Lamina

From Felarya

Danger: Hazardous
Sub zones: Ivokan Savanna
Inhabitants: Humans, nekos, mants, desert nagas, stone sphinxes, blue sphinxes, Lamina harpies, cockatrices, panmodos, sand coyotes; scorpisaïs

Names subject to change

West of the Akaptor desert and the Ivokan savanna lies a huge mountainous region called Lamina. It can be seen from the savanna, sprawling in the distance, and stretching out farther than the eye can see. Inside this mountainous formation are multiple pathways that theoretically allow travelers to cross. Some of them lead to caves of various sizes, and sometimes to a whole subterranean network. Most adventurers come to Lamina to seek the extremely valuable gems and metals found only here.

It's a very hard place to live, both for predator and prey, and is often considered a natural barrier. Indeed, the paths form an intricate labyrinth, not unlike Sandfall maze, and frequent rock slides can suddenly block the way. The paths are very confusing, some of them leading to dead ends, and some just going on seemingly forever, making many twists and turns that could send an adventurer around in circles. Worse yet, the climate in this region is unforgivably hot, and Lamina is also saturated by weird radiation that weakens the effect of any magic here, including the effects of the Felaryan soil. Thus inhabitants of Lamina are more prone to die of injuries than in most other parts of Felarya.

Compared to their forest counterparts, predators in Lamina don’t have it easy when it comes to prey. Most humans live in the subterranean world, adventurers are rare, and the whole zone seems a lot less dimensionally fickle than the rest of Felarya, severely limiting the amount of humans the predators can eat. Thus they have adapted to make the various animals living in the area their primary food source instead, but these animals aren't pushovers and predators have to work hard for their meals. Needless to say because of that, most Lamina predators will gobble up travelers without a second thought.

[edit] Ivokan savanna

Danger: Hazardous
Inhabitants: harpies, sphinxes, nekos

The Ivokan savanna is located beyond Akaptor desert and east of Lamina where the sand gives way to a vast expanse of yellow grass. The landscape is just like you would expect a savanna to look like, except for the fact that each blade of the Ivokan grass can grow up to 15 feet tall. Trees are scarce but reach gigantic sizes as well. Their twisted trunks and branches are perfect nesting grounds for harpies. With the exception of a few hills, the ground is mostly flat.

While predators are less numerous in the savanna and the region in general than in the rest of Felarya, the huge grass is ideal for them to ambush prey and make walking through the zone dangerous and hazardous. Moreover, the Ivokan grass becomes limp and falls over whenever not in direct sunlight. Thus the savanna has a whole different look at night and the rules of survival in the zone are changed.

Credits to Daimo for the idea and design of Lamina, to Mangamastermind for the Savanna.