Geography of Ionia

Summary

Ionia is a fantastical land with almost impossible rock formations, plateaus, hills, waterways, deserts and forests. Environments range from the snowcapped mountains in the north to the modest deserts of the southern islands. Ionia is lush with life and growth that seems very much alive. The very land itself shifts with a mind of its own, often reacting to changes brought onto it. Native Vastayans and later cultural Ionians call this the Spirit of Ionia where the land is a being in it of itself.
The archipelago is broken up into nine sizeable and named islands with countless tiny unnamed islands surrounding the region: Ionia Island, Fae'lor, Bahrl, Oulin, Ralin, Qaelin, Zhyun, Galrin and Sudaro:

Islands of Ionia

• Ionia Island - Navori Province, Shon Xan Province
• Fae'lor Island - Navori Province
• Bahrl Island - Bahrl Province
• Ralin Island - Ralin Province
• Oulin Island - Oulin Province
• Qaelin Island - Qaelin Province
• Zhyun Island - Zhyun Province
• Galrin Island - Houhjo Province
• Sudaro Island - Houhjo Province

Topography

Introduction

Ionia's vast and inherently magical landscape created diverse, surreal biomes across the archipelago. Snow capped winters cover the northern part of Navori and Shon Xan while barren deserts splay across the southern island of Galrin. Everything in between lay a temperate forests and plains filled with rivers that flow from the large mountains that tower over most of the islands. Much of Ionia's development is tied within the nature itself and to the naked eye can seem underdeveloped when many villages and settlements are mixed in with the flora.

Mountains and Forests

• Shon Xan Mountains, Ionia Is. Shon Xan
• Zhyun Highlands, Zhyun Is. Zhyun
• Qaelin Highlands, Qaelin Is. Qaelin
• Olgathee Forest, Ionia Is. Navori
• Nistarum Forest, Galrin Is. Houhjo

Deserts and Plains

• Ghetu Sea, Galrin Is. Houhjo

Natural Wonders.

• Garden of Forgetting, Ionia Is. Navori
• Omikayalan Grove, Ionia Is. Navori
• Swirl Rocks, Zhyun Is. Zhyun.

Rivers and Water

• Weh'le River, Ionia Is. Navori
• Epool River, Bahrl Is. Bahrl
• Sotka River, Zhyun Is. Zhyun
• Lake of Lighted Lillies, Unknown

Ecosystem

Introduction

Flora and Fauna

The people of Ionia's many provinces have always seen themselves as part of the natural world, and adapted their ways to live alongside all manner of fantastical flora and fauna. To outsiders, such a close relationship may appear strange, but it is through this interdependence that both the land and its inhabitants have thrived for countless generations.

Common Flora

• Ionian Citrus
• Kiwas
• Raikkon Berries
• Sapphire Roses
• Serpentleaf
• Sun Apple
• Vlonqo Flowers
• Xaolan Trees
• Lighted Lillies
• Rivers of Grass

Unique Flora

• Sacred Protectors
• The Dreaming Tree
• The Ghost-Willow
• The God-Willow

Fae Flora

• Grandfather Fae
• Mushroom Fae
• Blast Cone Seedling

Common Fauna

• Bahrl Jays
• Poros (Exotic)
• Wayfarers (Mythical)
• Cloud Drinkers (Possible Dragons)
• Scaled Snappers
• Squirrels
• Navori Longtails
• Royal Shimmerwings
• Beguiling Cobra
• Vulkadalk
• Worax
• Yellow Crabs

Unique Fauna

• Jeweled Protectors (Mythical)
• The Empyrean (Dragon)
• Herald of Spring (Mythical)
• Dragonlings (Dragon)
• Zephyr Sage (Mythical)
• Dancing Droplet
• Woodland Keeper
• Windsinger (Possible Vastaya
• Liminal Guardian (Possible Vastaya)
• The Mourned (Possible Spirit)
• Ocean Drake (Dragon)
• Heisho, Shell of the World (Unnamed Species)
• Luonn Kon

Fae Fauna

• Mumblesprites
• Tasty Faefolk
• Swole Squirrels
• Flower Child
• Pixis
• Owlcats