, trogs, giants, ogres and any othersorts that would fight for them, to turn thetables on their former slaves and cattle.

At first the upstart humans wereslaughtered, driven to near extinction, forthe attacks they launched wereuncoordinated. In this terrible and long era

of warfare, though, certain menlearned the greatest secrets,capacities beyond even those of themost adept of the non-human and

cruel Utiss-masters. Theymanaged not only the introduction

of dragons to neutralize thealien reptiloid things called to

fight on behalf of the Utiss, butalso to harness and use unseenforces unknown to theU t c g h s h e l s h t - c l q t a - d b i s s .Furthermore, Homo sapiens found thatcertain of them could employ their ownmental powers to perform things otherwiseimpossible to the physical body. As thisbloody time continued, others of humankindarose as great thinkers, strategists andtacticians. All survivors of that terrible timeof strife and seemingly endless warfare weretough and courageous warriors beyondanything known today. Their leaders were

extraordinarily powerful and displayedintellects of the genius level. They could anddid indeed wield force that could change theface of the earth . . . or vaporize a mightycitadel.

The Time of VaingloryThe Time of VaingloryThe Time of VaingloryThe Time of VaingloryThe Time of VaingloryAs the struggle passed into its

second century without ceasing, the non-human Masters were weakened and beganto be isolated from one another in theirshrinking kingdoms. In the third century ofthe Eternal War the Utcghshelsht-clqta-dbiss were pushed back, and finally totally

defeated, first in one place, then in another.Then the first of the Old Mighty humankingdoms arose in the place of an alienone. Others soon followed, and most oftengrew from the ruins of the very places thathad been the cities and citadels of the now-vanqui shed, hunted, and soon-to-be -exterminated First Race, who had thoughtmen only little things. After four centuriestime no Utcghshelsht-clqta-dbiss could befound to slay. The first sapient race to evolveon the planet had vanished from the face ofthe earth. All that they had done wasforgotten. Their buildings were razed. Theirmonuments destroyed. Their statuessmashed. Their handiwork burned. All butthe memory of the hated Utiss-masterswas expunged in so brief a time. In afew centuries more, only the nameUtiss, denoting a fabulous vile


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monster, connoting all that wasdangerous, hideous, and

unnatural, was remembered byany but the most learned ofscholars.

As these ancient Old Mightykingdoms solidified and extended their sway,they were soon fighting with one another.They had been forged in conflict and knewno other path, nor could such states survivewithout bloodshed and conquest. Eachsought to be paramount, to extend its swayacross not mere continents but oceans soas to encompass the world, to be greaterthan the greatest of the vanquished Utiss-master realms. Such hubris, so evil an aim,

could, of course, have no happy conclusion.So came the Time of Vainglory to this world.The great powers used by the

contending states, mighty magics indeed,were such that terrible ruin and loss of lifeoccurred whenever full-scale warfareerupted. What had been sufficient to defeatthe First Race was surely enough to wreakhavoc on the victors when employed thus.So great was the bellicosity of the arrogantand haughty new monarchs that theyvirtually exterminated each other in theirongoing battle for supremacy. Eventually,those folk surviving scattered to the far

reaches of the world, folk of less fierce natureand possessing but scant powers incomparison to the ancient adepts beforethem. Thus, soon after the end of the Age ofthe Masters, the triumphant humans nearlyexterminated themselves. Terrible demonsbattled unspeakable elementals, tramplingover hapless soldiers as they struggled. Deadthings fought in company with raveningbeasts against like hordes, as firedrakesspewed flames and ogres tore at wyrms.Human warriors died in their thousands asthese insane battles raged. Virtually nothingremains to record the history of this ghastlyage of death and destruction, save tradition.It is spoken of in whispered horror now,

written in texts as the Time of Vainglory.In but a few years time, most of thevaunted empires were sundered,their subjects dead or fled to

remote places. Darkness anddestruction were everywhere, save

for a few flickerings here and there,and on the great northern continent ofthe West where four powerful kingdomsstill remained. These survivors actuallythought to master the world still, and astheir competitors elsewhere were broken,they sent their forces to occupy the distantlands, east, west, and south.

Age of AdeptsAge of AdeptsAge of AdeptsAge of AdeptsAge of AdeptsEach of the four remaining states

in the West were ruled by monarchs whowere masters of Extraordinary powers. Sotoo were their counsellors and lieutenants.

No lesson at all had been learned from thefate of their distant fellow monarchs. Afterall, did these four not remain? And theyfondly imagined that they would always doso. Through supernatural and preternaturalmeans, these four great kingdoms senttentacles across the oceans to establishcolonies on the other continents and islandsof Earth, even as they vied against oneanother for total domination.

The frontiers between each wereplaces of grim keeps and devastation.Masses of humanoid veshoges, battalionsof oafs, and companies of vicious orcs

garrisoning such places made free with anyhumans they found in their marches. Thelikes of these also accompanied the garrisonforces sent from Anatis. West they went toHazgar, Irojh, Maylus, and Temura. TheEmpire of Tihlal made the vast island ofMiria its base for invasion of those samecontinents. To the north Imperial Cozadused the long island chain leading to Hazgarto likewise send its ships and troops there.The southern Kingdom of Oudath-Hra hadan easy set of stepping stones for itsoccupation of Hybraz and westernmostApphir. The Lelemqul, meanwhile, had asimilarly secure route for theirexpansion eastwards into Varan andthen south across the Middle Seasinto northern Apphir.

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and so too humanoid mercenariesand even subject warriors. Yet none

of them could send the numbersnecessary to accomplish such vastambitions. Blindly they fed their best

into a pit that eventually swallowed all.All this while they disputed with one anotheras well, thus hastening the inevitable.

Prior to the final struggle betweenthese four great kingdoms of adepts andsorcerers, one of them (Lelemqul, it isthought) devised a plan to settle potentialdisagreements, to establish an order ofprecedence that would last for a year at atime. After all, was there not enough landripe for conquest to satisfy all four? Each of

the great adversarial states would send ateam of four heroes to represent it in acontest. These champions would, after dueceremony, descend into a subterraneanlabyrinth, one lying on many levels belowthe great citadel from which the lands of thisparticular king were ruled. The team thatattained the furthest depths, gained theprize, and returned with it would beparamount. Those who lost would be placedthereafter according to depth attained andsurvivors remaining.

The challenge was accepted, avaliant team achieved success according to

the rules, and the three losing states abidedby the agreement, all the while readying forthe next test. To enable a second contest,deeper levels were carved, then more, andso on for nine such contests. As with allthings, though, after one kingdomthat ofthe hosthad prevailed three times insuccession, the losing states broke thetreaty. Clearly, cheating beyond what theother three practiced was being done, andthis was unforgivable. The final great war ofthe Age of Adepts swept across Anatis, thento the colonies of the four empires elsewherein the world. It left the final bloom of the

first human civilization in ashes.What fo ll owed was a dark andunhistoried age before humanityagain arose to civilization.

The Rebirth andThe Rebirth andThe Rebirth andThe Rebirth andThe Rebirth and

Growth of HumanGrowth of HumanGrowth of HumanGrowth of HumanGrowth of Human

PowerPowerPowerPowerPower

The Savage AgeThe Savage AgeThe Savage AgeThe Savage AgeThe Savage AgeTheir civilization in ruins, their

numbers depleted, and virtually all learninglost, the surviving humans in all lands werethrown into savagery. Little bands and tribesroamed the desolate places, seeking shelterin hills, forests, or jungles. They had tocontend with nature, beasts, and equallydesperate groups of humanoids nowmarooned on an alien world. In truth, manymixed human-humanoid communitiesmanaged to survive these difficult yearsthrough cooperation, although more oftenit was men against all others. For a centuryor longer the scattering and desperate effortsat mere survival lasted, but finallyadaptation was complete.

Hunter-gatherer tribes roamedplain and steppe, dwelled in forest or jungle.On alluvial flats agriculturalist tribes builtstockaded villages and tended fields ofvegetables and grain. Pastoralists settled inhills, tending flocks and gardens. Civilizationhad found a foothold, and in time humanitywould again ascend higher. Regular tradebegan again around this time (600 HE), and

through this medium those bits of cultureand knowledge retained by the variousgroups were spread. Metal working wasexchanged for pottery making, weaving forhusbandry of the horse, writing for thewheel, cultivation of grain for the bow, andso forth.

