The grasslands of Amahani are large and rolling, taking up a good amount of the largest landmass of Amahani. They’re known as Draim to those that live there and those who travel there. Around the north and eastern borders, however, a large, harsh mountain range juts up and cuts off access to the ocean along that side. The majority of the mountains are generally covered with thick fog halfway up, ending in heavy cloud cover that keep the summits covered in thick snow all year round. Most of the grasslands get rain twice a year, and during the rest of this time, they resemble dry desert that’s easily flammable. Nomads tend to live here, but respect the land and always keep moving. No permanent settlements reside in the grasslands.

Located around the edge of Draim, the fall forest of Aniss stretches. Its environment is frozen in a perpetual autumn and since it’s in the area farthest away from the mountainous region, it gets little rain. However, it does house a large lake that feeds two small rivers that stretch through the grasslands and through the mountains. It serves as a hiding place for a good num-ber of animals and creatures, though the nomads that live in the grasslands tend to avoid it because it’s far too close-knit for their liking.

In this large landmass, forests and plains of blooming, fresh flowers and ancient, bright green trees, cities and towns reign. Sepa-rated by extensions of the forests that are preserved and respected for their power and mystery, two kingdoms rule on either end of this land. They keep the peace by trading their goods, generally specific to their peoples’ abilities, but because of foreign threats that will never go away, their militaries are still active in patrols outside the city walls. The smaller villages are generally left alone. This forest is periodi-cally dotted with lakes, rivers and streams, and young mountains, usually rather dan-gerous if travelers don’t know their way. Quite a lot of rain falls, the weather varies from uncomfortably hot to comfortably cool, and flora is definitely not lacking. Few nomadic groups live here, but there is the occasional loner who makes their home alone, close enough to a village or town to trade their unique goods.

Near the top of this world, a large, frozen desert reigns. There are few trees that can survive here, and even less in wildlife. Those who manage to eke out an existence here are extremely tough individuals, and their small permanent villages are close-knit. They wear very tough, thick leather and fur-based clothing, and distrust outsid-ers. Most foreigners die in the harsh, bar-ren desert, if not from the cold, from lack of food or water. The animals that survive there are vicious and tough-skinned, and are difficult to kill.

Rue is a forest near the northern point of Ruechar, laid out on the base of a dormant volcano. The pollen that is released by the forest’s resilient vine-flowers confuses many who enter, and sometimes even the Ruecharians can’t stay in long without suf-fering the effects of the pollen. Rue hides a very sacred secret; only the Ruecharians know of it.

The largest sand desert is Fescha, the single largest of a series of islands. The island chain is about two hundred miles off the south-western shore of Saemsea. A very large city resides here, with a series of small villages. Underneath the main city, a cavern of natural springs feed the city and its villages, brought up to the surface by piping systems. The city and its villages trade via ships, sending out extremely val-uable minerals mined from the deserts and precious cloths in exchange for food unable to be grown in the harsh, rainless environ-ment they live in. Fescha’s military is made up of voluntary citizens to create a militia, so during raids, the offenders are caught off guard more easily.

Achilda is the second-largest desert of the island chain. From Achilda, most precious gems are mined and cut, and is its major export. One real city is here, accompanied by various small towns.

This desert is generally unsettled. Rogues live here, who use very narrow land bridges to access the rest of the islands. For the most part there are no permanent cities, towns, or villages. Animals manage to live here much easier due to the clear water reservoirs, lack of loose sand, and brushy trees and places to escape the heat.

Otan is absolutely uninhabited. It’s only fifty miles in diameter, and in its heat, the preserved ruins of an old civilization reign. It’s visited periodically by adventurers, but the reason behind the previous inhabitants’ vanishing has yet to be discovered.

Itjas is located at the bottom of this world, completely away from the sun and isolated. Its life thrives even in darkness, however, in very strange and sometimes sinister ways. Despite the dark, people and crea-tures do live here. Their eyes are adapted, and their bodies changed to survive well.

