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THE CAPE STRATA |
Originally called
"Cape Satha" by the
Shendar, the
native population of
Stratania.
Later on the name was changed to Cape Strata by
Drafas Tristin’s descendants, which simply means
the same: Southernmost Cape or Cape South
("Strata" is in fact a stýrash word). Cape Strata
is indeed the southernmost point of the Sarvonian Continent. It’s until this
very day one of most often used referral points by captains because of the heavy
shiptraffic around the cape.
Cape Strata was originally not a very popular location.
As the legend goes, a civilisation of giants had settled at the cape
a long time ago, of which the giantific sewers and extremely high
lighthouse remained. Considered cursed by the local
population, the city and thus the location
as a whole was barely visited by any beings. After the
War of the Chosen the
original civilisation, if it ever existed,
got lost due to some unknown reason,
but the place was still considered cursed. Minor settlements like Rahmat and
Thalambath were established
at other coastal locations along the southern peninsula, but the cape wasn’t
inhabitated until the arrival of
Drafas Tristin. It was at the southernmost
beach that Voldarian refugees saw the sun rise again
after the Year of Darkness and therefore the cape was considered an important,
even sacred location. After Strata was founded
(1649 b.S.), a temple dedicated to Foiros,
Tremgala (“Guide in Dark Days”), was built at the beach
where the first sunrise had been spotted.
The temple was lost though during the floods of 1288 b.S.
and parts of the Cape were forever surrendered to the
water, although the lighthouse still has remained
until this very day. After the floods the Cape mainly served as
a focusing point for all the ships crossing the Burning
Sea.
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Information provided by
Gean Firefeet
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