So people have asked why the Sartar route over Dragon Pass is preferred to the Grazeland route. It basically comes down to that it is much cheaper and safer to travel over…
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A Sense of Size I
The Lunar Empire rules somewhere around 410,000 square km, including the Heartlands, West Reaches, and Provinces. That’s about the same size as Iraq or a little larger than the state of California….
Sartar Map Update I
BTW, this is only about 20% of the map we are putting together right now. Not every village is going to get named. The intent is to give folk freedom to have…
Flora and Fauna of Dragon Pass
Flora During the Inhuman Occupation, much of Sartar was dotted with clumps of elf woods. These were mainly yellow pine forests with stands of beech, cedar, Douglas fir, oak, and white spruce,…
Notes on Dwarfs
The dwarfs are an often underestimated and underrepresented Elder Race. In Sartar, they arguably played a bigger role than any other major Elder Race. They built the walls of Sartar’s cities, the…
Eastern Slopes of Sartar
If you want a good feel for the eastern slopes of Sartar, I took pictures today. You can even see Prax in some of these shots! Remember the base elevation of Clearwine…
Population Density I
So to get a feel for population density, a rough eyeball for Sartar (including the Dragonewt Wilds and the Far Place) is about 7200 square miles or 18,900 square kilometres. If we…
History of Kethaela – The Third Age
After the Dragonkill War, the Only Old One proved himself to be a troll in magical contest with Kajak-ab Brain Eater and so shared rule of Dragon Pass with the leaders in…
Notes on the Grazelands I
Let’s keep in mind quick how the Grazeland functions in the present age (rather than how the Yelm cult likes to tell stories about the good old days). There are about 40,000…
The Resettlement of Dragon Pass from 1250-1490
Humans returned to Dragon Pass around 1250 ST. These were the remnants of the Pure Horse People of Prax. Bands of Pure Horse People and their horses wandered about Dragon Pass, although…
Notes on Boldhome under the Lunar Occupation (1602-1625)
When the city fell in 1602, the Red Emperor first appointed Euglyptus the Fat, an imperial noble, as governor. A good Yelmite and Red Goddess initiate from Raibanth, I doubt Euglyptus had…
Eastern Sartar
The foothills of the Quivin Mountains. See the “ghost birches”?
Eastern Sartar
The Killard Vale or Toena Vale looking towards the Quivin Mountains.
Eastern Sartar
The Quail or Forloss Hills looking east towards the Quivin Mountains.
Eastern Sartar
The Quivin River in early Sea Season, with a little remaining winter snow.
Eastern Sartar
Any of the many streams flowing off the Quivin Mountains. Might also be in the Storm Mountains.
Eastern Slopes of Sartar
THe Gejay Hills with the Quivin Mountains in the background