Santharian Development

The Faerin Isles


Referenced by: Petros Greenvale

Search Link: please look at the far north of this...
http://www.santharia.com/maps/continents/sarvonia.htm (http://www.santharia.com/maps/continents/sarvonia.htm)

Details: The Faerin isles are a group of miniscule islands adjacent to the "ice tribes penninsula" in the far north of sarvonia. Unlike the Neibouring mainland these islands are "snowfree" from Molten ice to early Sleeping Dreameress, thanks to a warm underwater current that winds its way through the channels in between the islands. As a result to its relatively warm climate, these little island are jam packed with biodiversity. At the beggining of fallen leaf the current turns away from the Faerin isles and they become encased in a shell of snow and ice, and the whole archipelago goes into hibernation. Because of their tiny size these isles have a tiny population to match. The main inhabbitant of these islands are Mainland colonisers of the faeron and tarkyn ice tribes. Unusally these two groups of tribesmen are not at constant warfare with each other, and infact live together in small hamlets dotted across the Faerin landscape. This is thought to be because the two tribes do not have to compete with each other for food and natural resources, for these isles are abundant in both. Deep beneath the Faerin isles lie massive amounts of aurium, and this attracts all walks of life such as Eyelians and injerim elves. Most of these Foreigners come and make themselves wealthy and then quickly depart, but a few settle in their new enviroment and many towns have sprung up as a result.

Hi Petros, I‘m sorry to intervene, but your description of these Faerin Islands are very unlikely and from development view not encouraged in the moment. Some parts of your description is even wrong. For a newbie it is of course difficult to know all the unwritten things, so it is always better to ask if it is ok before posting  things which will influence a whole area.

- Development in Caelereth is  restricted in some way , not all places are available so we can focus on those we have started already . Manthria is the main development focus, Santharia, Part of Northern Sarvonia, Nybelmar. Aeruillin is open only to complete what has started already. Yamalquain is entirely forbidden. Main reason is that this is undeveloped land and should stay so as long as a lot of work is waiting elsewhere (icetribes area e.g.)

Your submission:
„The Faerin isles are a group of miniscule islands adjacent to the "ice tribes peninsula" in the far north of sarvonia. Unlike the Neibouring mainland these islands are "snowfree" from Molten ice to early Sleeping Dreameress, thanks to a warm underwater current that winds its way through the channels in between the islands.“

- That is wrong, they are part of the next big peninsula, the peninsula of IoL, not adjacent to the Icelands coast, which is the right name for the lands where the icetribes live.

- The main developers agreed, that all those lands which are white on the map have permafrost - where from should a warm water current come up there? Of course we could say, there is an underwater volcano somewhere, but that should be a decision of not just one person. I think to place a island with a lot of biodiversity (green and lush) in this place should be very well thought through. This is nothing else then setting a new island somewhere.

- Another question would be you have not answered - how did the icetribes find it? It is far north, can‘t say now how many strals, but a lot!

„Deep beneath the Faerin isles lie massive amounts of aurium, and this attracts all walks of life such as Eyelians and injerim elves. Most of these Foreigners come and make themselves wealthy and then quickly depart, but a few settle in their new environment and many towns have sprung up as a result.“

- I don‘t think, that the Eyelians will find their way up there nor that there many trade routes. It would be of course a good story, a gold rush up there, but I think the climatic circumstances(several thousand strals)  and the distance in addition to the rough sea will not allow this .

Sorry Petros, I didn‘t want to discourage you, but just picking out any island somewhere on the map and placing there anything doesn‘t work,

I hope, this is Art‘s and Alysse‘s view as well.

there is a better map
http://www.santharia.com/maps/continents/sarvonia_north_4.htm

 

Stony Well (eastern Santharian province of Manthria)
Referenced by: Arceon Barrurbeleth
Search Link: See Shady Grove, „Banditwoods“ (http://www.santharia.com/places/shady_grove.htmhere)
Details: The only thing that looks like a settlement in Shady Grove is the Stony Well. Stony Well is a group of four houses (a stable, bed house, tavern, supply house) with a well in the middle. These structures are located in the south of the Banditwoods, although the water in the well isn't near to tasty at all, the Stony Well is still a popular place for all the visitors that do not pay attention to what they eat or where they sleep. In Stony Well we can find traders who do not eat or sleep inside but camp outside, bandits of all three known bandit groups, travellers that pass from Marcogg to the Adanian Sea by the North River Road and some of the commoners. Although the tavern isn't the best in business it still makes a nice amount of money which then goes as a "protection" for one of the bandit groups.

