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Galvon's Sorrow

Where Gioson and Ferson meet Durn, it forms Dirwen - the widest river imaginable.

During summer-fall, this confluence can accumulate water flooding the area up to kilometers; Sometime it can form a temporary lake! You can see roads around there elevate higher than usual to prevent this phenomenon - most of the time.

— Excerpt of Galvon's Sorrow

Galvon Sorrow is a river basin that make up the source of Dirwen River. It's a river junction where Durn river join Ferson and Gioson which had been formed known as Fergioson. The basin located between Vinor and Knirk. A large body of water flood the large area for half a year, which can extend by kilometers, creating vast abundent floodplains.

The sister location is Golden Basin, the junction of Ferson and Gioson rivers, or Fergoson by some.

Geography

Highway Phenomena

The flood cycle here are unpredictable. While regular flood take up between two or three months each year, some years can take up to whole year or more. As a result, many highways passing this place has been built on unusual high, well-designed foundations with strong pipe connecting both side to prevent pressure building. To make the region more ridiculous, the permanent stone bridges were built. These bridges make beautiful landscape when only clear wide lake facing the sky. When drying season hit, they become nothing but lucid dreams.

Agriculture

The Galvon's Sorrow's various quality of soils create various type of farmings. At the nearest floorplain to the river, the water become fresh thanks to constant running river. Crops like Millets, cabbages, and other fast-growing plants are pretty popular. Many farmers can expect an incredible high yield.

The further away, the saltier the soil and having less vegetation. Instead, it becomes perfect spots for open-pit salt farms. The special salt called Galvon's Tear can be sold here as condiments and religious charms.

Several Valonian/Krin farmer towns were built. The nearer the place, the higher each buildings and less woody, while still holding their signature architecture.

Devine Depression

The basin becomes associated with Galvon, the Krin-Gion Goddess of Harvest. According to myths, she cry most of the time every anniversary of The Great Disturb, the mythical disasters caused by the Pantheon to stop humanity from invading Gion. One of the disasters the myth cited was the giant waves from the west slamming all people, eliminating the whole army. Once it receded, instead of returning to the sea entirely, part of them stored up around that region. The myth also suggest that those area became unusable to farm for hundred years.

South Estisia
Alternative Name(s)
Durn-Fergoson Lake
Type
River Basin
Galvon
Character | Jun 21, 2024

Day 3

We reside at the rivers basin called Galvon's Sorrow. The floodplain is so vast and deep. The road lift up more than usual, and they even have bridges. Odos told me that the place can be so yellow with millets, but that was a few years ago.

The sunset here are spectacular; The mountain from afar reaching the horizon, a numerous but short hills with lots of green on top, and a bunch of rising up bridges just a few steps away.

And The moon. The Moon! It's FULL!

L.Gilmis on her journey

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Author's Notes

For Summer Camp 2024
15/7/2024 - 1st prompt submitted!


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Jul 14, 2024 22:01

I especially like the myth of origin. Great touch.

Jul 14, 2024 23:33 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

Sounds like a pretty area despite the floods. I love the origin myth.

Jul 15, 2024 09:11 by Kerry

So... do people who live in that area have both carts and boats?