As tribes grew larger and flourished,vil lages became towns, and herders inhighlands built stone dwellings to replacetheir skin tents. In a remarkably short spaceof time, no more than two centuries orthereabouts, humanity had indeedaccomplished the seemingly impossible.

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akin to that of our own worldaround 500 BCE. Thus, the late

middle portion of the Time ofSavagery, c. 800 HE, wasactually a sort of rebirth that might

compare to our own earlyRenaissance, albeit on a lowertechnological scale.

From that time on, knowledgeagain grew in organized fashion ascommerce was renewed on a greaterscale. Ship building began again,and vessels of the type able to ply seasand then oceans were made. Even asinformation spread thus around thewo rld, pop ulat ions gr ew , so ci al

organization progressed to more complexforms once more, and formal learning wasto be found in many places where largecommunities were established. Near theend of this period, city states ruled pettykingdoms, tribes were bound together aspeoples, and little nations sprang up asclans and villages recognized acommonality of heritage and interest.

These continuing developments-technological, cultural, and social-broughthumanity together again even as theyseparated it into hundreds of little statescompeting with each other for everything

from arable land to trade. Mostimportantly, though, the competition ofculture and ideas began to manifest itself.The theologies held by the myriad new pettystates began to vie with one another as theirsocieties flourished. Where there wascommonality of belief, the stronger of thestates tended to dominate by generallypeaceful means, extending their sway overweaker neighbors, and all growing strongerthereby as greater nations were formed.Where there was a clash of belief, conflictwas inevitable in the circumstances. Raidingand skirmish were soon to be replaced byformal warfare once again, as historyrepeated its cycle. Thus the Time of Savagery

came to a close, but the brutality ofwarfare had once again reared its

head amongst civilizedm peoples.

New Empires AgeNew Empires AgeNew Empires AgeNew Empires AgeNew Empires AgeThe reborn states had become

relatively powerful by the first part of theeleventh century, Human Era. In themore-civilized areas, the continents ofHazgar, Varan, Irojh, northern Apphir, andAnatis, perhaps a half dozen fledgling

empires were predominant in eachplace. Even the wilder continents ofHuybraz and Temura had developed

at least two considerable states of suchsort by this time. Southern Apphir,northern Huybraz, Maylus, Miria and mostother distant islands in both hemispheres

were excepted, of course, but elsewhere inthe world aggrandizement and territorialambitions were again becoming foremostin the minds of kings and khans, emperorsand emirs, dukes and despots. Whateverthe sovereign title, the thoughts seemed to

be the same.Over the next few centuries, from

the middle of the eleventh until thebeginning of the sixteenth, the variousstates around the globe fought small warsand then gradually larger ones as thegrowing empires came into contact with oneanother. Ironically, the strife must be viewed

as beneficial in part, for it spurred onconsiderable advances in technology, andeven spread learning and commerce to a greatextent within the growing boundaries of thecompeting new empires. By the close of thesixteenth century Human Era, much of thecontinental land masses mentioned wereagain ruled by imperial government forms.

One lesson had been learned fromthe past. When one great state confrontedanother, neither determined to pursue acourse that would lead to all-out war.Certainly, there were wars with many battlesfought, but none that were continued to thedeath, so to speak. The new empireswere content to establish their swayover only clearly weaker states, andthen try to undermine their powerfulfoes through economic andpolitical means. Each new empire


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had expanded to its virtual limits,although not one of them seemed

to realize this. However, this did notthen result in greater wars andmassive battles.

Commerce and trade, espionageand subversion, theology and ideas becamethe primary tools used in fighting each other.Puppet kings and tributary states were setup or allowed to exist on the frontiersbetween the new empires so that they wouldhave salients from which to launch suchattacks. Ambassadors and emissaries,envoys and missionaries, spies and agentsprovocateur from the new empires floodedeach others cities and countrysides. Ships

and caravans brought materials and goods,extracting wealth that could be used againstthe buyer, even as they supplied thewherewithal for the latter to resist the aimsof the seller.

The new means of fighting thisundeclared war were efficient, but in waysnot foreseen by those utilizing them. Certainideas caught hold widely. Cities grewpowerful. Some regions became rich fromtrade, others were exploited. Unrestspread within the new empires.Overlordship was resented, inpart, but the main cause of the

stirrings was intellectual.The idea arose that anation of men, andeven men and near-humans, had acommonality of beliefand interest thatshould by rightsdictate its ownpolicies. Such thoughtshad been, of course,spread by rival empiresinto the lands of theircompetitors, each doing the work so

thoroughly that none escaped. Theresult was as anticipated, but globalinstead of local. It was felt first bythe oppressive empires, but even

the most liberal ones soon sufferedits pangs.

The FragmentationThe FragmentationThe FragmentationThe FragmentationThe Fragmentation

Early in the sixteenthcentury of this world, there begana series of internal rebellions thateventually affected all of the new empires.Territories taken by force of arms were thefirst to revolt, demanding at least semi-autonomy or even total independence. Eachof the great imperial states was affectedthus, and with regional simultaneitysufficient to prevent any one takingadvantage of the internal turmoil of aneighbor, at least on any long-term basis.As one encouraged rebels in a neighbor, so

the other would likewise fan the flames ofincipient rebellion in the province of itsopponent. Bit by bit, each was forced to yieldto demands, lost absolute power over borderstates when subject sovereigns threw off thereins of empire, and actually gave upterritory as a newly-crowned king came torule what had previously been an imperialprovince.

By the mid-portion of thisera, the opening of theeighteenth century HumanEra, a score of trulyindependent and viablestates existed between thenow-diminished landsruled by the new empires.Some of these newkingdoms and nationsgrew through minorconquest and popularassociation, while othersremained unchanged. Thenumber grew, though, asfractiousness and internaldissent continued within

the contracting empires.Before splintering had ceased, a number ofwars were fought, and some of the newkingdoms that emerged came, not merelyin part from blood and iron,but wholly.The last of these struggles effectivelyended before the turn of thenineteenth century.


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A handf ul of empiresremained amidst scores of

kingdoms and nations or city-states that had sprung up fromtheir former far-flung territories.

The no -l onge r-new empir es ,exhausted and battered, were content toretain what was left. The young and vitalnew states around them were beginning tosend forth their own companies to test themettle of neighboring lords, imperial orotherwise. Border brawls and fighting onfrontiers was then the order of the day, butpetty and relatively harmless compared towhat had occurred long ago, or might havehappened had the new empires attempted

world domination by force of arms. This wasindeed the theme of the entire century, asold and new socio-political entities solidified,developed their own characters, andassimilated what their rulers and subjectsthought integral to their identities, culture,and lore-their national identities, if you will.

The close of the nineteenth centurysaw the end of the period calledthe Fragmentation. Anequilibrium again wasestablished in thatcentury, and at its endthere had been no

substantial change. Thenew divisions of the worldhad been set, accepted,internally unified, andwere operating. There wasanother sudden upwardmovement in technologicaldevelopment brought on by the competitionof these many new states, with each otherand with the remaining strong empires.Borders had to be fortified so as to be secureagainst aggression. Products and materialshad to be sent out for imports. Theuncivilized regions of the world were to beexplored and possibly exploited. There wasmuch to do, and all in the face of the ever-

existent natural perils and lurkingmonsters. In short, the people seemed

to grasp with iron talons at thisnew time as life went on.

The ContemporaryThe ContemporaryThe ContemporaryThe ContemporaryThe Contemporary

AgeAgeAgeAgeAgeSo for 100 years since the endof the Fragmentation, there has beenlittle substantial change on the politicalmap of the world. As the old new empirestrace their lineages back to those of the Ageof Vainglory, so too many of the more recentsovereigns display pedigrees stretching backto the Time of Savagery, or at least to thegreat families of the time of the rebirth ofthe existing empires. Bluntly, there is ageneral movement among rulers andaristocrats to prove their right to be in suchsuperior station. However, in many places

there is no great outcry from the majoritybeneath them, for things are not bad on theworld of Lejendary EarthLejendary EarthLejendary EarthLejendary EarthLejendary Earth, all considered. Itis a time of greatopportunity forg a i n i n g

power, establishing rank andprestige, accumulating wealth, founding

dynasties, and even claiming lands in remoteand uncivilized regions and making theminto new kingdoms. Indeed, the secondcentury of the Contemporary Age is a timeof opportunity for all who are of adventurousspirit and brave heart!

