Difference between revisions of "Great rocky fields"

Revision as of 01:37, 10 March 2009

Danger: Normal
Sub zones: Sandfall maze, Orelosk plateau
Inhabitants: storm manticores, greater stormseekers, centaurs, zebra centaurs, blue sphinxes, rock harpies, humans, lightning elementals, storm sprites

A huge zone on the southwest side of the map, past the lake of illusions.

These rocky plains stretch as far as the eyes can see. The grass is an interesting greenish blue tone and trees are huge, but scarce. Frequent and very powerful storms rock the sky. Most of the inhabitants of this place possess a natural resistance to lightning.

Predators are much less concentrated here than in other parts of Felarya, yet it's still a dangerous place as there are few places to hide and take cover. A lot of avian predators such as harpies, sphinxes and manticores take advantage of that to swoop down and snatch adventurers away. These fields are also home to a large number of giant centaurs who can easily outrun any vehicle and can sense prey dozens of miles away. The powerful tremors they produce when they gallop is frightening.

Despite that the great rocky fields are the safest way to get from the city of Kelermn to the west, as the other way would require traveling right through the fairy kingdom...

Orelosk plateau

Danger: Normal
Inhabitants: rock harpies, earth mouths, tunneler worms, earth elementals, naga

Situated west of the Ascarlin mountains, bordering a forest, this plateau isn't very high but sprawls over a large area. The forest can be seen from its border, like an endless wall of green barring the horizon. It's the territory of an aggressive and organized colony of rock harpies who often hunt caravans, and sometimes raid nearby human settlements.

On the southern, lower part of the plateau lives the naga Garnet. This part of the plateau changes very often, often being radically different from one day to the next. Garnet's powerful magic reshapes the landscape at her command, forming intricate mazes, canyons, pits, and un-passable walls, and you can't really quite know what to expect when traveling here.

Sandfall Maze

Danger: Normal to Hazardous
Inhabitants: sandfishes, glophorbias, swallower walls, scorching claws nekos, rock harpies, sandfall lurkers, earth mouths, tunneler worms, sand elementals, earth elementals

This place is situated in the western part of the rocky fields and sprawls out over a huge area made of sandstone. Sandfall maze is divided in to two parts:

• The surface, which is a long succession of cliffs, canyons and ravines. It forms a dangerous, crumbly labyrinth, filled with natural traps and inhabited by a huge colony of rock harpies. A ferocious neko tribe lives here as well.

• The underground, accessible mostly through areas of quicksand, using sand-diving equipment. This part is truly immense and is much larger than the surface canyons, and a lot more dangerous. The most obvious danger is that the walls and ceiling are made of sandstone and can collapse at any time. Another danger is that sand has flooded entire parts of the underground caves, making it very easy to get lost, even with sand-diving equipment. Strange and dangerous creatures roam these silent halls and swim in the sand. The deepest layers are home to various elementals.