Tal'Ilen

 Bound Woods

Northeastern Coast

Landscape

Moss-draped rainforests, misty coastlines, cliffs, and rugged mountains.

Notable Features: 

• Jawline Range: Craggy, fog-covered mountain range running inland, barrier between coast and interior.

Climate

Cool, rainy, foggy—dense, wet forests with vibrant greenery.

Urbanization

Large, interconnected city-states with a blend of trade, scholarship, and governance. Outskirts serve as trade hubs and artisan districts. Architecture likely blends natural elements (stone, moss, glass) with magical infrastructure.

Culture

Northern coastal elitism: power centers of the continent—arrogant, refined, heavily influenced by trade and scholarship—view rural communities as quaint or backwards.

Central Forests

Landscape

Lush green lowland forests transition into dry sclerophyll forests.

Notable Features:

• Alpine Meadows: High-elevation areas rich in rare flora.
• Lakes: Glacial and tectonic lakes, expansive and possibly sacred to local cultures.

Climate

Still rainy, but less so inland. More temperate, gradually drying.

Urbanization

Semi-nomadic and deeply spiritual druid circle. 

Culture

Druids view temple magic as too rigid, too removed from the source. The druidic culture is deeply ingrained in Animism. 

Western & Southern Highlands

Landscape

Arid plateaus, rugged hills, fertile valleys fed by mountain runoff.

Climate

Dry and arid with seasonal rains. Though rainfall is scarce for the hot months, there are a plethora of rivers and streams that flow from the mountains that supply healthy water access for agricultural prosperity.

Urbanization

Small, dispersed farming communities; tribal or local council leadership.

Culture

Practical, grounded people with minimal use or trust in magic. Magic is seen as unpractical and frivolous. Any magic is seen as a tool, not a calling. Strong agrarian roots—rituals exist but are more seasonal/agricultural than arcane. Folk charms, weather rituals, harvest blessings—but nothing flashy. Tension might exist with the coastal cities, who look down on these "backwards" methods.

Southeastern zone

Landscape

From arid plains to lush grasslands, then swampy marshlands ending in a coastal edge. A place of convergence—unusual biodiversity, ancient mysteries.

Climate

Variable and unpredictable

Urbanization

Minimal settlements. Hidden temples across this area of the continent make for great mystery and stories of treasure to be found. But will anyone take the risk?

Culture

Magic and the lands themselves remain shrouded in mystery. Rumors have it that the marshes themselves are alive.