The year is 2001 HE, and theLejendary EarthLejendary EarthLejendary EarthLejendary EarthLejendary Earthmerely awaits theimprint of those who would shapeher destiny.


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The lands of the Lejendary Earthworld are extensive and bear not some slightresemblance to those of the earth trod bythe more mundane inhabitants of our ownuniverse. It would be wise, however, to cast

aside any pre-conceived notions you mightentertain as this universe is both unique andExtraordinary - a place of magic, wonder,horror, and adventure. It is a place wheremany a reference will excite deja vu withinthe reader, but where not all is as it seems.

What follows is a general descriptionof the Seas, Oceans, Straits, Bays,Continents and Major Island chains of theLejendary Earth, as well as the general floraand fauna, geo-political scope, andjuxtaposition of land masses. Detailedinformation on given land-masses and

continents is contained within the

Lejendary Earth World SettingSourcebooks that pertain specificallyto those areas. Enough informationis contained here, however, to

provide some grist for the mill ofany questing Lejend Master.

Exploring the LejendaryExploring the LejendaryExploring the LejendaryExploring the LejendaryExploring the LejendaryEarth WorldEarth WorldEarth WorldEarth WorldEarth World

The major features of the world arelisted by hemisphere. You will be able to findthe gross information pertaining to oceans,seas, and so forth, as well as continentaldata. The latter includes only the majorgeographical information on land massesand so forth; a complete and in-depthdescription being available in the sourcebook pertinent to the continent in question.The last portion of the work contains thegeopolitical information for the world, byland-mass within the eastern and westernhemispheres. General data includes statename, size, brief details of its nature, ruler,population, and so on. After its major cities,the listing will show major resources, andalso what special associations and secretsorts of groups are most activetherein.

Chapter 2- The Geography of the Lejendary EarthChapter 2- The Geography of the Lejendary EarthChapter 2- The Geography of the Lejendary EarthChapter 2- The Geography of the Lejendary EarthChapter 2- The Geography of the Lejendary Earth


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As a general guide for theLejend Master, assume the

following rule of thumb:City-type groups will have

1 to 3 special associations andsecret sorts of groups per 1,000 of

population. This includes assassins,enchanters, etc. Special or select groupssuch as anti-slavery sects, chivalrousorders, and the foreign quarter will havenumbers set by the LM, but these can,individually, represent a large percentage ofthe local population-10% give or take is notout of line.

Rural-ty pe groups will have a totalin a given state of from 1 to 3 members per

1,000 to 1 to 3 members per 100. If forinstance, the LM decided that the area wasattractive to humanoids, a population equalto 3% of the total human population is easilyjustified for a single sort of humanoid.

In the future, there being sufficientdemand, it will be a rather simpleifdemandingtask to detail each continentor world region so as to develop a morecomplete description of the land, its states,the areas between, and so forth. Similarly,cities and small geographical areas can bedetailed. Finally, adventure scenariospinpointing locales and giving minutia, so

to speak, will round out the whole worldpicture, at least as far as it can be done fora fantasy world. After all, how many booksgive such information on this real world, itslife forms, human cultures, cities...enough!You, Wise Lejend Master, or Player alike,understand the implications. Here you havethe broad palette from which to create asyou wish, now and in the future.

The Oceans, Seas,The Oceans, Seas,The Oceans, Seas,The Oceans, Seas,The Oceans, Seas,

etc. of the Easternetc. of the Easternetc. of the Easternetc. of the Easternetc. of the EasternHemisphereHemisphereHemisphereHemisphereHemisphere

Antarctic Ocean:Antarctic Ocean:Antarctic Ocean:Antarctic Ocean:Antarctic Ocean:C. 2,160,000 square miles of generally openwater, not covered by a permanent ice capwithin the Eastern Hemisphere; overall4,320,000 square miles, with an equal2,160,000 square miles of its extent lyingin the Western Hemisphere. Never fullyexplored, the Antarctic Ocean is rumoredto contain both islands and creatures as yetundiscovered.

Colder waters flowing from theSouthern magnetic pole of the LejendaryEarth collide with the warmer waters of theLantean, Magnific and Irojhan Oceanscreating areas of frequent and violentstorms, especially at the southern tip of theApphirean continent (see also, The Chund)and the southern end of Temura, as well asthe southern end of the Western Hemispherescontinent of Huybraz in the area of theGauntlet of the Scorpion. This mixing ofwaters from tropical and arctic climates alsospawn innumerable schools of fish in thesewaters, as well as some of the oceans mostdeadly predators there for the rich feeding.

The magnetic pull of the pole causesstrong eastern currents to border theAntarctic Ocean. At the periphery, thesecurrents tend towards the north, warningsailors that they are about to embark uponwaters less traveled. Squalls are commonat the periphery of these currents as well,contributing to the lack of exploration of thissouthern body of water. The currentprevalent at the interior of this ocean, nearto the pole, is 180 opposed to that whichborders this body of water! Some leaguesdistance (varying between ten and twenty)separates the currents but thisswitchback effect also contributes tothe hazards of navigating thesewaters. Needless to say, the interveningwaters between the two opposingcurrents are rather tumultuous.


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The gr ea t whal es and hugewalruses of this body of water are

infrequently hunted because of thedangers of the Vast Chop, that bandbetween the two polar currents. The

strength of the current, however,combined with generally favorable winds,often tempt daring navigators to ride theouter currents of the Antarctic Ocean, savingboth time and costs when travelling betweenthe continents of Temura, Apphir, andHuybraz.

Irojhan Ocean:Irojhan Ocean:Irojhan Ocean:Irojhan Ocean:Irojhan Ocean:C. 11,160,000 square miles to where theAntarctic Ocean lies around the south polar

ice cap. Lying between Irojh and southernHazgar to the north, Maylus, and Temurato the east, the south pole to the south, andthe Apphir to the west, this great body ofwater is one in which many shippingactivities take place. The lands bordering it,and the many islands within the waters ofthis ocean have generally warm climates,producing rare woods, spices, and so attractsea commerce....and pirates.

Sailing from the Irojhan Oceaneastwards into the Sea of Hazgar is fraughtwith many perils, from pirates to storms todangerous sea beasts, but the rewards forsuccess cause many captains and crews tobrave such hazards.

Lantean Ocean:Lantean Ocean:Lantean Ocean:Lantean Ocean:Lantean Ocean: C. 10,190,000 square miles within theEastern Hemisphere, overall 26,280,000square miles, with 16,090,000 square milesof its extent lying in the WesternHemisphere.

The great Western Cape of Apphireffectively separates the eastern portion ofthis ocean into the North (Eastern) Lanteanthat lies west of Varan to the Arctic Ocean,and the South (Eastern) Lantean lying below

the cape along the west shore of

Apphir. While there is much coastaltraffic in both portions of this ocean,the open waters more distant from

land are quite devoid of shipping.There are, of course, some whaling

ships to be encountered nowand then, as well as sea

monsters. Rumors tell ofseveral large and lush islands inthe South (Eastern) LanteanOcean, places or great wealth thatare steeped in magic, hidden thereby, in fact.Tales of this nature are common amongstseafarers, of course. It is said that the northernportions of this body of water, where they meetland, are also the home of the selkies, a strangerace of man-hating Alfar who appear asharmless seals, but can shape-shift and alsopossess other Powers as well.

Along the northern verge of thisbody of water, where it meets the Arctic Sea,

there are not only great icebergs in thesummer months, but also dangerouswhirlpools, including the mightiest of them,the Maelstrom.

Magnific Ocean:Magnific Ocean:Magnific Ocean:Magnific Ocean:Magnific Ocean:C. 15,540,000 square miles within the EasternHemisphere, overall 46,430,000 square miles,

with 30,890,000 square miles of its extent lyingin the Western Hemisphere.

Th is vast expanse of water isvirtually unexplored in the south, off theshores of Temura and Maylus eastwards.The same holds for the northern portions ofthe ocean above the equator and away fromHazgar and the Islands of Noppon. Mostshipping, bound east or west stays close tothe equator, for the favorable winds andcurrents just above it (eastwards) and below(westwards). Certainly there must beundiscovered islands in both of the little-traveled areas of the Magnific, although thereports of vast free-floating lands are likelyspurious.

