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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
The isle of '''New Hope''' is located just southwest of the [[city]] of [[Shallam]]. Along the northern coast of the island lies a small village founded a short time before the fall | The isle of '''New Hope''' is located just southwest of the [[city]] of [[Shallam]]. Along the northern coast of the island lies a small village founded a short time before the fall of the [[Seleucarian Empire]]. Fruit orchards lie to the east of the area and a path on the western side of the island leads up to a mountain of rocky hillsides and grassy plains. Along the southern side of the mountain ocean a narrow passage leads down an ocean cliff to perilous rocks, choppy waters, and crashing waves. Also on the mountain is a small network of caves that leads to a dark grotto. | ||
of the [[Seleucarian Empire]]. Fruit orchards lie to the east of the area and a path on the western side of the island leads up to a mountain of rocky hillsides and grassy plains. Along the southern side of the mountain ocean a narrow passage leads down an ocean cliff to perilous rocks, choppy waters, and crashing waves. Also on the mountain is a small network of caves that leads to a dark grotto. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Originally sponsored by the [[Church]], New Hope was founded as a sanctuary for the citizens of Shallam who found themselves weary of endless conflict. In mid-[[Chronos]] of the year 423 AF a fisherman from [[Jaru]] enlisted the help of a group of able-bodied [[adventurer]]s to assist him in finding the way to a nearby island, as his daughter was ready to follow their family's tradition to join the sisters of a small monastery there. Once the adventurers, led by Riashain a'Bertal and armed | Originally sponsored by the [[Church]], New Hope was founded as a sanctuary for the citizens of Shallam who found themselves weary of endless conflict. In mid-[[Chronos]] of the year 423 AF a fisherman from [[Jaru]] enlisted the help of a group of able-bodied [[adventurer]]s to assist him in finding the way to a nearby island, as his daughter was ready to follow their family's tradition to join the sisters of a small monastery there. Once the adventurers, led by Riashain a'Bertal and armed with the fisherman's scant memory of its whereabouts, found the correct location Trevalyan Veritus retraced their path to collect young Heddah where she waited in Jaru and escorted her back to the island. While the group explored New Hope, learning about the island and its history, the fisherman was escorted back to Jaru by Goryllin Dawyn. | ||
==Inhabitants== | ==Inhabitants== | ||
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The island and its surrounding waters are filled with animals both wild and domestic as well as exotic fruit-bearing trees and plants. | The island and its surrounding waters are filled with animals both wild and domestic as well as exotic fruit-bearing trees and plants. | ||
The waters heading toward the island can prove dangerous for unexperienced [[adventurer]]s as the fins of spearhead sharks can be seen | The waters heading toward the island can prove dangerous for unexperienced [[adventurer]]s as the fins of spearhead sharks can be seen cutting through the water. Giant sea turtles rest upon azure waves, while partially opened oyster shells lay among the beds of aquatic [[kelp]] that thrives in the salty water. | ||
Playful fishing dogs can be found romping and capering both upon the tropical beach and in the village upon the island. Fruit orchards grow on the eastern side of the island and produce fruits such as round breadfruit, sugar apples, guava fruit, persimmons, purple passionfruit, large plantains, and juicy oranges. Among the fruit-bearing perennials [[myrrh]] bushes, [[ginseng]] plants, wild [[ginger]] plants, [[lobelia]] wildflowers, red [[elm]] trees, and [[echinacea|purple coneflowers]] can be found growing in abundance. | Playful fishing dogs can be found romping and capering both upon the tropical beach and in the village upon the island. Fruit orchards grow on the eastern side of the island and produce fruits such as round breadfruit, sugar apples, guava fruit, persimmons, purple passionfruit, large plantains, and juicy oranges. Among the fruit-bearing perennials [[myrrh]] bushes, [[ginseng]] plants, wild [[ginger]] plants, [[lobelia]] wildflowers, red [[elm]] trees, and [[echinacea|purple coneflowers]] can be found growing in abundance. | ||
The mountainside above the village is home to several species of animals and types of plants and can be found in their respective landforms. On a rocky hillside that offers panoramic views of the village, sleek silver | The mountainside above the village is home to several species of animals and types of plants and can be found in their respective landforms. On a rocky hillside that offers panoramic views of the village, sleek silver panthers prowl about the ready to pounce anything that moves amidst the [[bayberry]] trees and [[hawthorn]] plants growing in the area. The hills lead to a series of grassy plains and shallow depressions where baboons, mazaran horses, and feral dogs make their home among [[lady's slipper]] plants and [[goldenseal]] flowers. | ||
An obsidian cave on the island is home to dozens of black bats and Sirawyn, the fallen priestess. [[Irid moss]] and [[bloodroot]] plants flourish in the damp atmosphere of this subterranean den. | An obsidian cave on the island is home to dozens of black bats and Sirawyn, the fallen priestess. [[Irid moss]] and [[bloodroot]] plants flourish in the damp atmosphere of this subterranean den. | ||
Eagle-eyed explorers might find a way down the island cliffs for a closer view of the ocean. Here, black and white avocets wade in the surf while colossal saltwater crocodiles bask in the sun and beds of kelp grow among the frothy | Eagle-eyed explorers might find a way down the island cliffs for a closer view of the ocean. Here, black and white avocets wade in the surf while colossal saltwater crocodiles bask in the sun and beds of kelp grow among the frothy ocean's water. | ||
[[Category:Islands]] | [[Category:Islands]] | ||
[[Category:Villages]] | [[Category:Villages]] | ||