Letha

[Dina Doo]

As the great realms of the young world split apart from one another, a great volcano blew and ravaged one of the realms, covering the land in its fiery wrath. The land is now home to jagged valleys and lava spewing mountains of flame.





And from the hottest pits of the center volcano, the great fire dragoness, Letha, was born.

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Ashlands
Life seems to avoid this area. Ash always seems to rain down.

Tarquin
A city abandoned long ago- no life remains, only the ashes falling from the sky.

Engonia
A vast underground city built after a massive explosion wiped out the first city. Life here is hard and thievery is very common even among the closest of neighbors.[/ size]

Ignatius Plains
Long plains of dried grass as far as the eye can see. It is dangerous to stay for long for the dry grass catches fire easily.

Castor Mountain
The largest, fiercest volcano in the entire land. It is said that one can find Letha’s temple deep down inside the fiery mountain.

Ash Mountains
Mountains made of blocks of ash and hardened lava that rained down from Castor Mountain. Scores of forests layer the mountain sides due to the rich soil.

Old Silverback Tavern
A bar where most of the rougher locals come to gamble, eat, or make a quick buck. This is a popular place for hitmen and thugs to gather.

Scorched Plains
A once luscious grassland was scorched and burned to the ground by a massive wildfire. Many civilizations can be found even in these barren fields.

Lava Falls
Off the side of a smaller volcano a river of near boiling water flows from the depths of the earth. The falls are nearly as hot as lava, yet the spring pools below are relaxing.

Hot Springs
Water from the Lava Falls pours into a dormant volcano basin. A very relaxing place for natives to enjoy in the surprisingly cool winters.

Underground Lake
A hollowed out cavern deep underground filled with freshwater. Fish are surprisingly abundant even in this small lake.

Panterra
A city built inside a dormant volcano. The houses are arranged so that the poor live on the outskirts of the city while the rich live towards the center. There are even some houses that are built upon the volcano walls.

Lava Caverns
A vast collection of caverns created from the hallowing out of multiple hardened lava flows. These are located on the side of a dormant volcano.

Rock Gardens
A peaceful garden of moss covered rocks. A quiet refuge from the busy and violet lifestyle of the city.

Trader’s Market
By day this market is open to all, but by night the market becomes a violent black market where hagglers are scorned.

Gahona Desert
A large desert that covers most of the region. It is bordered by many plains. The Gahonda is known for for its rolling dunes that are almost like seas of sand.

Cesenur Temple Ruins
Long ago when the dragon goddess Letha descended from the heavens she created the Cesenur Temple as a place for her guardians, the Fire Sprites, to live and worship in. As time moved on the temple was all but forgotten in the rolling sands of the Gahonda Desert. The entrance is completely blocked by sand, but the weathered rock provide for many other entrances.

Hakan Forest
Hakan forest is where the old elves reside, full of dangerous creatures and even more dangerous plants. It is not recommended that one travels through this coastal forest unless with an elvish guide.

Adoette
This is a lighter part of the forest, closer to the ocean. The creatures here are less bloodthirsty and cruel. Elves in Adoette, the Elan faction, have a stronger healing magic.

Chaschunka
The castle town itself is built on the coast of Adoette, in the mouth of a river, and the Elan are very open to guests. This is one of the safest places in Hakan.

Kajika
This section of the forest holds the largest population of Gosheven elves, and some of the nastiest creatures the forest has to offer.

Askuwheteau
The castle and surrounding town in which the king and most Gosheven elves live. One of the few safe places in Mirkwood, and even then it can be questionable.

[Moon]

In the beginning the land as we know it was ravaged by massive floods and terrifying storms that ripped across the sky. It was much too unstable to support much life. Between the existing life forms there was a constant war that scorched the land. The wars were terrible. Brother killed brother and families were torn apart. It lasted that way for centuries. Or at least that was until a great goddess took pity on the lesser beings. She departed from her luxurious life in the heavens and descended unto the land. She stood between the two warring sides, ordering them to end their senseless bloodshed. Of course at first the lifeforms ignored the goddess but a few rose up against their commanders, demanding that they and their families be set free. Their tyrant commanders refused to do so and instead orders their followers to attack the goddess. Then began the Days of Hellfire. The lifeforms attacked the goddess in full fury, and she, refusing to harm them, sacrificed her physical body to them. Without a form to keep herself stable the goddess retreated into the depths of a massive volcano where no one could enter.

Centuries passed and the beings' numbers began to dwindle dangerously low. In desperation the elders told the youth of a great goddess that had appeared to them in a time before the youth were born. The youth, excited to learn of such being, set out in secret to find the whereabouts of the goddess. Many of the youth died in the journey for their bodies could not coup with the harsh environments. The handful of beings that had survived, though, managed to discover the goddess in the heart of the volcano. They begged and pleaded with the goddess for mercy and her help in order to preserve their race. But unfortunately the goddess' trust had already been betrayed by their kin and she refused at first. Filled with despair the stragglers fell to their knees and gave out a cry so loud that seemed to shatter the sky for a great storm had begun. Feeling pity well up, once again, in her chest the goddess agreed, but she first wanted something in return. A vessel, for her previous body had been destroyed in the war. Without a body she could not return to her home, nor could she help the beings.