Wastes of Despair
Referenced by: Talia Sturmwind
Reserved for: Talia Sturmwind
Search Link: See map (http://www.santharia.com/maps/continents/sarvonia.htm)
Details:
There is rarely a name more fitting to a landscape than the „Wastes of Despair“ to that region south of the Icelands Coast in the  north-east of the Northern Sarvonian continent. Though the soil is fertile in places and plants are fighting to survive it is a „badland“ par excellence. The volcanic activities the whole region is famous for is here the cause for geysers, springs with hot erupting water, which might have acid properties on top. Poisonous vapours  creeping out of the finest crevice  make breathing very hard if not impossible. In-between salt pans give way to treacherous quicksand. But that is not all a traveller weary of life can find there. Depressions are often not only filled with hot or murky water, but with a mixture of oils and other fluids dangerous to any living being.
This would not cause any problems to the people living in the surrounding areas if in this deserted lands would not lie riches of unimaginable dimensions. Through the centuries precious stones and minerals have enticed  many adventurers to risk their live for the chance to get rich fast.

The Town of Barsalon
Referenced by: Talia Sturmwind
Reserved for: Talia Sturmwind
Search Link: See here (http://www.santharia.com/maps/continents/sarvonia.htm), east of the Heath of Wilderon, west and closer to the Wastes of Despair
Details:
There are not many towns of this size who are proud of their thieves, murderers and cut-throats. Barsalon with its (30k-60k???) inhabitantsis a city which boasts with its negative reputation. It is feared by every merchant who is forced to travel to it, to use it as station to fill up his resources. But due to its central location in the northeast of Northern Sarvonia and out of historical reasons there is no way to avoid it when business leads you from the Kanapan peninsula to the Icetribes‘ lands, nor is there a way for merchants and their goods to get past it when coming from the west, the Kuglimz territory or even farther from the south, from Santharia. The Stormcloaks never succeeded to build a major dependance in Saeroth. The difficult water currents were blamed for it, but rumours tell that it was the intervention of Barsalon.  But it is not only the trade which lets this town thrive in an inhospitable surrounding. It is the gate to the Wastes of Despair which lie in the east, a region as dangerous and hostile as one can imagine, but with the promise to give away vast riches to those who dare to enter.

To be added to the bottom of the first entry in this thread:  Evocative Place Names:

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES IN "THE CATTLE-RAID OF CUALNGE (TAIN BO CUAILNGE)"

An Old Irish Prose-Epic

As a considerable part of the _Tain_ is occupied by connecting
episodes with place-names, an explanation of some of the commonest
elements in these may be of use to those who know no Irish:

Ath=a ford; e.g. Ath Gabla (Ford of the Fork), Ath Traiged (Ford of
the Foot), Ath Carpat (Ford of Chariots), Ath Fraich (Fraech's
Ford), etc.

Belat=cross-roads; e.g. Belat Alioin.

Bernas=a pass, or gap; e.g. _Bernas Bo Ulad_ or _Bernas Bo Cuailnge_
(Pass of the Cows of Ulster, or of Cualnge).

Clithar=a shelter; e.g. Clithar Bo Ulad (shelter of the Cows of
Ulster).

Cul=a corner; e.g. Cul Airthir (eastern corner).

Dun= a fort; e.g. Dun Sobairche.

Fid=a wood; e.g. Fid Mor Drualle (Great Wood of the Sword-sheath).

Glass=a brook, stream; e.g. Glass Chrau (the stream of Blood),
Glass Cruind, Glass Gatlaig (gatt=a withe, laig=a calf).

Glenn=a glen; e.g. Glenn Gatt (Glen of the Withe), Glenn Firbaith
(Ferbaeth's Glen), Glenn Gatlaig.

Grellach=a bog; e.g. Grellach Doluid.

Guala=a hill-shoulder; e.g. Gulo Mulchai (Mulcha's shoulder).

Loch=a lake; e.g. Loch Reoin, Loch Echtra.

Mag=a plain; e.g. Mag Ai, Mag Murthemne, Mag Breg, Mag Clochair
(cloch=a stone).

Methe, explained as if from meth (death); Methe Togmaill (death of
the Squirrel), Methe n-Eoin (death of the Bird).

Reid, gen. Rede=a plain; e.g. Ath Rede Locha (Ford of Locha's Plain).

Sid=a fairy mound; e.g. Sid Fraich (Fraech's Mound).

Sliab=a mountain; e.g. Sliab Fuait.


Note from Judy:  These should not be used verbatim and out of context but used for inspiration and reference...

Okeydokey - was added, Judy :) I'll clean this thread up a bit once you've seen that I've added your post in.

Just a quick update as I'm wandering around the dream hoping to be violently mugged by some sneaky inspriation...

- Simsy can now be removed, it is developed.

- Myrth is reserved/well on it's way to being developed by Drasil

 :)

Thanks, Art!  Feel free to do some housecleaning...

Ok, they've been removed!

I would like to suggest that Fox's Thalambath be included in the Exemplary Places list.  I shall be using that example and layout for my next city entry.  I think it is one of the finest entries on site, let alone a places entry, and provides a very high bar for anyone wanting to get into that much detail.  Not for the feint of heart. :D