‘The Medial Sea’
“You know… I’ve seen my share of maps. Even the old maps. The ancient maps. The maps crawling with secrets older than your grandparents. The older the map is, the more likely you’ll see the big secret. What secret, you ask? Well, I’ll tell you: the single largest body of water in this land wasn’t always here. All of this seawater you see? Solid land, for the most part. The Medial Sea just… up and appeared one day.” The Medial Sea. A completely landlocked body of water around which the Ring circles. The Medial Sea serves as a key transportation…
‘Turtle Rock Island’
“Hey, wasn’t there a little island dotting the horizon there the other day?” Turtle Rock Island. While cartographers may disagree exactly where it sits within the Medial Sea, they are all in agreement: it exists. Somewhere. What these cartographers do not know is that Turtle Rock Island is less of an island or a rock and a lot more of a gigantic turtle that floats around the Medial Sea. Those in the know have often speculated what motivates the turtle to move around the sea, but even fewer are in the know when it comes to the inhabitants of Turtle…
‘The Sea of Fire’
‘Have you ever seen seawater boil before? Head south to the Sea of Fire and you can see it for yourself. Lay your eyes on its blackened waters as they roil, concealing secret flames burning at the bottom of the sea. Nobody really knows why or when the fires started to burn, but local folklore would tell you that a massive serpent has been chained to the bottom of the sea, its breath full of fire and fury over its predicament. Perhaps this serpent is responsible for spawning the Manserpents in the marshes to the east as well.”
‘The City of Lanta’
“It was like a huge hand had come down from the sky and scooped up a giant swathe of the rubble and ruin that made up the Old World. Now, in place of that rubble stood undiscriminating concrete walls with sturdy, unfeeling facets. Flickering lookout towers dotted the top of the wall like so many fireflies shimmering in the night air. Manned by the dutiful members of the Brave Militia, each of these little aeries came equipped with its own cannon. This served as an excellent deterrent to any would-be marauders, and so Lanta was regarded as a save haven…
andante 