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Gratia, Wranenic and NE [Eastern Hemisphere, 3]

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This is part of the world map of the shared world. This is one half of the planet. Call it the Eastern Hemisphere. I have done little more than sketch out and put the roughest of outlines on some of these places. It has been left wide open for others to run with the basics and go from there. This is box 3 on the grid - Current year 2434 The far NW of the Eastern hemisphere, composed of three sets of islands (South, North and Eastern Gratia Islands), as well as Wranenic ('the lonely land'). The three sets of islands couldn't be more different from each other even though they lay in a 1000x1000 mile square area. Accmal - this island sits at the mouth of Accmal Bay in NG. It was once the home to a Pommet trading town (founded in 145) that acted as the port for NG and EG during their reign. The island was over harvested and no trees remain. The island is choked with bludzu (a kudzu like plant) that is covered in large deep red blossoms and thorns. Bludzu was introduced by the P...

Svarlburgen and NW [eastern hemisphere, 1]

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  This is the first part of the world map of the shared world. This is one half of the planet. Call it the Eastern Hemisphere. I have done little more than sketch out and put the roughest of outlines on some of these places. It has been left wide open for others to run with the basics and go from there. This is box 1 on the grid  Dragnar's Cleave - This is an immense fjord that almost splits Svarlburgen in twain running from the north shore straight south, it terminates about 35 miles from Svarlburg. It is nearly 500 miles long and is home to the båttävling (literally Boat race), a tri-annual race from the mouth to the beach at the far south end and back.     Each boat can only contain 30 people and can be powered by oar or sail only. It starts on the summer solstice every three years and the boats race south along the Cleave, they must ground themselves on the beach, fill a pail with rocks, and then race back. The best times are about 2 days (1 there and 1 back). Th...