Difference between revisions of "Jungle Bowl"

Revision as of 22:04, 7 November 2007

Danger : Very Low
Sub zones : Moutain labyrinth
Population : humans, dryad

A vanishing land that didn't... vanish.

The once proud and majestic mountain that stood here switched place with a piece of land from another world : a massive granite bowl filled with the gentle plains of a flourishing farmland. It has over time been absorbed into Felarya. However it remains oddly separate due to its placement between the mountains and the great swamps ( much more to the east of the map ). It's home to many humans and notably a dryad named Cypress.

The place is very serene and peaceful. It's one of the rare safe haven in Felarya where you run no risk of being eaten.

The zone

The border of the Bowl can be said to be its brim, however the zone it makes is larger. The moutain labyrinth to the north have been abandoned by the Harpies that once claimed them and Misty mire (Kahla's zone) has no strict line that either side follows. This gives the human "runners" a lot of leeway when they go on a 'run'.

Far form the giant tree, and the ruins of Ur-Sagol; the zone is far to the east of the map between the far frost peaks and the Great marshes.

The People

The people of the bowl are an odd bunch. While mostly comprised of humans, they accept other races as well. For most people of a small size, this place is a haven from the harsh reality of Felarya. It is treasured by its occupants and well taken care of. All of its inhabitants are linked to Cypress, making any attack on one an attack on all, that would be met with fierce strength and determination.

The Bowl is well armed. mostly due to the living forest through Cypress, but the humans here are not without there own devices. Despite their outward agrarian and naturalist ways they keep keep a healthy amount of weaponry hidden in true human style. All around the People of the Bowl are a solid force to be reckoned with; however because of their location and passive tendency's the Bowl remains relatively unknown to the rest of Felarya and therefore a relatively untested place.

Flora

Plant life in the bowl is very special and unique. It has been cared for by Cypress and the humans over many centuries, resulting in an organized and specialized flora.

For example, trees grow hollow, and their major branches connect, creating living branch-ways in the canopy. These are used for transport and in some of the larger older trees as homes. The forest also has a great variety of vine life and succulent fruit plants, some from the Bowl's original world, and some from Felarya. The vines are all controlled by Cypress and are used by her for multiple purposes, ranging from catching prey to hugging her friends.

Between the tree line and the rim, there is a ring of fields where a wheat like plant grows. The humans harvest it twice a year and do so for three years in a row. On the fourth the fields are held farrow. On the fifth the grain is planted however it is not harvested. instead the strange plant known as a Moon Lilly will bloom in the fields on a specific night. Moon Lillies are found no where else on or off of Felarya, their origins are a mystery and a matter of debate, however what remains uncontested is their dumbfounding beauty.

The people of the bowl harvest these Moon Lillies as a type of lantern for the branch-ways by grafting them into the living trees after a ritual know as the Full bloom moon. a description of this ritual can be found here

Moutain labyrinth

Danger : Low
Inhabitants :

Under construction

• Credits goes to Wowandwas for all the design and the idea.