NATIONS AND LANDS
OF WEST AZOTH
Separated by the great Black Mountains from East
Azoth, the western part of the continent is for the most part, uncharted. It is a land
full of many legends and myths and few seek to adventure into its wilds. Although some of
the area has been settled and sightings of different races have been observed on the far
western side, little argument is given that the land contains nothing more than danger and
perils.
A bit of the folklore explains the reservations that
the civilized races have. It is believed that a vast amount of West Azoth was (and still
is) the land of the Dragons. The two great dragon races are, the Red and the Black, were
locked in pitched combat for centuries with each trying to control the land and skies.
From the Spice Mountains were the Red Dragons led by Scorch. The color red obtained by
their dependency of the spice that filled the caverns of the mountains. Within the many
caves of the Black Mountains were the Black Dragons and their leader, Skragg. It is
believed that the desolate land between the two mountains ranges was the great battle
field of the Dragon wars and is destroyed by the fire breathing dragons. All that remain
are the volcanoes and lava covered land which serve as a neutral division between the two
dragon races.
QUAIWAIN
On the southern shore resting on the Naldonian Sea are the lands that are known to those
of East Azoth. Qaiwain is the home of the great centaur race who have recently been under
the conversion of Othariss. Many of the centaurs now venture into the civilized lands.
These beings were once thought to only to be a myth, their discovery proved otherwise. The
centaur history talks of the days when the centaurs use to roam freely throughout the
field of Azoth and the southern regions but disease wiped most of them out. Retreating to
Qaiwain, the race struggled to survive which they did. converted by the priests of
Othariss, the centaur race quickly accepted the new religion and are closely aligned with
Ardonia.
FETID SWAMPS
West of Qaiwain are the Scalemen, so named because their reptilian skin and overall lizard
like appearance. They seldom leave their domain as they prefer the hot tropical weather.
Further west is the land known as the Fetid Swamps. The only known inhabitants there are
the giant Swamp Serpents and the Swamp Trolls although the Scalemen are known to travel
freely in the swamp. The swamp serpents, which can grow as long as 200 feet and 12 feet
off the ground, are claimed by some to be closely related to the dragons. The only time
they have been seen in East Azoth was when Thorin used them in his battle against Drohm.
Since the Scalemen are the only race that are able to ride the great beasts, Thoragg
forced the Scalemen to bind them into the Forever War against Darkoth by the threat of
sending his un-dead army into the swamps to wipe out the isolated race. However, the rough
terrain and temperature difference in the colder regions eliminated any effective military
use of the Scalemen and swamp serpents and they were allowed to return to their temperate
homes.
K'TULNIA
Little is known of the other regions but the great sea-master, the Epicureans, who are the
only ones to have ever traveled on the far western shores reported that they saw the
remains of an ancient civilization to the north of Skragg Reef and native tribesmen along
the western shores. Those sightings have never been confirmed however but the legends of
the mysterious, and once great empire, of K’tulnia still persist.
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