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Crabclaw Peninsula
The mountainous topography of the region conspires with subtropical heat to create a great stretch of arid land at the “back” of what residents refer to as “the Claw.” Rains fall liberally from the end of winter months well into the summer, promoting an uncomfortably humid monsoon season on the windward “front” of the Claw.…
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535 Imaginary Places
Before it grew into continents and archipelagos, this project began with cities, under the title 230 Imaginary Places to Escape. A couple of years ago I became interested in processes where clusters of rolled dice evolve into randomized entities according to groups of tables—basically, you roll eight dice of different values and follow a set…
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Frothing Blood Peaks
This region has a relatively cool climate, largely due to its high elevation. During the mild summer, the gradual warming of surface ice and snow encourages the growth of rosy algae and the tiny creatures that enjoy these as food, giving the mountains their famously macabre pink tinge. As I drew this map, it occurred…
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Sage’s Tears Islands
The climate of this region is hot. Monsoons arrive at the end of the summer, bringing an angry relief from drought before continuing in a more mild tone through the end of the fall. A great profusion of islands and reefs host many fish, much as the extensive upland and lowland forests are home to…
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Buzzard Peninsula
The climate of this region is mild, with rains from late spring through the end of the summer. Though much of the “bald head” of the peninsula is a baking savannah, its many river systems help sustain antelope, caimans, panthers, and peccaries. There are two cultures here—Purple and Green. Purple are a modest people, living…
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The Boiling Isthmus
This region enjoys a mild climate with a substantial period of rain from the early winter through to the end of spring. Snows are occasional and limited to the higher altitudes that form the spine of the isthmus from east to west. The snowpack feeds three impressive rivers, two of which flow into the northern…
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Crab Archipelago
Although the climate here is mild, this arid region enjoys only a brief period of rain toward the end of the spring. The sierra that connects the northern peninsula to the mainland blocks much of this precipitation, encouraging a broad inland desert. Despite the terrain, the area supports varied wildlife, including wild dogs, mountain goats,…
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Crested Pheasant Caverns
The climate here is mild, with storms beginning at the end of summer and lasting throughout the fall. Each year the storms bring relief from drought. The northern peninsula is famous for its beautiful cavern networks. There are also abundant and diverse creatures of burden. There are three cultures here—Red, Blue, and Silver. Red are…
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Valley of Lions
The climate of this region is hot and dry. Mountains obstruct the prevailing winds in such a way that much of the area is desert, though not inhospitable. Rains fall from late summer into the early winter. There are three cultures here—Gold, Red, and Blue. Gold and Red are both enduring, well-established peoples. Blue arrived…
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The Unicorn Peninsula
This cold region boasts a high glacial shelf on the “horn” of the unicorn, fed by heavy snows that begin late in the winter and last well into spring. The earliest of the three cultures found here took hold in a time beyond memory, in the river valley fed by the glacier. Two other cultures…
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