Adronian Sea:Adronian Sea:Adronian Sea:Adronian Sea:Adronian Sea:C. 360,000 square miles. The body of waterin the north central Middle Seas that liesbetween the Ol ympi an and Et alusk

Peninsulas and washes the northern andeastern shores of the Island of Rhomlia,extending southwards along thewestern edge of the Odyses Islandsand to the shore of Apphir.


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One of the divisions of the MiddleSeas, the Adronian, like its fellows,

is a hive of shipping. Vessels coastits shores, cross it going to and from

Apphir, sail its length to carry goodsto and from all ports lining it from Varan

and Apphir to distant Irojh. Warships and piratesare commonly encountered in the Adronian.Terrible storms can occur here without warning,and there are dangerous waters with shoals andsmall uncharted islands too. This is one of themain habitats for the marine merfolk with theirschools of dolphins, seahorses and the like.

Arctic Sea:Arctic Sea:Arctic Sea:Arctic Sea:Arctic Sea:C. 810,000 square miles of generally open

water, not covered by a permanent ice capwi th in th e Ea ster n Hemisphere ; overal l1,800,000 square miles, with 990,000 squaremiles of its extent lying in the WesternHemisphere. In the summer there is muchcoastal shipping here, along the western andnorthern coasts of Varan, likewise the northernand eastern shores of Hazgar.

In the larger open Arctic Sea, there islittle commerce of this sort, so these placesare not well mapped. Most scholars believethat numbers of islands are likely yet to bediscovered in such parts of this ocean. Thisgreat body of water is teeming with aquatic

life, and its rich fishing grounds attract bothtrawlers hoping to catch them, and hunterships looking to take the predators that feedon the finny schools. As with the southernpolar waters, here too are to be encounteredmassive whales and gigantic mammals,including not only walruses of incredible size

but strange elephant seals reported to havetrunks as long as an actual elephant, andsharp tusks to go with them.

Within this sea, and along its southernverge, where it meets the Lantean Ocean, thereare not only great icebergs in the summermonths, but also dangerous whirlpools, includingthe mightiest of them, the Maelstrom.

Centrenean Sea:Centrenean Sea:Centrenean Sea:Centrenean Sea:Centrenean Sea:C. 585,000 square miles. The long

stretch of water running from theIsland of Rhomlia west between

Varan and Apphir to the AtlasColumns in the west. It includes the

Bay of Kartagus of some 135,000 squaremiles extent. It is a part of the Middle Seas.

As another of the divisions of theMiddle Seas, the Centrenean, like its fellows,is a veritable hive of shipping. Vessels coast itsshores, cross it going to and from Apphir, sailits length to carry goods to and from all portslining it from Varan and Apphir to distant Irojh.Warships and pirates are common in the well-traveled Centrenean. Terrible storms can occurhere without warning, and there are dangerouswaters with shoals and smal l, unchartedislands, reefs, and forgotten shipwrecks as well.The most difficult portion is where the Lantlean

Ocean pours into this sea between the Atlascolumns. Many poorly handled ships founderin the attempt to pass to or from this sea. Thesea trolls that inhabit this area then rejoice.

Chisung Sea:Chisung Sea:Chisung Sea:Chisung Sea:Chisung Sea:C. 675,000 square miles. The waters to theeast of southern Hazgar bounded on the east

by the 12-island Jylay chain in associationwith the three large islands of Hulok (central),Mindmoro (northern), and Shuvu (southern).

This warm sea is large and subjectto storms, great typhoons, and is alive withpirates, but nevertheless has considerableshipping. Many boats and larger vessels plythese waters fishing and carrying goods to andfrom the islands and the Hazgarian mainland.In addition to normal marine creatures andsea monsters, both merfolk and kappa (seePantheons of Lejend, Noponnic Pantheon)dwell within the Chisung Sea.

Chund (The):Chund (The):Chund (The):Chund (The):Chund (The):C. 100,000 square miles. A sea which isformed by the waters between the island ofRomoringa and the east coast of ApphirsSouthern Cape. It merges with the IrojhanOcean to the northeast and the LanteanOcean to the southwest.

As the Chund is sheltered fromthe general storms that plague thewaters south of Romoringa, this area isthe passage by which most shippingrounds the Southern Cape of Apphir.


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Because of the frequency of shipspassing through these waters,

numbers of fell sea beasts and seatrolls are also to be found here. Fiercenatives of Romoringa Island sally forth

in large, seagoing war canoes to attackvessels that come within sight of their land.

Daenaen Sea:Daenaen Sea:Daenaen Sea:Daenaen Sea:Daenaen Sea:C. 270,000 square miles. That portion of theMiddle Seas between Varan to the north andApphir to the south, that lies west of theIsland of Kypros and the Mespell Sea andeast of the Olympian Peninsula, butsurrounds the Odyses Islands.

This being one of the divisions of

the Middle Seas, the Daenaen, like itsfellows, is a hive of shipping. Vesselsfrequent its shores, cross it going to and fromApphir, sailing its length to carry goods toand from all ports lining it from Varan andApphir to nearby Irojh. Warships andpirates are commonly encountered in theDaenaen. Terrible storms often occur herewithout warning, and there are dangerouswaters with shoals,submerged rocks andtiny uncharted islands as well. There is noquestion that the waters of this sea are ahabitat for the marine merfolk with theirschools of dolphins, seahorses and the like.

Durelian Sea:Durelian Sea:Durelian Sea:Durelian Sea:Durelian Sea:C. 150,000 square miles. The northern waterbetween the Etalusk and Durles Peninsulasof southwestern Varan. The Isle of Orsek lieswithin it, near the coast of Durles. It is apart of the Middle Seas.

As a smaller portion of the MiddleSeas, the Durelian has mostly coastalshipping between the peninsulas thatdemark its extent. Vessels do ply its shores,some few sailing across it to reach port onDurles or Etalusk. Pirates and warships are

commonly found patrolling in these

waters. Devastating storms occurhere without warning, and these aretreacherous waters with hidden

shallows, rocks, whirlpools andsmall uncharted islands too.

This is another of the mainhabitats for the marine merfolk

with their schools of dolphins,seahorses and like creatures.

Golden Sea:Golden Sea:Golden Sea:Golden Sea:Golden Sea:C. 1,080,000 square miles. The waters tothe north of the eastern half of the island ofSubonga, bordered on the west by the threelarge islands of Hulok (central), Mindmoro(northern), and Shuvu (southern), on theeast by the island clusters of the Payleroand Furyukos, and northwards by theNoppon group and Khunshu Island. It hasmany small, uncharted islets and atollswithin its boundaries. To the east is the

Magnific Ocean. To the west lie the watersof the Chisung Sea.

As holds for the latter named bodyof water, the Golden Sea is also quite activeas a shipping lane. Although there are fewerpirates in these waters, there are manydangerous sea creatures, gigantic turtles forexample, so the vessels sailing here need beever watchful. Purportedly, there is a greatcoral reef somewhere in the Golden Sea, aplace where precious coral grows in manyunique colors and forms. If this is true, sotoo the claims that sea dragons tend toregard the place as their private domain, and

so treat intruders accordingly.

Gymeer (or Great Sweet) Sea:Gymeer (or Great Sweet) Sea:Gymeer (or Great Sweet) Sea:Gymeer (or Great Sweet) Sea:Gymeer (or Great Sweet) Sea:C. 2,430,000 square miles of fresh water.This vast landlocked lake is surrounded bythe continents of Hazgar to the east andVaran to the west. It is at a higher elevationthan the sea to the south, so if ever the cliffsof the Isthmus of Banir should be wornaway, a mighty waterfall of sweet water willstream down a hundred feet to fall into theBay of Rahmoud. Within its waters lie thegreat island of Brosten, as well as Idurn andTygesque, and the island clusters of the

Greylands and the Oskliesall associatedwith Varan.

