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| + | ==Geography== | ||
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| + | Odona is the northmost part of a Great Woodlands in Southwestern Dwilight. To the North and Northwest of her runs the Draco River, which empties into the southern part of the Great Bay. To the East Paisland, Chesland, and Larur are fertile lands which feed nearby cities. | ||
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| + | The banks of the river are a fertile floodplain of only a few hundred meters width where a few peasants make their living by fishing and somehow surviving the annual floodings. Steep palisades rise from there, restricting travel to or from the river. Most of the rest of Odona has a gentle downward slope to the South and Southeast. | ||
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| + | ==Lore== | ||
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| + | A common pastime for the peasants is to search for "ancient traces". Folklore tells of a great kingdom which once ruled here, although physical evidence is lacking. There is a rise in the land which runs Northeast coming out of Thysan and coming to a gradual leveling out before crossing the entire region. It might have once been a highway but is now overgrown by massive trees, almost obscuring the traces of it. | ||
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| + | Most of the 'artifacts' found and examined by Scribes or Alchemists have been stones with one or more sharp edges. Most of these are considered the result of the natural breakage of the rocks. Rarely one is found which shows more intent working of points and edges and attachments for handles or shafts. A small handful have been fragments of metal, some flattened ferrous materials, badly corroded, others bulbous bronze works, but the original use is hard to tell, less so the original craftsmen. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | For long ages Odona has been a wild place. Monsters and great beasts were common and their ravages kept any sort of civilization from arising. Humans were restricted to a few hundred folks in two or three enclaves. | ||
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| + | At last in July of 1009 the Terran Army of the Lowlands came in to establish Order. Their Marshal, Lady Saffron Recluse became the first Senator of Odona, the first Human Leader the region had known for perhaps centuries. The barbarian bands were quickly won over by the promises which the Terranian visitors demonstrated. They embraced the security and justice of their new Leader and quickly got to work at building up their own towns and roads as well as the estates of their Senator and her Knight, Harding Dent. Plans were laid out to eventually house over 3000 commoners, more than triple what the population had ever been. | ||
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| + | This was the first time that these few families could think about a future, and it was looking bright. | ||
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| + | --[[User:Recluse|Recluse]] 00:55, 3 August 2009 (UTC) | ||
Revision as of 02:55, 3 August 2009
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| Region Details | |
| Continent | Dwilight |
| Region Type | Woodland |
| Geographic Area | South Forest |
| Population | 1 |
| Economy | N/A |
| Politics | |
| Realm | (rogue) |
Contents
Geography
Odona is the northmost part of a Great Woodlands in Southwestern Dwilight. To the North and Northwest of her runs the Draco River, which empties into the southern part of the Great Bay. To the East Paisland, Chesland, and Larur are fertile lands which feed nearby cities.
The banks of the river are a fertile floodplain of only a few hundred meters width where a few peasants make their living by fishing and somehow surviving the annual floodings. Steep palisades rise from there, restricting travel to or from the river. Most of the rest of Odona has a gentle downward slope to the South and Southeast.
Lore
A common pastime for the peasants is to search for "ancient traces". Folklore tells of a great kingdom which once ruled here, although physical evidence is lacking. There is a rise in the land which runs Northeast coming out of Thysan and coming to a gradual leveling out before crossing the entire region. It might have once been a highway but is now overgrown by massive trees, almost obscuring the traces of it.
Most of the 'artifacts' found and examined by Scribes or Alchemists have been stones with one or more sharp edges. Most of these are considered the result of the natural breakage of the rocks. Rarely one is found which shows more intent working of points and edges and attachments for handles or shafts. A small handful have been fragments of metal, some flattened ferrous materials, badly corroded, others bulbous bronze works, but the original use is hard to tell, less so the original craftsmen.
History
For long ages Odona has been a wild place. Monsters and great beasts were common and their ravages kept any sort of civilization from arising. Humans were restricted to a few hundred folks in two or three enclaves.
At last in July of 1009 the Terran Army of the Lowlands came in to establish Order. Their Marshal, Lady Saffron Recluse became the first Senator of Odona, the first Human Leader the region had known for perhaps centuries. The barbarian bands were quickly won over by the promises which the Terranian visitors demonstrated. They embraced the security and justice of their new Leader and quickly got to work at building up their own towns and roads as well as the estates of their Senator and her Knight, Harding Dent. Plans were laid out to eventually house over 3000 commoners, more than triple what the population had ever been.
This was the first time that these few families could think about a future, and it was looking bright.
--Recluse 00:55, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
