The North
To the north lies the mighty
Shan Shan [name may change] mountains and the
Terrifying Plateau where dwells
Mara, the Lord of Evil and his demonic minions, the chief among whom are known simply as the
Mara and the
Daughters of Mara. There also lies the
Kingdom of Jong Yu [name may change], the last realm of man in the North.
The EastFrom the plateau several rivers descend onto the lush central plains. To the east, the
Pirya river [name may change] flows into a series of large lakes, of which the
Tara Ji, is the largest; the others being the
Gong Hu,
Tara Ki and
Gong My. [all these names subject to change]
Here lie the amazon realms of
Aoa and
Ologog, and the great
Kingdom of Kamjola. From the lakes the river flows into a wide delta, the
Mu Jan [name may change], at the mouth of which is the island
Kingdom of Kana Ko. The river
Xa [name may change] flows into the
Mu Jan from the north-east forming the border of the realm of the
Priest-Kings of Champakou, also called the
"Land of the Black Lotus."
During the wet season these rivers overflow their banks, inundating much of the land from the lakes all the way to the delta. As a result all these lands have large inland navies of war canoes and galleys.
The West
Two other large rivers descend from the plateau, flowing west and south. The
Xir takes the westernmost path, meandering through dry hills and the Desert of
Xi [name may change] before emptying into the Bay of
Xang [name may change]. This river forms the western border of the
Kingdom of Panam. [name may change]
The river
Koranga [name may change] flows more directly south across the central plains before winding its way through the highlands and forests of the South; it is the longest river, skirting the
Padmanak Plateau [name may change] before reaching the sea almost at the southernmost head of land. There are many small kingdoms and principalities along the banks of this river and along the seacoast it runs parallel to for most of it's length. The mighty
Kingdom of Lohwand rules the plateau and the seacoast that runs along its eastern edge.
The South
The
Koranga finally empties into the sea after flowing through the great southern forests. Many small kingdoms continually war for control of these lush landscapes and the fertile island of
Kasyan La [name may change] which lies merely 100km off the coast.
Notes:
1) As noted, many of the names are subject to change, having mostly been made up on the fly as I typed this out. Those shown in
bold are the primary factions;
2) I have changed some of the countries from my first draft.
Aoa and
Ologog are both
Amazon nations – bitter rivals who are none too friendly with their other neighbours either;
3) The
Kingdom of Kamjola has become the “
Khmer inspired” faction;
4) For the
Kingdom of Jong Yu I am intending to use the
Perry Miniatures Koreans, or at least the ones in the cool heavy armour!
5) For the
Kingdom of Panam I will be using a combination of
Games Workshop Easterlings and
Warriors of Khand;
6)
Champakou has been developed slightly, to be ruled by the
“priest-kings” rather than a warrior dynasty as the balance of the kingdoms are. I am styling it as the
“Land of the Black Lotus” because of their “lotus patterned” headdresses, inspired by the
Cham;
7) There are kingdoms of
Naga and
Rakshasa interspersed between these human nations. There are
Rakshasa who fight for the human nations as well as those who oppose them;
8) There are also tribes of
Hanuman, monkey-men, living in the forest. In fact, many types of beast men exist;
9) There are
wild tribes of humans living in the forests, mountains and desert as well.
