LOCATIONS
On a planet one galaxy over, here is a world that is extremely similar to earth, flourishing with life, but no significant sentient beings. The world is filled to the brim with animals, foliage, and a thriving ecosystem. A carrier ship is sent to investigate, and upon arrival, it was claimed, and immediately named Khivine.
Khivine is currently inhabited by a group of humans known as Khivinas. It is the year 4038, and after living on this planet for nearly a few centuries, the people have called this land home. Learning to become one with the nature around them, creating their own culture, many people choose to live in villages, working humbly in trade or farming; while others still choose to live in the main city of Nence. Filled with beautiful skyscrapers and large open streets, most people here work as merchants, bank tellers, factory workers, business owners, and the like. During settlement, species from the home planet Earth were brought over, and have only added to the plentiful amount of creatures on Khivine.
While Khivine is an entire planet, most people live on the habitable chunk of it, while the rest of the world is covered in a thick and dense forest and large bodies of freshwater; save for only a few places that are desert like or snow stricken.
KHIVINE MAP
NENCE
The main city, the big city, filled with all types of people from the original settlement and new carrier ships alike, as well as generations of people who were born on the planet of Khivine. The city is nothing less than what you would expect, modern, livable, and much like home.
TIOPILA
A smaller city to the east, across the ocean, in the deserts of Khivine; adapting here is hard, but there is a lot more land and space to buy up, trade routes to make, and interesting people to meet. Tiopila’s biggest trade is the export of blackmarket goods and ‘domesticated’ Tsiuri that are said to stay living even in a city environment. There are oasis scattered around, but no significant large bodies of water unless a storm occurs which is often. Scattered around the desert are many ruins, though no one is exactly sure what they are or what they do.
ASARD
A small, but well known village bordering a quiet river; Asard is known for being the best to harness the magical powers of Tsiuri, their long living generations are said to have an amazing connection with all of the gods. A lot of Tsiuri may find themselves here when trying to unlock their abilities.
HAXNOS PEAK
A snowy area far into the northern lands, one of the only areas to be blanketed in icy whites for miles. The land seems incredibly desolate but if one looks closely, life is hiding in plain sight, jewels cover the lands, and everything seems just a bit too quiet here. Only the brave and incredibly skilled will find themselves here.
LOCHRIVER
The biggest river running through the Nence lands, surrounded by the plains which are large and decorated with beautiful, low growing foliage like flowers and grass, but very few trees are scattered around. Plenty of prey live here, many activities can take place, and you’ll often find Tsiuri living peacefully amongst the warm sunny patches.
THE HIGHLANDS
The most common place to find Tsiuri roaming freely, the Highlands are high peaked mountains with grassy plains and forests on their peaks. The air is very dense and lacking in oxygen here, which is why most humans who are not conditioned tend to stay away. The land here is plentiful with food and other items, life is peacefully and rarely disrupted, some even claim that there are floating bits of rock and land.
USRACO
The inner largest forest of the Highlands, Usraco is known for its amazing large game but also it’s dangers that lie amongst the trees. Including Paaris, the Goddess of Greed. Many Tsiuri who live here consistently have likely never encountered humans and never want to, some might even go as far as to attack. However, the forest is also well known for it’s large amounts of wild Tsiuri, that people seek to tame for their beautiful and rare features.
DRAGON CLAW COAST
It is a ragged terrain with many sharp rocks and constantly slippery paths. This can be a beautiful place to visit, the very well known rock formation which looks like a curved claw, at night is lit red by the moon. The rocky hills and terrain are described as the scales of a dragon, some even claim the land comes alive at night when no one is watching. The area is habitable but only by few Tsiuri who have learned how to navigate it’s terrain, large amounts of birds migrate here to mate, a special treat. In the morning one may consider the area serene and picturesque with its black sand coasts and cloudy skies.
EASTHILL
Easthill, also known as ‘Darkwood’, is before Tilopia, and is a wide open green land with hills and trees. However there are native flowers growing here, that constantly put out dangerous, hallucinogenic spores that can disorientate many species who do not live in the area normally. The plants sweet scent helps lure in prey, or even lost humans and Tsiuri, only to make the victim see things that are not there, causing them to become panicked, eventually victims will run deeper into the lands, get lost, and die from overdose of the spore. Animals native to the land feed on the victims, and the flower known as ‘Darkwood’ has a safe and continuous place to grow. When moving through Easthill, it is required that Tsiuri wear crafted masks to keep the gas out! This land is great for hunting rare prey and finding rare gems.
SOUTHHAVEN
As the name would suggest, south of the main city is an abandoned area, that has been reclaimed by nature. Once home to the original settlers, now just ruins with a few scattered tribes. Southhaven is decorated in beautiful plants, trees that are intertwined with old ruins and markings of Vogmos.
PIOVACO
A legendary place where many humans cannot visit, but it is said to hold the ‘Wisp Tree’, where deceased Tsiuris spirits dwell. Their lights live bright amongst the trunk of a massive tree, and their spirits dance from branch to branch, and while the area houses the dead, it is not seen as a sorrowful place. Tsiuri who live near Piovaco have a strong connection to the gods of the lands, often seeing them, hearing them, or basking in their blessing. Piovaco is a sacred place.