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as large as 30-foot length, man-size salmon, trout as large as

salmon, species of formerlysmall lake fish grown likewiselarge, various small fish, great and

small mussels and crustaceans (a200-pound crayfish for example), andsturgeon as large as small whales.Dangerous predatory species include theshark gar; the bullkopf, a species of catfishthat grows to 15 or more feet length; the20-foot long lamprey called a groswurm; amonstrous, spiky turtle, the setrap,resembling an alligator snapping turtle, thatcan be 10 or more feet long; and theincredibly voracious sharpik, a pike-like fish

with shark-like disposition. On the positiveside, fishing these waters is rewarding, forthere are vast shoals of shad and herring,schools of sticklebacks and perch, and ofcourse the whole range of other freshwater-sea fish, mussels (with freshwater pearls),crustaceans, and even seals to harvest.

Khazarian Sea:Khazarian Sea:Khazarian Sea:Khazarian Sea:Khazarian Sea:C. 360,000 square miles. The easternmostportion of the Middle Seas. It borders theBanir Wastes and Irojh at all shores, save inthe northwest where it touches southeastern-most Varan. It is connected to the Mespell

Sea to the west by the Strait of Ralus.This division of the Middle Seas is asmuch given to both commerce and fishing.

Vessels coast its shores, cross it going to andfrom Varan and the Banir. Warships andpirates are sometimes encountered in theKhazarian Sea, of course. Terrible storms canoccur here without warning, and there aredangerous waters with shoals, reefs, eddies,and small, uncharted islands too. The watersof this sea teem with both marine merfolk andtheir schools of dolphins, seahorses and thelike and malicious sea trolls as well.

Maylus Sea:Maylus Sea:Maylus Sea:Maylus Sea:Maylus Sea:C. 360,000 square miles. The waters to the

north of Maylus bounded by the islandsof Dazmun (east), Subonga (north and

central), and Vanda (west), and theisland group of Vano-Tagu.

In this sea the maincommerce is carried on by small

native craft and a few seagoing shipsonly. Although the waters abound withmarine life, the islands and shoressurrounding it are lush with exoticvege ta ti on , the fe roci ty of the nati veinhabitants, many of whom are cannibals,discourages coastal traffic, while piratessailing these waters inhibit potential traders.

Mespell Sea:Mespell Sea:Mespell Sea:Mespell Sea:Mespell Sea:C. 225,000 square miles. The body of waterbetween southern Varan and the BahloshPeninsula of western Irojh. It connects tothe Khazarian Sea to the east, the Strait of

Osiris to the south (and thence to the Sea ofKhemit), and Daenaen Sea to the west wherethe two bodies touch around the Island ofKypros. It is a part of the Middle Seas.

This division of the Middle Seas isa rich one for commerce, with ships plyingthe waters between Varan and Irojh, andcoastal vessels creeping up and down theshores, fishing the rich bounty of the sea.Ships enter the Mespell from the south,coming from eastern Apphir, southern Irojh,and more distant places too. Warships andpirates are sometimes encountered in theMespell Sea, of course. It too has sudden

severe storms, and there are dangerouswaters with uncharted rocks, shoals andsmall islands. As with all the Middle Seas,these waters are also inhabited by merfolkand sea trolls.

Middle Seas:Middle Seas:Middle Seas:Middle Seas:Middle Seas:See the following separate listings: AdronianSea, Bay of Kartagus, Centrenean Sea,Daenaen Sea, Durelian Sea, Khazarian Sea,Mespell Sea, Strait of Gebraltak, Strait ofOsiris, and the Strait of Ralus.

Rashati Sea:Rashati Sea:Rashati Sea:Rashati Sea:Rashati Sea:C. 135,000 square miles. The waters

to the north, south and west of theisland of Tealankha that separate itfrom the mainland of southeasternIrojh. They meet the larger IrojhanOcean to the east.


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Between the sea serpentsplaguing this body of water and the

bloodthirsty pirates who dare suchmonsters to attack, the Rashati is one of

the more dangerous seas of the world.However, the riches that surround it-silks,

rare woods, spices, gold, precious stones, ivory,and all manner exotic foodstuffs-bring tradingvessels to risk voyaging here. At the same time,the dangers inhibit invasion from mainland toisland, and vice versa, as a fleet of vessels islikely to attract droves of hungry sea beasts.

Sea of Hazgar:Sea of Hazgar:Sea of Hazgar:Sea of Hazgar:Sea of Hazgar:C. 1,530,000 square miles. The largenortheastern extension of the Irojhan Ocean

stretching from the shores of western Hazgar tothose of northeastern Irojh. It is bounded on thesouth by the island of Hastratha. Where it washesthe shore of Starfish Island (off the eastern coastof the Irojhan Banir), its waters to the northwestare known as the Bay of Rahmoud.

All kinds of vessels are encountered inthe Sea of Hazgar. There are great junks andmerchant ships, swift dhows, Banir baghlas,pirates in swift vessels and flying prahus,hunters of marine mammals, fishing boats; inshort, the waters of this sea are where vesselsfrom all lands are likely to be found. Huge anddangerous octupi are frequently met in these waters.

Sea of Khemit:Sea of Khemit:Sea of Khemit:Sea of Khemit:Sea of Khemit:C. 450,000 square miles. The northwesternextension of the Irojhan Ocean lying between theBahlosh Peninsula and the western coast of Irojhand Apphir, the Black Horn of which defines itssouthern extent. The waters of Suakar Bay arevirtually an eastern extension of this sea.

While there is some amount of piracyhere, this sea is relatively safe, and manyvessels cross its expanse to carry cargoes toand from Apphir (mainly Egyptian ones) andIrojh. Fishing, pearl diving, and harvesting ofprecious coral occupy many of the smaller

vessels found near the coasts of this

body of water. These latter pursuits arenot without peril, however, as there aremany marine predators and sea trolls

here despite the presence of largenumbers of merfolk.

Sea of Noppon:Sea of Noppon:Sea of Noppon:Sea of Noppon:Sea of Noppon:C. 360,000 square miles. The

wa ters in and around theNoppon Islands-the great islandof that name, Khunshu, Rykoso,and the six other and relatively smallassociated islands-and washing the shoresof eastern Hazgar.

Many boats and ships ply thesewaters, fishing and carrying on commercebetween mainland Hazgar and the islands.The sea itself is renowned for its strange fish,marine monsters, and the numerous andvaried sorts of kappa (see Pantheons ofLejend, Noponnic Pantheon) dwelling withinit. Its northern waters are said to be the

habitat for giant squids of most cunningsort, creatures that prey upon ships as wellas marine life.

Sengjara Sea:Sengjara Sea:Sengjara Sea:Sengjara Sea:Sengjara Sea:C. 270,000 square miles. The long passagebetween Hazgars southernmost extension,the Xainam Peninsula, and the westernislands of Karaporal (north) and Aylatoi(south), with northwestern Maylus formingits southern boundary. To the west is theIrojh Ocean, to the east the Malagar Strait,and southward lies the Temura Sea.

This is another body of water that,

relatively speaking, teems with shipping. Asit is the shortest route between the easternseas and ocean to the central EasternHemispheres great waters, many ships plythe Sengjara Sea, amongst them viciouspirates too. Coupled with dangerous seacreatures and savage native tribes who putto sea to assail coastal vessels, this place isas dangerous as any throughout theLejendary Earth.

Temura Sea:Temura Sea:Temura Sea:Temura Sea:Temura Sea:C. 1,080,000 square miles. The waters tothe north of Temura and its Lhurulk

Peninsula, bounded northward by the longCahnohea (Pearl) and Tse-Tsaa (Spice)Islands chain, and the western shoresof the continent of Maylus.


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While there is some shipping to befound here, that between the two

island continents (Temura andMaylus), few vessels venture into the

heart of these waters because of themany tales regarding uncharted islands

inhabited by man-eating flying creatures,monsters masked by illusions so as to appear tobe islets with inviting harbors, massive sharksand even larger crocodiles. Those few ships thathave dared to sail the Temura Sea, trade in thePearl and Spice Islands, report such dangers,as well as warning of the vicious and treacherousnatives found everywhere on the seeminglyparadisiacal islands.

Brosten Gulf:Brosten Gulf:Brosten Gulf:Brosten Gulf:Brosten Gulf:C. 180,000 square miles. That portion of theGymeer Sea lying south of the island ofBrosten and bounded by the MarvtemPeninsula on the southwest and the MorgyorPeninsula on the southeast. It is a livelyarea in regards to shipping and fishing.

