Degrunda

by Einar Ingi Sigmundsson

Welcome to Degrunda

Northern-most country in all of Cathedris; this region is made famous by its shattered obsidian plains and complex network of long-empty lava tubes. Large dormant volcanoes break up this alien landscape in the form of great ancient eruptions, frozen forever in time.

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Degrunda; Land of Ancient Fire

Degrunda shakes with great tremors at a near daily basis; the force of nature known as Codod endlessly slams the ground in a futile effort to restart the fires that the country once depended on. The God-husk's actions are mindless and without anything more than base instinctive impetus, and yet the country is rocked by the consequences of each strike.
This frigid northern region is irrevocably shaped by Codod and her history. Before modern times, before the gods died, Degrunda was criss-crossed by countless rivers of lava each spilling from the heart of a different super-volcano. Fire and brimstone poured forth and left behind great swathes of obsidian glass, creating great reflective plains situated above labyrinths of fiery lava tubes. It's said that the source of this seemingly endless fire was Codod's partner god, Farad; he infused a passionate inferno into the ground, and Codod used it to shape the country, the people, and life within the region.
But after The Seven Day War, the fires went out. The volcanoes ceased their eruptions, the rivers of lava froze over, and Farad's inferno was never again felt. All that was left behind was an endless and broken expanse of obsidian glass and cold rock.

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In a manner seen elsewhere across Cathedris, once the gods "died", humanity floundered, but then eventually, flourished. No longer did they need Codod's protection as the fires that threatened the fragile lives of humans had receeded; the once dangerous expanse was now perfectly poised for urban expansion. On the fringes of the obsidian plains were incredibly fertile grounds made ripe for farming, and below the black rock glass landscape was untold mineral wealth that provided the people of Degrunda with everything they needed to thrive, and more.