The world
All the landmasses have joined again to form another Pangea—a gigantic supercontinent surrounded by an even more massive ocean, dotted with islands near the coast.
The Sun should have engulfed the blue planet by now, yet it has not. The Moon is smaller than we are accustomed to because of its wider orbit. This change affects the planet’s rotation, making days 28 hours long. However, the length of the year remains unchanged, so a Ninth World year has only 313 days. Different areas have different calendars, but they typically follow the Moon, dividing the year into 11 months.
The better know places in this world are on the west side of the continent:And here, beyond the reach of anyone in either The Steadfast or The Beyond, is where Entrelai exists—almost literally on the other side of the world. It is a nation founded by those fleeing the expansion of the impossible desert, situated between rivers and in an unforgiving land. In Serene and The Frontier Forest, the sons and daughters of those defeated in the civil war that birthed the country await their turn to rise again.
North of Entrelai lies the territory of The flying city. This wonderful but isolated city only communicates and trades with the city below, an itinerant one that follows them in the hope of becoming citizens one day.
To the west, beyond the mountains, lies the impossible desert, the weird crystal desert, which appeared out of nowhere around 500 years ago, within the span of months.
To the east, out in the sea, The Islands Conclave has settled in the nearby archipelago. Nobody surpasses them in building or using ships. They look to their mother, the Sea, and their father, The Elders, for guidance toward the future.
Here as well, there is an organization, called Order of Truth in this land, but they have never heard of their homologues in the The Steadfast. Nor do they have the same degree of political control.
Comments