Gulf of Smarogen:Gulf of Smarogen:Gulf of Smarogen:Gulf of Smarogen:Gulf of Smarogen:C. 180,000 square miles. The southwesternarm of the Gymeer Sea that defines NorthernVaran from the lo wer po rt ion of thecontinent, with considerable traffic ofcommercial sort.

Gulf of Varan:Gulf of Varan:Gulf of Varan:Gulf of Varan:Gulf of Varan:C. 200,000 square miles. The southeasternarm of the Gymeer Sea that separates thecontinent of Varan from Hazgar, save for theneck of land in the Banir Wastes (Isthmusof Banir, the so-called Key of Sand) thatconnects the two land masses in the south.Commercial shipping here is often plaguedby small pirate vessels.

Arolok Bay:Arolok Bay:Arolok Bay:Arolok Bay:Arolok Bay:C. 100,000 square miles. The central southernbay of Temura Continent at the neck of the

Lhurulk Peninsula. As the weather here is moreclement in regards to storms, much of the

shipping traffic along the southern coastof Termura, and of Maylus as well,

passes through this body ofwater.

Bay of Kartagus:Bay of Kartagus:Bay of Kartagus:Bay of Kartagus:Bay of Kartagus:C. 135,000 square miles below the

Island of Rhomlia on north centralcoast of Apphir. This large bay is thescene of much coastal commerce andsome fishing as well. Small pirate vesselsare not uncommonly encountered here.

Bay of Rahmoud:Bay of Rahmoud:Bay of Rahmoud:Bay of Rahmoud:Bay of Rahmoud:C. 180,000 square miles. This lies at thenorthern end of the Sea of Hazgar betweenHazgar and the Banir Wastes of Varan. Thegeneral demarcation line is Starfish Island,

below which the waters are those of the Sea ofHazgar proper. This busy area is the currentscene of some considerable tension between

the ruler of the Zajhady Conflux (of the BanirWastes) and a piratical rebel faction callingitself the Seaspiders based on the island.

Bay of Tangeg:Bay of Tangeg:Bay of Tangeg:Bay of Tangeg:Bay of Tangeg:C. 120,000 square miles. The northerncentral bay of the Temura Continentswestern coast. Its northern margin ismarked by Cape Wantykea and MyrileagIsland, its southern by the AnrogofPeninsula. This is a place where theshipping from the Irojhan Ocean prefers tosail and make port.

Bay of Udono:Bay of Udono:Bay of Udono:Bay of Udono:Bay of Udono:C. 2,000 square miles. The sheltered bodyof water whose eastern shore washes theSouthern Cape of Apphir, and whosewestern shore is the Claw, the small,hooked Peninsula at the southern shore ofthe Western Cape of Apphir. At its head isthe Donnen Plain. This is an excellentharbor in stormy weather.

Bay of Veils:Bay of Veils:Bay of Veils:Bay of Veils:Bay of Veils:C. 200,000 square miles. The southern bayof the Temura Continents western coast. Alarge and exposed body of water, the Bay ofVeil s is so named be caus e of th e

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Krnoch Bay:Krnoch Bay:Krnoch Bay:Krnoch Bay:Krnoch Bay:C. 3,000 square miles. The small

eastern-shore bay of theWaywino Peninsula of Maylus that

opens into the sea of that name. Thisis a port of call for many light trading

vessels, schooners and native craft.

Kungchin Bay:Kungchin Bay:Kungchin Bay:Kungchin Bay:Kungchin Bay:C. 40,000 square miles. The nearly land-locked south central bay of the east coast ofthe Hazgar Continent, whose Kung-po Straitconnects it to the Sea of Noppon to the west.This place is a very active one, with boatsand small junks plying between the northand south coasts of the bay, and seagoing

junks and ships putting into the bay fromother parts of the world.

Liangol Bay:Liangol Bay:Liangol Bay:Liangol Bay:Liangol Bay:C. 135,000 square miles. The great northernbay of the east coast of Hazgar Continentthat defines the massive northern Peninsula,Minguria. The Changmu Peninsula formsthe southern shore of this bay. Generally alonely and forsaken place, a few ships enterits waters during the warmest months.

Lungbo Bay:Lungbo Bay:Lungbo Bay:Lungbo Bay:Lungbo Bay:C. 100,000 square miles. The great north-central bay on the eastern coast of the Hazgar

Continent, meeting both the northernMagnific Ocean and the northern waters ofthe Sea of Noppon. It is formed by theChangmu Peninsula to the north and theSungtzu Peninsula to the south. There is aconsiderable amount of shipping traffic here,smaller fishing vessels as well plying the bay.

Makresh Bay:Makresh Bay:Makresh Bay:Makresh Bay:Makresh Bay:C. 15,000 square miles. A western bay onthe north coast of the Western Cape ofApphir west of the Hook of Lions. It opensto the waters of the Lantean Ocean some1,200 miles due south of the western tip of

Varan. Save for occasional merchantvessels, there is nothing more than somefishing-boat traffic in this place. Even

pirates are rare due to the relativequiet of these waters.

Nakunhl Bay:Nakunhl Bay:Nakunhl Bay:Nakunhl Bay:Nakunhl Bay:C. 30,000 square miles. The central

bay on the eastern coast of TemuraContinent. The bay is relatively lonely,although there are some ships in it whensummer is high and trading between Maylusand Temure is at its highest.

Oltrana Bay:Oltrana Bay:Oltrana Bay:Oltrana Bay:Oltrana Bay:C. 100,000 square miles. The largesouthwestern bay of the northeastern shoreof the Hazgar Continent, opening onto theGymeer Sea. It is the next indentation of thesea west of the Gulf of Varan. This place islikewise fairly busy, mostly with coastalHazgarian boats and small ships plus

patrolling warships.Pozumik Bay:Pozumik Bay:Pozumik Bay:Pozumik Bay:Pozumik Bay:C. 30,000 square miles. The northern bayof the far western shore of the HazgarContinent, opening onto the Gymeer Sea. Itis at the base of the hills that are the mosteastern of the land mass. Although a goodanchorage, few craft other than fishingvessels are likely to be encountered in thisbay.

Purdoa Bay:Purdoa Bay:Purdoa Bay:Purdoa Bay:Purdoa Bay:C. 120,000 square miles. The western bayof the north coast of Temura Continent that

is at the neck of the Lhurulk Peninsula. Inmost times of the year there will be seenvarious ships passing through this body ofwater, moving from the north or south, eastor west. Many small trading vessels comehere from the Temura Sea, after calling onisland ports.

Rhansland Bight:Rhansland Bight:Rhansland Bight:Rhansland Bight:Rhansland Bight:C. 5,000 square miles. The waters east ofthe Rhansland Islands where the coast ofVaran curves northwest. The mouth of theRhan River is at the southern end of thisbay. Small craft and fishing boats ply

the bights waters, but large shipsseldom pass through here save intimes of storm when they will riskthe shoal waters in search of calmerseas.


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Ruskomon Bay:Ruskomon Bay:Ruskomon Bay:Ruskomon Bay:Ruskomon Bay:

C. 5,000 square miles. The moresoutherly of the two small bays on thenorthwestern coast of Temura. This is

a relatively lonely and desertredanchorage, althgough an excellent one.

Seahorse Bay:Seahorse Bay:Seahorse Bay:Seahorse Bay:Seahorse Bay:C. 15,000 square miles. The southeastern-most bay of the east coast of TemuraContinent, opening into the Magnific Ocean.This is another quite deserted body of watermost of the time, save for occasional coastalvessels passing through, as there is nonearby trade route from here to anywhereexcept the dangerous Antarctic currents.

Suakar Bay:Suakar Bay:Suakar Bay:Suakar Bay:Suakar Bay:C. 100,000 square miles. The deep waterssouth of the Baylosh Peninsula of Irojh thatdefine its neck there. It opens to the Sea ofKhemmit westwards, southwards to theIrojhan Ocean. There is considerable trafficcrossing the bay, but its depth precludes itfrom being an anchorage. It does serve as arelatively safe harbor from storms.

Tomingha Bay:Tomingha Bay:Tomingha Bay:Tomingha Bay:Tomingha Bay:C. 30,000 square miles. The bay on the eastcoast of Hazgar that is at the neck of the

Xainam Peninsula and whose waters mergewith the Chisung Sea. Small vessels andlarge abound here, piratical ones included.