Name: Seperas
Age: Ageless
Power: Power over every element, including life and death, light and dark, creation, and existence itself
Appearance: Extremely pale white-yellow hair about waist-length, wide blue eyes and tanned skin, a thin but muscular body. A thin, sharp chin and high cheekbones, long fingers and limbs and a defined waist. He wears light-weight white silken robes that are belted around his waist by pale yellow braided satin and white sandals

Name: Aphrentas
Age: Ageless
Power: Power over the moon and nighttime. She can use the light of the moon as a weapon and become mist, and usually moves about in the guise of a raven
Appearance: Silvery-gray hair that nearly sweeps the ground she walks on, styled in very thin braids, slanted silver eyes and pale skin that reflects moonlight; a thin and elegant body, delicate hands and small feet. She wears a silk tunic belted with a silver-plated leather belt and soft boots that come to her knees, and various silver necklaces and armbands adorned with blue gems.

Name: Gaeas
Age: Ageless
Power: Power of life itself, able to bring back the dead and heal the wounded or ill. He can become a ball of light and various small woodland creatures.
Appearance: Spiked white hair swept slightly back as though he were facing strong wind, bright shining green eyes and lightly tanned skin. A healthy, muscular body with powerful arms and legs and a squared jawline. He wears gray-white robes lined with red and accented with yellow and gold, allowed to flow freely without hindrance. His feet tend to be bare.

Name: Cin
Age: Ageless
Power: Power over the dark and death itself. He is able to kill and maim without much effort. He can become a shadow and raise the dead.
Appearance: Pitch black hair streaked with various tones of gray, about shoulder-length and limp, oil-black eyes and dark gray skin that’s cold to the touch and thick, like armor. A thin, snake-like body with oddly long fingers and a sallow face, pointed ears, and a long nose. He appears to be rather old in appearance, middle aged at least. He wears a heavy black robe cinched tight around the waist and chest, a thick black hooded cloak, and heavy black boots with bronze buckles.

Name: Elylith
Age: Ageless
Power: Ability to create lush plant life in even the most barren of lands, revive dead or dying plant life, and become a plant herself
Appearance: Shiny chestnut hair ends with lively green tips that fall to her waist, brown-green eyes wide and almond-shaped with long lashes, brown skin and a well-built, much curved body. A small nose and rounded cheeks. She wears a silken skirt and top whose colors are green and brown, held to her body with smoothly-woven reeds. It includes wooden sandals that twist up her legs like vines and earthy jewelry.

Name: Elvan
Age: Ageless
Power: Power over wind and air, the ability to conjure massive tornados and manipulate water in various wind-based ways. He can become air and mist, phase through semi-solid items, and press air very tightly.
Appearance: Hair is light gray with a blue sheen to it, lightweight and doting around his head even when he isn’t moving, pale skin and bright blue-gray eyes that reflect light oddly and are usually narrowed. A slightly upturned, small nose and low cheekbones, a thin and elegant body. He wears white and very light blue and silver robes of thin satin.

Name: Ceriss
Age: Ageless
Power: The ability to create fire from nothing, turn water to steam, and become fire and handle it without burning.
Appearance: Black hair that periodically becomes fire, short and spiked in every direction and a bit stiff to the touch, bright red-orange eyes and sandy tan skin. He’s very well built and tall, a powerful jaw and close-set eyes. He wears black solid and chain armor with red, yellow, and orange accents.

Name: Soril
Age: Ageless
Power: The ability to change water to ice or steam, and create water from nothing. She can also become water or steam, and breathe under water.
Appearance: The ability to change water to ice or steam, and create water from nothing. She can also become water or steam, and breathe under water.
Appearance: Light blue-white hair tipped with navy blue and streaked with lighter blue that darkens as it reaches the tips, about waist-length and braided, lightly tanned skin and sap-phire-blue eyes. A gentle body and face, eyes wide and expressive. She wears a soft blue corset and blue shorts, a sheer drape and pearl jewelry.

Seperas, the sun god, is the eldest of the gods, yet resembles a man in his mid thirties. He seems to have always existed, and in loneliness, created the whole of the known universe and Amahani, in which he created all the races.

After the creation of every early race, Seperas became concerned that he would be overwhelmed with the pow-ers he possesses. So, he created the rest of the gods. This way they would have control over certain powers fully, and if he ever became arrogant or dangerous, he could be put back in line.

The gods of Amahani live in a paradise above the worlds and stars. When the good come to the end of their life, they are brought up to live in eternal peace and comfort in this realm. When the bad or dark-hearted die, they are sent to a world of eternal hatred and suffering as dark as their heart, which is overseen by the god of death, Cin.