Harn is a large, rough, hazy, forested island located 160 km northwest off the Lythian continent (roughly the size of Madagaskar or Texas). Harn is a wild, barbaric land, where pockets of civilazation are surrounded by vast tracts of wilderness.
Map of Harn
The map measures roughly 1000 km north/shouth and 1500 km east/west. The larger settlements around the Misty Isle are quite far inbetween so for everyone's convenience and RP a distance chart is provided below.
Distance Chart
Harshland Country Write-ups: Kaldor | Tharda | Orbaal
Character Starting Areas: [Tashal] | [Trobridge] | [Kathela Hills] | [Geldeheim]
Players unfamiliar with Harshlands are recommended to begin play in Trobridge or Tashal
Other Cities: [Azadmere] | [Coranan] [Shiran] [Telen]
Tashal
The largest settlement in Kaldor, Tashal sits astride several major trade routes and has a surprisingly urban atmosphere for a city which is landlocked. The city is walled, and is a royal seat of the Kingdom of Kaldor.
Tashal is well guarded and patrolled. However, for a basically lawful settlement, the city has many twisting, dark alleyways which can be quite dangerous. There is also rumored to be an ancient sewer system honeycombing the earth beneath the streets. However, if a traveler stays to the main streets and shops their stay should be safe.
Tashal exports grain and foodstuffs grown in the fertile valleys and fields of Kaldor. Many other goods find their way here from Azadmere and Coranan.
Tashal is home to only a handful of temples. Peoni and Larani have special status in Tashal, and are encouraged by the Crown. However, churches dedicated to Halea and Save-K'Nor are also present, as well as two small temples to Ilvir and Sarajin. The latter two are visited by few native to Tashal, but instead cater to the stream of travelers who trickle through the town. Worshiping Naveh, Agrik or Morgath is proscribed, and is punished by death.
A Map of Tashal is also available, but beware as the map is a 300k+ jpg.
Trobridge
Trobridge is a town situated at the middle of the famed Salt route, a major trade route that spans between Tharda and Kaldor. The Mangai hold an inn there that is often frequented by large caravans during the year and a temporary home to others travelling the route.
The Freetown of Trobridge is controlled by the Mangai under the auspices of a Freetown Charter negotiated with both the Kingdom of Kaldor and the Thardic Republic. The Mangai Hall is near the East Gatehouse of the small town, and messages for the Chairman of the Council can be left there.
The only religion proscribed in Trobridge is the Navehan faith, all others are tolerated so long as the town laws are not broken.
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Here is another unlabeled Map of Trobridge, but beware as the map is a 169kb gif.
Geldeheim
Geldeheim is the capital of the Kingdom of Orbaal. While the city has a large number of Ivininians, there is visible tension in the area between the Jarin and their Ivinian oppressors. While the city is smaller than other cities on Hârn, the area lends an air of excitemant.
Azadmere
Azadmere is the home of the Khuzdul, or dwarves. The town and kingdom are one and the same. Little is known of Azadmere by most humans, who are rarely welcome there, but its location is known to be in the Sorkin mountains northeast of Tashal.
Coranan
Hârn's largest city and the capital of the Thardic Republic. Coranan is located in the center of the Thard Valley, one of the most fertile areas on Hârn. The city lies on the western end of the Salt Route and is built along both banks of the River Thard.
The city is known for an abundance of large buildings and palaces, the most well-known of which is the Chamber of the Red Domes. Unlike many other cities, Coranan is physically divided by interior walls into a number of enclaves.
Shiran
A city in Tharda.
Telen
A city in Tharda.