Upuat Bay:Upuat Bay:Upuat Bay:Upuat Bay:Upuat Bay:C. 100,000 square miles. The bay that is apart of the Sea of Khemit but whose watersare encompassed by the Black Horn ofApphir and that continents eastern coastopposite the Horn. Thus there is a goodvolume of shipping here-seagoing vessels ofsmaller sort, fishing boats, and coastalvessels. Within Upuat Bay, however, are twosmaller bays, both of which provide fair

harbor for smaller ships. They are:

Dosjomba Bay:Dosjomba Bay:Dosjomba Bay:Dosjomba Bay:Dosjomba Bay:C. 6,000 square miles. The southernof the two bays on the eastern coast

of Apphir contained within thegreater Upuat Bay.

Mubosis Bay:Mubosis Bay:Mubosis Bay:Mubosis Bay:Mubosis Bay: C. 4,000 square miles. The

northern bay on the easterncoast of Apphir, contained withinthe greater Upuat Bay. Set into thefoothills of the Gebethe Mountains tothe north, this is an excellent port.

Vokanin Bay:Vokanin Bay:Vokanin Bay:Vokanin Bay:Vokanin Bay:C. 15,000 square miles. The relatively smallnorthern bay of the western shore of theHazgar Continent, opening onto the GymeerSea. It is used mainly by small tradingvessels and fishing boats.

Zeip Bay:Zeip Bay:Zeip Bay:Zeip Bay:Zeip Bay:

C. 20,000 square miles. The relatively smallwestern bay of the northeastern shore of theVaranian Cont inent opening onto theGymeer Sea. It is southwest of the island ofBrosten. Many merchant ships ply itswaters, and there are some numbers ofpirates who venture within the bay to findand carry off fat prizes.

Irojh Passage:Irojh Passage:Irojh Passage:Irojh Passage:Irojh Passage:C. 90,000 square miles. The long strip of coastalwater between the mainland and the threeislands of Denphal, Ingridor, and Najamir thatlies east and whose shores are washed by thegreat Sea of Hazgar. The Irojh Passage is some

800 miles north to south, and its width variesfrom 50 miles to 120 miles. Its relativelysheltered waters are plied by many coastal shipsand are a magnet to pirates.

Culamon Channel:Culamon Channel:Culamon Channel:Culamon Channel:Culamon Channel:The 150-mile-long passage that separates theislands of Bahglori and Lomghat. Its widthvaries from 20 to 35 miles. The northeasternend gives into the Sea of Hazgar; thesouthwestern mouth into the Irojhan Ocean.Inter-island trading vessels, and raiders alike,favor this channel.

Kung-po Strait:Kung-po Strait:Kung-po Strait:Kung-po Strait:Kung-po Strait:The 15-mile-long, five-mile wide channelbetween the Sea of Noppon and theKungchin Bay of Hazgars central eastcoast. It is a busy shipping route.


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Hastratha Strait:Hastratha Strait:Hastratha Strait:Hastratha Strait:Hastratha Strait:The 500-mile- long passage

between the island of Hastrathaand the islands of Bahglori and

Lomghat is only some six miles wideat its narrowest point and quite shallow

and dangerous for large ships. Generally it isused only by shallow-draft vessels.

Lomghat Channel:Lomghat Channel:Lomghat Channel:Lomghat Channel:Lomghat Channel:The 100-mile-long passage between Irojhand the island of Lomghat. Its width variesfrom 30 to 55 miles. The northwestern endopens into the Sea of Hazgar; thesoutheastern mouth into the Irojhan Ocean.Many ships use this body of water, so of

course pirates lurk along it, or at its ends.Malagar Strait:Malagar Strait:Malagar Strait:Malagar Strait:Malagar Strait:

The 300-mile-long passage between thesouthern end of the Xainam Peninsula ofHazgar and the northwestern tip of Maylus,passing the island of Vanda. Eastwards andto the north, the waters are divided by theXiamao Islands to form the eastern andwestern passages of the Straits of Coral.Fierce natives in small vessels make thismuch-traveled route a dangerous one.

Rhulu Strait:Rhulu Strait:Rhulu Strait:Rhulu Strait:Rhulu Strait:The 300-mile-long, 150-mile-wide passage

running between the Pelurf Peninsula ofsouthwestern-most Maylus and the LhurulkPeninsula of Temura to the west. It connectsthe Temura Sea to the north with the MagnificOcean. It is not a heavily traveled passage, asnot many ships come from the Magnific to enterthe Temura Sea here, and vice versa.

Strait of Gebraltak:Strait of Gebraltak:Strait of Gebraltak:Strait of Gebraltak:Strait of Gebraltak:The 30-mile-long passage between the AtlasColumns of the Yberean Peninsula ofsouthwestern Varan and northwesternApphir, connecting the Sea to the East andthe Lantean Ocean to the west. Barely 5 miles

wide at the central point it funnels in bothdirections to around 25 miles wide. Thelurking sea trolls, strong currents and

hidden rocks near the oppositeshores of the strait make it a

difficult one to navigate. Visiblewrecks on the coasts attest to this.

Strait of Osiris:Strait of Osiris:Strait of Osiris:Strait of Osiris:Strait of Osiris:The 200-mile-long passage between theBahlosh Peninsula of Irojh andnortheastern-most Apphir that connects theMespell Sea to the North and the Sea of Khemitto the south, varying from over 50 miles wide toa neck of roughly 20 miles wide at its northernmouth. Boats and small vessels are commonhere, and large seagoing junks and ships willsometimes be seen. Piracy is common, andconsiderable warship activity is present tocounteract these corsairs.

Strait of Ralus:Strait of Ralus:Strait of Ralus:Strait of Ralus:Strait of Ralus:A 90-mile-long passage between the DunHeadlands of Varan and the Golden Cape ofIrojh connecting the eastern end of the MiddleSeas, the Khazarian, and the Mespell Seas. It isa comfortable 21 miles across at its narrowestpoint, so only in storms is it a hazard to sail.Pirates, though, are another matter.

Straits of Coral:Straits of Coral:Straits of Coral:Straits of Coral:Straits of Coral:The Eastern (c. 500-mile-long) and Western(c. 300-mile-long) passages around and pastthe Xiamao Islands. Eastwards the straitleads to the Magnific Ocean, the VandaPassage to the Maylus Sea, or the Malagar

Strait. Westwards it borders the XainamPeninsula, thus communicating between theChisung Sea northwards, or the MalagarStrait to the west. Both portions of theStraits of Coral are quite active in regardsto shipping and piracy.

Denphal Sound:Denphal Sound:Denphal Sound:Denphal Sound:Denphal Sound:The 20-mile-wide passage between theislands of Denphal and Ingridor that lie offthe eastern coast of the continent of Irojh.It connects the Sea of Hazgar to the eastwith the Irojh Passage to the west, that stripof water lying along the central portion

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The Continents of theThe Continents of theThe Continents of theThe Continents of theThe Continents of theEastern HemisphereEastern HemisphereEastern HemisphereEastern HemisphereEastern Hemisphere

Apphir:Apphir:Apphir:Apphir:Apphir:C. 12,250,000 square miles. The greatsouthwestern continent, an islandcontinent, though barely separated fromwestern Varan at the Atlas Columns by theStrait of Gebraltak and from Irojh by theStrait of Osiris.

Hazgar:Hazgar:Hazgar:Hazgar:Hazgar:C. 7,750,000 square miles. Thenortheastern-most continent, being east of

the Gymeer Sea, connected to Varan in boththe far north and the central region by theIsthmus of Banir, in the dry wastelands ofthe same name.

Hastratha Island:Hastratha Island:Hastratha Island:Hastratha Island:Hastratha Island:C. 192,500 square miles; population2,000,000 (Kingdom of Hastratha). Thekingdom and great island that stretches tothe north of the islands of Bahglori andLomghat. and whose north and east coastsseparate the Sea of Hazgar from the IrojhanOcean. The waters between it and thesouthern island neighbors of Bahglori andLomghat are known as the Hastratha Strait,

a narrow and dangerous passage used onlyby coastal vessels. Hastratha is 750 mileslong and 275 miles wide on average.