Eager for salvation the beings agreed. They offered to her a sacrifice of a fair maiden, but this proved only to anger the goddess. She did not want the life of one of their kin for her own kin would not see it as grace but instead they would see it as tyranny and would strip her of all her remaining power. No, she needed a body of something pure and sacred to the beings. Something that had not been tainted. Days went by and more beings continued to die. It wasn't until an elder recalled an old tale from the beings' past. They offered up a dragon statue to the goddess. It was the their most sacred treasure, for it was what had given the beings their name. They had been known to their neighbors as the people born from the scales of a dragon. The goddess accepted the statue as her vessel and took the statue deep into the volcano with her. There her spirit merged with the statue and she became a great dragon of ruby scales. Using her fiery breath she breathed a tongue of flames over the raging storms of water, forming the land. With her massive ruby wings she cooled the fiery ground and molded them into the mountains. And with her spirit she blessed the land with life. The beings celebrated and rejoiced for they were saved.

After her powers had been exhausted she descended into the mouth of the volcano where she blessed the previous group of youth who has sought her out. To each youth she poured a small amount of power into their soul. They were the very first of the Fire Sprites. Once her work was complete she descended into the heart of the volcano to slumber. From then on the Fire Sprites ruled over the people, protecting Letha's sacred decree.

It is said that if ever the ancient pact between the first Fire Sprites and Letha is broken, that the great fire goddess would rage out of control and level the land. Wiping it clean of any traces of life, to begin again with new lifeforms.

[Moon]

A majority of Letha is a desert climate. Summers are brutally hot and often times dry while the winters are are almost temperate, in a sense. Rain almost never falls in Letha outside of winter. Because of the extreme temperatures most of Letha's people live underground to avoid the harsh climates.

This excludes the Ash mountains and the Hakan. The Ash mountains have large amounts of deciduous trees, and they block the main part of Letha from the sea breezes, causing the inland desert to be dry. However, the east side of the mountains are luscious, most notably the luscious forests of Hakan.

Spring:
Desert:
Often known as the rest period for the people who live in Letha. This is the only time of the year people can be seen freely exploring their vast land. The temperatures aren't ever too extreme. Most often the temperatures range between 90°F to 100° during the spring months. Festivities also take place in the spring. The people of the deserts harvest during the spring time, and thank Letha for a good growing season. Though as summer approaches, Spring is, ironically, the death of the land.

Summer:
Desert:
The most brutal time of the year. Most people hide out underground to avoid the harsh sun. Plant life above ground has all but ceased to exist, making it hard for the animals and people who stay above ground. Clouds can never be seen in the sky either. Temperatures can sometimes get up to well over 108°F. Volcanoes are also more active during the summer months. The air is nearly void of all the water particles from the winter storms. It is common to have things know as Black Outs during the summer months due to the active volcanoes. Black Outs are massive clouds of ash that may cover entire areas for a day or two.

Hakan and the Ash mountains both have warm, clear, summers, with hints of rain.

Fall:
Desert:
Another resting period for the people of the Letha. Temperatures in the fall range from 90°F to around 110°F. The only flower that blooms during this time is called the Dragon's Iris. These flowers serve as an early warning for the end of fall, but they also as a healer of sorts, due to its natural antibiotic and steroidal properties. The flowers are more valuable than gold to the people. Also during these months there is a second festival dedicated to the dragon goddess.

Ash Mountains:
The ash mountains begin to cool during this time, and stop trapping all the moisture on the east side of the land.

Hakan:
The forests darken as the days grow shorter, and rain increases. The people of Hakan begin to harvest their riverside farms.

Winter:

Desert:
During the winter months it's often called 'The Paradise' due to the tropical climate rolling in from the oceans. Temperatures have been known to drop to 70 in the midland, There is a lot of rain in these months, which gives the people water for the spring and summer months. This is known as the monsoon season, but all crops are grown at this time because of the rich soil and rain. This is also the best tourist season.

Ash Mountains:
The ash mountains get a lot of snow in the winter, due to their high altitude and precipitation.

Hakan:
Hakan has a very mild winter, rarely dipping below 50 degrees. This is also the rainiest season, and the rivers flood in great amounts.

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General overall map of Letha:



Map of the lands within the Desert area:



Map of the West:

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Current Dictator:
Jackson Sinclair

Advisers:
Needed

Letha Soldiers:
Sadik Adnan

Revolutionaries:

Group one:

Conan White
Calyx Law
Kavela Akilles
Ezio Auditore

Group two:

Romano Campo
Allistor Kirkland
Dean Jones

Group three:

Ludwig Nacht
Rainer Nacht

Group Four:

Dominick McCarther
Ezekiel Lis

Group Five:

Sorcha Saoirse

Undecided:

Dick Greyson
Fintan O'Connell
Nikola Marcell
Raina Stalina
Tristen d'Artagnan
Micheal Cole

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