>>6087021>The Adenai ConfederacyThe present era of peace leads the Adenai to turn their restless energy outwards. Settlers venture out from the capital city, following riverbank and coastline to untouched lands. To the west, a sirocco wind leaves the ground parched and barren. The packed sediment here is cracked under the baking sun, and not even the smallest creatures dare to stir in the midday heat. The lands along the riverbank prove to be far more hospitable, with broad-leafed trees shading rich, moist soil. The headwaters of the river emerge from a karst warren of crevasses, sinkholes, and caves. Explorers venturing into the depths find iridescent jewels concealed within the soft, porous bedrock.
>>6087024>OrcmanieLords and their knights sweep out to retake their old territories and homes, heading south until they reach a wide lake and north until they find rocky cliffs overhanging the ocean. On the far end of the lake, the lights of a city can be seen, a sturdy wall slowly rising around it. From what can be seen they seem a human race, but occasionally someone can be seen to change abruptly and inhumanely, often to accomplish some simple task better served by an unnatural twist of an arm, or simply the advantage of height. To the west, high in the hills, are a people of wing and claw, staring down with disdain from a distance.
>>6087027>Uncrowned DepthsAs the Uncrowned emerge from the depths, they shade their eyes against the bright light. The myths their ancestors passed down tell them not to stare at the glowing disc in the sky, so these first explorers walk with a stooped posture, gawking instead at the odd plants that cover the shore around them. Breathing, too, is a strange experience. The Uncrowned slather clay on their gill plates to keep them shut, redirecting air into their underdeveloped lungs. The atmosphere is thinner and drier than the underwater caves that were their people’s refuge, and the Uncrowned find their lips chapped and skin reddened and peeling after just a few hours above the water’s surface. All these combined limit the Uncrowned to the immediate lakeshore, close to the life-giving safety of the depths.
>>6087028>Magôkre Federation/KankrajôThe queen gives the order. New warriors will receive the blessing of powerful poison that numbs the body and leaves attackers choking on their own breath. Scouts, blessed with this new power of the crucible, set forth into the night, seeking distant lands and new shiny things to take. What is found is more than a little disappointing though. To the west are strange tiny folk whose homes might serve as curious headdresses, but certainly have little value to steal from, a people of insects and dank caves. Farther to the south is a disturbing sight, vast swathes of fungus grow, corrupting the land. If the fungal blobs have any intelligence, it likely isn't used for producing things of value.
