Of Bloody and Warring Provinces
Surrounded by treacherous seas, the Isle of Red Reeds (or Kano as it is known colloquially) is composed of a number of allied provinces scattered across a massive archipelago. Once, Kanoan culture was long shaped by the pursuit of balance in all things, a harmony between the destructiveness of the
eternal flame and the life breathed by it's fire. The eternal flame manifested in this land as a spiritual energy, as a cool and soothing flame that's light allowed mortals to view into the spirit realm. This spiritual fire that came to be known as
Ki forged a permeable border between the material and spiritual realms, and the land around it's energy tended to abide by the same principles especially within the wild forests and mountains. This abundance of malleability regarding the eternal flame stained the flora of this land a distinct red like it's warmest glow, further solidifying the relationship between spirit and earth in this land.
Although these lands' enchantments can be fickle, its creatures dangerous and abundent, for many centuries most Kanoans led lives of plenty. The warrior monasteries, provincial militias—and even Kano itself—had been enough to protect them. But that ended ages ago, when
Kelsarius attacked the Isle of Red Reeds. The
ashguard dominion's elite warhosts and mages savaged Kano, and were only defeated after many years, and at great cost.
Now, Kano exists in a state of miserable civil war, during which time it has remained alienated from the cultures of its neighbors. Different reactions to the war have divided the region into independent nations whose battle lines were drawn in blood. Consumed by perpetual conflict, the people of this land drown in the red ichor of their brothers and sisters in hopes of a unified continent under the rule of their aspiring shogunates. The fate of Kano hands in a delicate balance that few are willing to overturn, but
all can feel the shifting outcomes of the war uneasily between their feet.
Geography
Kashuri Highlands
Main Article: Kashuri Highlands
The Kashuri Highlands is a region of forested plateaus, fjords, and mountain ranges that comprise the Northern expanse of Kano.
Catha-Yin Lowlands
Main Article: Catha-Yin Lowlands
In the Southern plains and valleys of the Isle of Red Reeds lies the Catha-Yin Lowlands, known for its vast red fields and abundance of rivers and water basins. Here, the seat of the shogunate lies
Wastes of Navori
Main Article: Wastes of Navori
East of the grand placidium lies the wastes of navori, greying wildlands devoid of the eternal flames life. Here, stained darkness stemming from
the extinguishing abyss consumes the land. Demons walk like nocturnal animals and dangerous marauders creep around the open badlands.
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