Xiutore

A large island mainly covered by dense jungle. An ancient nature spirit rules the island. The island is inhabited by five tribes major tribes of different races. Aarakocra, Loxodon, Thri-kreen, Grung, and Lizardfolk. Each tribe tries to summon their god to get more influence over the island. However, so far, they were able to call only somewhat limited avatars. Still, when this happens, it largely shifts the balance of power on the island. Fortunately, the tribes do not know how to sustain these avatars, so they eventually lose their powers and are easily destroyed. The summoning, however, can still be very damaging to the island. Once someone on the island is deemed worthy, they are invited by the ruler of Xiutore to challenge him in his domain. However, if they did not manage to cross his domain and reach him or lose to him, the ruler would destroy all civilized inhabitants of the island.

Geography

Most of the island is covered by dense jungle with a tall mountain range spreading at the western coast. The northeast part of the jungle gradually transforms into swamp. In the south can be found three peninsulas. The middle one is the smallest one and currently houses the settlement of Pragos. The western peninsula is covered by plains and other than the mountain range that cuts it from the main body of the island there is no significant elevation. The easter peninsula is in contrast covered in hills and forests. There are four rivers flowing through the island. All spring from the western mountains. The northernmost rivers curve up and spill in the swamp region. The most significant river flows through the middle of the jungle and splits the island into the northern and southern parts. There are two rivers in the southern part of the island. One flows through the western peninsula and the second one flows between the middle and the eastern peninsula.

Localized Phenomena

Call for challengers - Whenever the island is uninhabited it seems to magically draw different groups with ambition to challenge the ruler for the ownership of the island.
The roots of the ruler - Under the island is a web of spiritual roots. These roots drain exes magical energy from the island and transport it to save space. Before it is distributed back to the island in a regulated manner.
Prison of faith - Any faith that originates on the island can not ever spread from its shores and only gods whose worship originates from here can have their avatar summoned on the island. Also, any god that originates from outside of the island has their power strictly limited and can not manifest on the island in any way.
Scorpion River - Huge swarm of scorpions climbing over each other and heading in one direction. This swarm is around 10 feet wide and up to 100 feet long. The swarm is only aggressive to things in its path. The route of the swarm is unpredictable and random.

History

The island was inhabited by various tribes eight times in the past. Each time several tribes coexist on the island conflict inevitably arises. When this happens the time of conflict leads to an invitation from the ruler of the island to the strongest tribe. The champions of the tribe then enter his domain in an attempt to reach and challenge him. This happened eight times and each time they failed. They either died in his domain or failed in his challenge. After that, the ruler erase all civilized life on the island. This is followed by a time of peace as the island brings all structures to ruin at an extreme pace. Sooner or later new tribes reach the island and everything repeats. Now the ninth set of tribes reach the shores of the island and the time of conflict begins anew.

Type

Island