Post by Xavier on Sept 6, 2011 23:57:17 GMT -5
Guohash, the frozen hell, is the side of the planet that exists in perpetual night. Ecliptico has no moon, and thus this side of the world exists mainly in darkness. Guohash has temperatures that range from 50 and below, quickly becoming lethally cold only a couple hundred miles from the wall. Due to these extreme conditions, most of the wildlife of Guohash live underground in an expansive series of tunnels and massive caverns. These tunnels are known simply as the catacombs.
Plant life on Guohash is sparse on the surface, consisting mostly of petrified trees and small flowers that can survive the intense cold. The catacombs are home to mushrooms and vines, some of which have bio luminescent qualities. Often times the catacombs are lit with soft blue and purple lights. Animals in Guohash are a lot less predatory than in Aeok, though some predators do exist. Animals tend to have thermal vision, or a keen sense for movement. However, plants are the real predators of the frozen hell. Many adventurers have fallen prey to poison mushroom spores, sentient vines and carnivorous plants in the catacombs.
Water is common in the deeper parts of the catacombs, but these areas are often avoided by travelers due to the legendary sea creatures of Guohash. They are rumored to be magical creatures from the old world, and have various powers that are often used to kill their victims without a moment's notice. Little is known of them, for very few survive an encounter.
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Twilight's Edge: The outer edge of Guohash, this ring of wintery landscape extends somewhere around 200 miles from the bottom wall of The Belt. Mostly consisting of tundras and snowy mountains, Twilight's Edge is home to many different clans of barbarians. While not always hostile, they are considered to be primitive and dangerous by most.
Shiverdark: The ominous name of the surface of Guohash, past Twilight's Edge. The suns light does not reach into Shiverdark, and without a moon the surface of the planet here is in absolute darkness. It is said that if a man was to walk into Shiverdark without a light, he would walk straight into the afterlife. When illuminated, the land is eerily quiet and still, as if frozen in place. Trees and small flowers exist in the Shiverdark, but they are colorless like the snow they grow from. Shiverdark is deathly cold, and even the heaviest clothing will not save you from a quick death.
The Catacombs: This sprawling series of tunnels extends throughout the entirety of Guohash, and is the only means of travel throughout this side of the world. The catacombs are so large that individual ecosystems have grown within them. Travelers have been known to fall into underground swamps, lush flower gardens and even oceans. The plant life in the catacombs in mostly fungal, and glows a soft blue or purple light. Creatures here are not as dangerous as in Aeok, but are still known to attack anyone unfortunate enough to stumble into them.
Death's Grin: Towards the center of Guohash, the catacombs converge into a point called Death's Grin. This underground waterway is a series of massive oceans and river deltas. Death's Grin gets its name from the icebergs that shift across its shore, grinding any rafts to pieces and sometimes tipping over to smash against the shore. To this day there are no reports of anyone ever attempting to cross Death's Grin, it's assumed anyone foolish enough to try never had any witnesses.
The Void: Simply put, the void is the surface of the center of Guohash, and it has not been seen in a thousand years. Nobody knows what is there, and nobody can get close enough to find out.
Below is a list of the known creatures of Guohash.
[To be added]
Plant life on Guohash is sparse on the surface, consisting mostly of petrified trees and small flowers that can survive the intense cold. The catacombs are home to mushrooms and vines, some of which have bio luminescent qualities. Often times the catacombs are lit with soft blue and purple lights. Animals in Guohash are a lot less predatory than in Aeok, though some predators do exist. Animals tend to have thermal vision, or a keen sense for movement. However, plants are the real predators of the frozen hell. Many adventurers have fallen prey to poison mushroom spores, sentient vines and carnivorous plants in the catacombs.
Water is common in the deeper parts of the catacombs, but these areas are often avoided by travelers due to the legendary sea creatures of Guohash. They are rumored to be magical creatures from the old world, and have various powers that are often used to kill their victims without a moment's notice. Little is known of them, for very few survive an encounter.
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Twilight's Edge: The outer edge of Guohash, this ring of wintery landscape extends somewhere around 200 miles from the bottom wall of The Belt. Mostly consisting of tundras and snowy mountains, Twilight's Edge is home to many different clans of barbarians. While not always hostile, they are considered to be primitive and dangerous by most.
Shiverdark: The ominous name of the surface of Guohash, past Twilight's Edge. The suns light does not reach into Shiverdark, and without a moon the surface of the planet here is in absolute darkness. It is said that if a man was to walk into Shiverdark without a light, he would walk straight into the afterlife. When illuminated, the land is eerily quiet and still, as if frozen in place. Trees and small flowers exist in the Shiverdark, but they are colorless like the snow they grow from. Shiverdark is deathly cold, and even the heaviest clothing will not save you from a quick death.
The Catacombs: This sprawling series of tunnels extends throughout the entirety of Guohash, and is the only means of travel throughout this side of the world. The catacombs are so large that individual ecosystems have grown within them. Travelers have been known to fall into underground swamps, lush flower gardens and even oceans. The plant life in the catacombs in mostly fungal, and glows a soft blue or purple light. Creatures here are not as dangerous as in Aeok, but are still known to attack anyone unfortunate enough to stumble into them.
Death's Grin: Towards the center of Guohash, the catacombs converge into a point called Death's Grin. This underground waterway is a series of massive oceans and river deltas. Death's Grin gets its name from the icebergs that shift across its shore, grinding any rafts to pieces and sometimes tipping over to smash against the shore. To this day there are no reports of anyone ever attempting to cross Death's Grin, it's assumed anyone foolish enough to try never had any witnesses.
The Void: Simply put, the void is the surface of the center of Guohash, and it has not been seen in a thousand years. Nobody knows what is there, and nobody can get close enough to find out.
Below is a list of the known creatures of Guohash.
[To be added]