Saturday, March 28, 2009

Rohan Ph Regions and Towns


Del Lagos/Einhoren











Del Lagos
is the Human Kingdom priding a vast territory surrounded by a beautiful and infinite lake with warm climate and abundant crops. Across the lake past the blessed Abundant Plains with the capital Einhoren at the center stands Trichia Seminary, the symbol of Human faith, along with Juba’s Waterclock, the product of interracial diplomacy.

In the north is Traitor’s Guillotine, where the criminals of Del Lagos were executed, and the obsolete Paladin Hall of Fame stands guard at the lush eastern terrain.

Human Town - Einhoren

The human race of Rohan Continent naturally converged around Einhoren, endowed with pleasant climate and abundant natural resources, and forged a settlement.












With the passing of time, Einhoren gradually takes shape as the Human capital. The grand temple for worshipping Rohan, and the training facility for paladins, the central army, they are located in the capital, and critical national decisions are reached upon discussion between the grand prophet and the king. Einhoren is bisected into two large regions: the village, a residential district for commoners, and the royal palace quarter for the royalty and aristocracy which can be reached only by traversing a bridge erected in the village. Both zones are surrounded by a high city wall designed to ward off invasion.


Via Marea/Vena










Region – Via Marea

Vena, capital of Elves ruled by Queen Rima Regenon, possessing strong magic powers, was fashioned on building blocks of elaborate architecture and beautiful gardens. In the north lies Crea Workshop, where exceptional Elf wands were manufactured, and above it past Crossroad of Fate stands Temple of Marea, built to worship goddess Marea, and Dragon Eyes, where the extinct Red Dragon formerly stood guard. Goddess’s Fountain, where goddess Marea, the creator of the Elves, propagated the origins of water, is located in the northwest, and Gray Dawn Tower was erected in the northeast to mount defense against orc raids, but both sites have fallen to the monsters.








Elf Town

Vena

Capital of the Elves, Vena is governed by a powerful wizard and Elf representative Sila Mayor Regenon.

Referred to as the city of the arts even within Elf kingdom, it is renowned for its elaborate beauty. Constructed based on an aesthetic blueprint from the inception, the city’s buildings and garden arrangement are equally exquisite. Regen was the original Elf capital, but with monsters seizing it in the wake of assaults, the Elves migrated to the second capital of Vena. The original capital has since been turned into a wasteland and its basement a dungeon.


Morrisen/Kai'non







Region – Morrisen

Morissen, located in southeastern Rohan Continent, was forged by Half Elves conceived by Humans and Elves, having relocated and deprived of a sense of belonging.

Sirka Observatory, once the Halflling astronomy Mecca but currently a monster stronghold, and Tempest Watchout, erected to offer protection from Humans and monsters in the radius. And Bergendy Brewery, celebrated for the exceptional brewing talent of Half Elves, was formerly located in Tranquil Forest, but they have all become off-limit zones due to monster assault. Spiritual Haven, where the first Half Elf and their spiritual leader’s remains were cremated, has been abandoned and become a monster habitat.

Half Elf Town – Kai’Non








Located in southeastern Rohan Continent, Kai’non was built by Half Elves conceived between Elves, who migrated from the mainland, and Humans.

Half Elves, unable to feel a sense of belonging in either group, and having failed at assimilation in the city erected by Humans, assembled in the south of the continent and formed an independent settlement. Upon settling, all Half Elves strewn throughout the continent gradually began to converge upon Kai’non, and with population steadily growing, it grew to a size comparable to that of cities of other races. Due to the nomadic disposition of Half Elves, no city walls or notable architecture were constructed. Being firm individualists, they do not welcome external aid, and without a fixation on settling in a single site, they pitch tent-like shelters.


East Bahran/Par'talucca







Region – East Bahran Island

Previous dethroned King, Kraute Del Lagos, and his close friend and unequivocal supporter Haillok, along with their supporters, left Rohan Continent and settled in eastern Bahran Island.

They named themselves Dhans, to distinguish themselves from Humans, and erected Par’Talucca. The old-fashioned Dhan capital is circled by mountains where residents practice isolationism. At the center of a nearby river, stands Temple of Ohn, built to worship the main god, and at the river’s upstream, a rock resembling mother goddess Edoneh can be found. To the south of the river is Haillok Memorial, founded to honor the great prophet Haillok, and Hermit’s Hideout, created to perform Dhan rituals of sect wielding and power

Dhan Town – Par’Talucca








Taking the throne after contending with the 2nd Human king Ferrikhan Del Lagos, Kraute Del Lagos is deposed by Ferrikhan’s wife Queen Caronia and factions and the military endorsing sovereign orthodoxy.

With an entourage of his endorsers, he leaves Human capital Einhoren and arrives on Bahran Island in the far northeast. The ousted sovereign then builds the current Dhan capital of Par’Talucca upon discovering a basin surrounded by mountains, and creates a canal in the outskirts of the city for defense. While the underlying appearance of the city is redolent of Human architecture, Par’Taluccan architecture is far more calm and graceful employing primarily wooden materials.


Armenes/Rev'decca







Region – Armenes

Armenes, the last dragon fleeing from divine assault in the north, is ultimately destroyed, but after creating Dekans, its descendents, with its last remaining strength. Dekans settled in western Bahran Island and named their state Armenes and their capital Rev’Deca.

Dekans had to ward off assault from Dhans and unidentifiable monsters nearby, and threat posed by Humans, Elves and Half Elves from a distance. Originally the Altar of Armenes built to memorialize their origins and a vast forest, the area is now riddled with vestiges of fierce warfare waged against Dhans from Ashen Battlefield to Dragon’s Sacred Grounds, formerly strewn with remains of dragons slain in the battle against the gods.

Dekan Town – Rev’Decca








Upon being spawned from Armenes, the Dekans, widely scattered, tried to acclimate themselves to the strange environment.

Assembled under charismatic Ferdinante Don Endriago, Dekans began converging upon Armenes in preparation for self-protection. Rev’Deca is the capital they collectively built. Constructed on water’s surface, the royal palace of the current king Ferdinante Don Endriago is located deep in the city, and shops and major facilities are built circling with the massive central fountain. A single gate serving as the sole passage to the outside and the city walls erected in the city outskirts plainly reflect their isolationist tendencies. Stone statues and adornments in the shape of dragons can be found readily on the streets.


Ignis/Montt







Region – Ignis
Pervaded by volcanoes, this region’s mountains are high and treacherous. The only active volcanoes issuing lava are Flox’s charcoal burner and the Dark Elf capital of Montt.

Most mountains are inactive with merely smoke billowing from the summits. For this reason, Scorching Canyon and Birthplace of Purity are devoid of vegetation, and the earth is black due to volcano ash. But massive forests fill the remaining regions. Most trees in Ignis are broad-leafed due to the tropical climate.








Dark Elf Town – Montt
With Ignis teeming with volcanoes, Dark Elves constructed Montt likening a massive fortress, as if to withstand its sweltering heat, and upon the assembling of numerous families hitherto dispersed, a collective parliament was convened, and a new king elected to fashion Montt as we know it. Montt’s high city walls are built with special heat-resistant material, accurately reflecting distinct Dark Elf architectural traits and pride. The current king Kanos Lyonan’s residential palace is perpetually under airtight security with warps surrounding it to deter foreigners. Dark Elves have employed exclusive black magic for convenience in transport and daily life.

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