Noctirnan

Of the continents of the world, Noctirnan is one of the strangest in part to it being covered in perpetual night regardless of the time of day or season. Sailors leaving Noctirnan are often blinded roughly a mile off the coast as they leave the perpetual night of the continent and enter the daylight of the rest of the world. This perpetual night has made Noctirnan home to many monsters, vampires, Drow and other creatures who are not fond of the sunlight

Geography

Noctirnan filled with subtle rolling hills, plains, great large forests, and mountains aplenty. Thanks to the constant night Noctirnan holds a mysterious and dangerous kind of beauty that has been known to trap the hearts of travelers.
While there are no major rivers or lakes there is an abundance of small streams and ponds. Due to their abundance and small size, most mapmakers neglect to mark them. Most settlements are often near a collection of streams and ponds that serve as a primary source of water.

Fauna & Flora

Despite being covered in a constant darkness plantlife does not seem hindered by the lack of sunlight. Instead one can find all sorts of plants that rely on moonlight and cannot withstand the harsh light of the sun. This also impacts the crops of those that live here causing them to rely on plants that can only be found here. Certain places in Noctirnan, are also home various bioluminescent plants with remarkable beauty.
While the plant life here is fragile and full of beauty, the fauna of Noctirnan is often dark and violent. For unknown reasons, few herbivores can be found in Noctirnan. Instead, the continent is home to many carnivorous and predatory animals. This often leaves the races that live here at or near the bottom of the food chain. And while races such as humans lack darkvision, the beasts of Noctirnan have no issue with the dark. This makes travel throughout the Grand Duchy dangerous as beasts often treat humans as weak blind prey.
The beasts that are not predators are however quite docile around the races for an unknown reason.

Natural Resources

For many of the reasons stated above, Noctirnan is full of unique resources that rely on its constant night. From Silver Moon Blossoms that aid in the hunting of Lycanthropes, to Gray Renders that make for companions of monster slayers. In addition to living resources, there are also many minerals and metals that are unique to the land. There are only three materials that are unique to Noctirnan. The first is Starium, colorless crystals with motes of light that resemble starlight. The second is Shadowglass, a dark opaque glass that has magical properties. The third is known as Nightstone, a pitch-black stone that seems to absorb the light.
These unique resources make for great exports for the people of the Grand Duchy and Zeelryias.

Maps

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  Noctirnan

  A map of Noctirnan, Land of the Night.

Cultural Themes:

Eastern European

Alternative Name(s)

The Land of Night

Type

Continent

Included Locations

• Castle Darkgrave
• Kharsyt
• The Great Woods

Included Organizations

• Grand Duchy of Kharsyt
• Zeelryias

Contested By

• Grand Duchy of Kharsyt
• Zeelryias