Mealis
Legend
“The driest place of all our World deserts and a Sun burning as lava on skin.”.
History
When the world was formed and the Sun began to shine upon Mealis, it was landfast with Findon. and had peninsulas almost touching the Northern parts of Utallantu.
Skjald El Mary
But due to the 1st Cataclysm, all lands at the pole sank beneath the sea or tilted and slid, creating massive mountains at Findon. When the lands finally stilled and calmed, the people of the decimated realms of Mealis noticed another change. The Sun and Moon had altered their orbits, so they did not float the sky far to the south. Instead, they floated rather close across the sky directly above, thus causing burning hot days and chilling cold nights. And I never figured out why anyone cared to reside there. By all means, it’s an exciting place to visit, but to live there under such a burning sun is beyond me. And by all Gods, thinking of those dry lands makes me thirsty, so let’s order some…
Skjald Yell'a'Beard
Second Age
As the lands dried, many Tribes created their own small kingdoms, realms, and whatnot. Each is struggling for survival, either by conquest or by hard work to produce excess goods for sale or barter. As Mealis lie far from The Rim and Ljostari, they did not feel the colonial impact of the Wanderers, but merely an increase in trade. Not even the eruption of Mt. Vula, or the Deep Blue Tsunami, or The Realm, changed much of the daily lives in Mealis Countries. It was not until The Great Invasion that the internal Race, Tribes, and Nobility fights turned to face a common enemy.
Skjald Sigurd
Cartography
Located as the most northern Isle of the Realm, with Osmes the Country reaching slightly further north than Udanzuu, and Thang. These three countries are drier than the rest of the Mealis countries and thus have huge burning deserts stretching across their lands.
Skjald El Mary
The Isle lack the high mountains of both Utari, Findon, and all other countries around the World. Mealis only has many high, rolling, rough hills, packed with slow-growing hardwood trees, and sea-wise, an extremely large amount of coral reefs with a huge pearl industry.
Wildlife specials are the furred Ebony Squirrel and the Jumparooz known for their furs ability to withstand usage. Sea Turtle Eggs are also an island delicacy.
Special minerals are Serandite, and Gold.
Skjald Sejrik
GREAT RIVERS
The Isle of Mealis is the home of five of the greatest rivers in The Realm.
From Rokkoau springs two rivers; Ugnat River floating across Rokkoau into Pearlin. And Pearlin River, running all the way through Rokkoau, past Mt. Pearlins Peak in Pearlin, onwards through Gemstone Foothills, and Ivory Vale. Passing into Burfal, out into the Pearlin Channel.
Burfal not only acts as the mound of the Pearlin River but is also the birthplace of Burfal River, springing forth in the Orthan Hills, and running out into the Bay of Burfal.
Zanzati are the origin of Zophil River.
In Osmes springs, Skarolo River forth, zigzag through Thang, and Meneya.
Skjald Vinotis
Organisation
Despite the Isle still being four major countries, they have all dissolved into local tribes, tenting their own matters and ignoring the country courts. They do, though, still meet on a yearly basis, trying to settle disputes atop the crumbling Law of the Realm texts.
Skjald Valgrif
Special
Deserts produce wind-warped crystal… Sand-Rose so rare and prized… Ingredient for Weavers …
Skjald Kazumix
Last Updated on 2024-02-22 by IoM-Christian