Irojh:Irojh:Irojh:Irojh:Irojh:C. 2,750,000 square miles. The southerncentral peninsular continent (and associatedislands) that is separated from Varan to thenorth by the Banir Wastes Hills and to thewest by the Khazarian Sea, the Strait ofRalus, and the Mespell Sea. Much of itssouthern portion is jungle.

Maylus:Maylus:Maylus:Maylus:Maylus:

C. 1,800,000 square miles. Thesoutheastern island continent, withfive large and 13 small islandsassociated with it in considering its

area.

Noppon Islands:Noppon Islands:Noppon Islands:Noppon Islands:Noppon Islands:C. 367,500 square miles. The island

group associated with Hazgar, ofwh ich the near est and la rgest,Noppon Island proper, lies some 75miles east of the Hazgarian mainland.There are three large and seven small islands inthe group. Five of the small islands are clusteredat the northern end of Noppon, and the two othersmall ones are some considerable distance south.They are divided into two states as follows:

Noppon EmpireNoppon EmpireNoppon EmpireNoppon EmpireNoppon EmpireEranago Island:Eranago Island:Eranago Island:Eranago Island:Eranago Island:C. 1,600 square miles. The most northernof the five small islands off the northern tip

of Noppon. Eranago is about 50 milesnortheast of Tusogi and the same distancenorth of Yomara Island. It is about 80 mileslong and averages 20 miles width.

Haido Island:Haido Island:Haido Island:Haido Island:Haido Island:C. 1,200 square miles . The small island lyingonly about 15 miles off the northern eastcoast of Noppon, and one of five such islandsin the area. Haido is 150 miles north ofYomara, and 50 miles southeast of JinruIsland. It is some 40 miles long and 30 across.

Jinru Island:Jinru Island:Jinru Island:Jinru Island:Jinru Island:C. 5,000 square miles. The largest of thefive small islands off the northern tip of

Noppon. Jinru is about 30 miles from thebiggest of the islands. It is about 100 mileslong and averages 50 miles in width.

Noppon:Noppon:Noppon:Noppon:Noppon:C. 180,000 square miles. The largest andcentral island of this group. It is just lessthan 300 miles wide at its broadest, averagesabout 180 miles in breadth, and stretchesfor some 1,000 miles. The northern end,save for a 20-mile-wide strip along theeastern coast, is comprised of rugged hillsupon which grows a considerable forest ofaround 30,000 square miles in extent.

Tusogi Island:Tusogi Island:Tusogi Island:Tusogi Island:Tusogi Island:C. 900 square miles. This is one of thefive small islands off the northern tipof Noppon. Tusogi is about 30 milesoff the east coast of Jinru island,


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lying between it and EranagoIsland. It is about 32 miles long

and averages around 29 mileswide.

Yomara Island:Yomara Island:Yomara Island:Yomara Island:Yomara Island:C. 2,100 square miles. The central

northeastern island of the five small islandsoff the northern tip of Noppon. Yomara isabout 50 miles south of Tusogi and 150miles northeast of Haido Island. It is about70 miles long and averages 30 miles wide.

Kingdom of KhunshuKingdom of KhunshuKingdom of KhunshuKingdom of KhunshuKingdom of KhunshuKhunshu Island:Khunshu Island:Khunshu Island:Khunshu Island:Khunshu Island:C. 125,000 square miles. Easternnmost andsecond largest of the three big and seven

smaller islands of this group, it is over 600miles long and averages some 200 miles inbreadth. A forest of around 25,000 squaremiles extends along its northeastern end.

Kysubri Island:Kysubri Island:Kysubri Island:Kysubri Island:Kysubri Island:C. 2,700 square miles. The southernmostof the small islands, Kysubri lies betweenthe two big islands of Khunshu and Rykoso,being only 5 miles distant from the formerand 10 to 15 miles from the latter. It isapproximately 90 miles in length and 70 inaverage breadth.

Namikawa Island:Namikawa Island:Namikawa Island:Namikawa Island:Namikawa Island:

C. 4,000 square miles. The fairly large islandthat lies in the channel between Noppon tothe north and Kunshu to the south. Itsnorthwestern shore is only 20 miles fromthe big northern island, and the southernone is some 30 miles across the strait there.Namikawa Island is about 100 miles longand 40 miles wide on average.

Rykoso:Rykoso:Rykoso:Rykoso:Rykoso:C. 45,000 square miles. The third largestand southernmost of the three big and sevensmaller islands of this group. Rykoso isapproximately 200 miles in length and 150miles across. There is still a considerable

warm-temperate forest at the southwesterntip of the island, of around 10,000 squaremiles in extent.

Temura:Temura:Temura:Temura:Temura:C. 2,700,000 square miles. The

central southern island continent nearthe southwestern tip of Maylus.

Tealankha Island:Tealankha Island:Tealankha Island:Tealankha Island:Tealankha Island:C. 225,000 square miles; populaton2,500,000 (Maharajate of Tealankha). Thelargest island of the seven big and threesmall islands associated with Irojh. It isseparated from the mainland by the RashatiSea, and its eastern shores are washed bythe Irojhan Ocean. This hook-shaped islandthat somewhat resembles the letter J isgenerally hilly and much of it is covered inrain forest. It is ruled by a Maharaja.

Tealankha is about 900 miles long, followingthe curve, and on average 225 miles wide.

Varan:Varan:Varan:Varan:Varan:C. 6,150,000 square miles. The northwestern-most continent of the eastern hemisphere. Itis connected to Hazgar and Irojh at the Banir

Wastes, the Isthmus of Banir.

The Unassociated Islands ofThe Unassociated Islands ofThe Unassociated Islands ofThe Unassociated Islands ofThe Unassociated Islands ofthe Eastern Hemispherethe Eastern Hemispherethe Eastern Hemispherethe Eastern Hemispherethe Eastern Hemisphere

Bahlaytai:Bahlaytai:Bahlaytai:Bahlaytai:Bahlaytai:

C. 3,500 square miles; population c. 3,900.The lone island some 400 miles east-northeast of Dazmun Island in the MagnificOcean. It is about 75 miles long and averagesa little over 45 miles wide. It is inhabited bya most warlike number of tribes thatsomewhat resemble the Maori of our world.

Cahnohea (Pearl) and Tse-TsaaCahnohea (Pearl) and Tse-TsaaCahnohea (Pearl) and Tse-TsaaCahnohea (Pearl) and Tse-TsaaCahnohea (Pearl) and Tse-Tsaa(Spice) Islands:(Spice) Islands:(Spice) Islands:(Spice) Islands:(Spice) Islands:C. 15,000 square miles. The seven large andmany small islets and coral atolls that form along island chain running 1,000 miles fromsouthwest of the large island of Aylatoi and

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The main islands are:

Cahnohea Island:Cahnohea Island:Cahnohea Island:Cahnohea Island:Cahnohea Island:C. 1,200 square miles; population c.

1,300. A pearl island. The middle islandof the chain. It is irregularly shaped,

rather like a backwards comma, and hasan average length of 60 miles and an averagewidth of 20 miles. The rather sly andtreacherous Cahnohea tribes are foundhere.

Dilouho Island:Dilouho Island:Dilouho Island:Dilouho Island:Dilouho Island:C. 1,600 square miles; population c. 1,700.A spice island. The southernmost island ofthe chain, it is approximately 40 miles longand equally broad. Inhabited by the dark-skinned and quite hospitable Dilou and Hotribal peoples, the island is a welcome portof call for spice trading vessels.

Lakinna Island:Lakinna Island:Lakinna Island:Lakinna Island:Lakinna Island:C. 2,700 square miles; population c. 2,900.A spice island. The second most northerlyof the group. It is 90 miles long and averages30 miles in breadth. The Lakin, Lakinna,and Minda tribal peoples inhabit the island.Although each group is relatively friendly tostrangers, there is a continual warfarebetween these natives, so it is wise to tradewith only one group during a voyage here.

Parahigi Island:Parahigi Island:Parahigi Island:Parahigi Island:Parahigi Island:

C. 900 square miles; population c. 1,000.The richest of the pearl islands. The secondmost southerly island of the chain, it isapproximately 30 miles wide and equallybroad. The Parahigi are the cleverest andmost dangerous of all the Pearl Island tribes.Being keen barterers, then demand much fortheir finest pearls, and if they feel the traderis stinting, the Parahigi

wil l attempt to sly lyattack and slay theoffe

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