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		The ancestral homeland of [[Humans\|humans]], Jörðin has remained strongly independent from the mainland. Soon after the rise of humanity on the island, they developed the craft of sailing and set out to find other lands. They landed at several points along the coast of [[Ravden\|Ravden]], most notably Myrrik.

		Jörðin means, in the human language, “the world”. This is heavily implied to be the civilized world. Those who remain on the island and do not travel to the mainland tend to be distrustful of other races, even to the point of ejecting them from the isle.

		== Culture ==

		The humans who live on Jörðin have a very patriarchal society. Women are viewed as unable to make decisions intelligently, especially in money and politics.

		== Skýjum ==

		Jörðin’s capital, Skýjum, is built near the mouth of its largest river, Freyja. Its first ships launched from there, and it remains the largest port on the island. It is protected from attack by sea by a fortress built on an island in the bay of Þáfin, where Freyja empties into the sea. This fortress, Kjálkar Freyjan (Freyja’s Jaws), is built around a locus of lightning and is staffed by wrights who can make greatest use of it.

		Skýjum is named so for two reasons. For one, the massive waterfalls at the southwestern end of the lake it is built by throw massive clouds of spray into the air. For another, the lake is so perfectly still (being at the bottom of an ancient glacial valley) that it reflects the sky beautifully. This lake is named Auga Lántigna, the Eye of Lántig.

		== Fjatlið range ==

		The Fjatlið mountains that run along the eastern coast provide a good source of fresh water and animals to hunt. They are also the site of massive metal mining operations, allowing the human military to become one of the greatest in the world. The human navy is the pride of the land. It is the only organized seafaring force in the known world, and is massively important to Jörðin’s economy. The only other naval power is the pirate dominions in the south of Ravden, who are at constant odds with the human trading fleets.

		These mountains are uplifted by an active subduction zone. They are therefore very volcanically active. On the whole the continent is moving west. This leaves room for Kiyansi to continue splitting from Ravden.

		== Kirlad Tagin ==

		The Kirlad Tagin is a gap in between the Fjatlið and the Tennur ranges filled with volcanic activity. Hot springs are particularly common. Massive marshes dominate the areas around these springs, and together they make a barrier impassable to any large group. Several trappers do know of paths through the treacherous grounds, but any route is further endangered by [[Lizardfolk\|lizardfolk]] and other swamp creatures that don’t take kindly to human intrusion.

		The impassibility of the Kirlad Tagin was a major impetus behind the development of ships. Without the possibility of overland travel, there was no other way to access the southern portion of the island. To that end, the first barges were launched about 5000 years ago on a mission into the south. They found wild, untapped forests that were ripe for settlement. Civilians and soldiers alike took to the new ships and flocked to the southern lands, quickly establishing another province.

		== Division ==

		After the Awakening of humans, they split into various nations. These nations went to war regularly, stimulating improvement in the technologies of battle. These nations, over the years, joined into greater and greater empires, until the last two remaining lands merged about 200 years ago.

		Nationalist tendencies in the south have amounted to little of late, as most everyone realizes the benefits of being in a larger nation. Still, the residents of the south tend to be more independent and less likely to get along with Çodzen than do the Northerners.

		== Tennur ==

		The Tennur are no longer active. They were raised by a plate collision millions of years ago, which left one side of the continent rugged and created the Tennur as the center buckled.

		Iron deposits are common in the Tennur. These were left by hydrothermal springs which were forced out of the deep crust by the pressure of continental collision. The dzevv iron extracted from these veins is a major source of industry on the continent.

		== Vorbadr ==

		Vorbadr was the first fortress built in the southern portion of Jörðin. It guards the only semi-viable pass through the Tennur. It was constructed by an isolationist southern sect about 300 years ago to serve as their base of operations to “defend” against the people of the north. The movement died out fairly soon, after a short war. This instance was the largest rebellion yet seen.

		The fortress is still maintained and manned, and protects the passage through the Tennur at a high cost in gold.

		== Sundrivarð ==

		Sundrivarðaga is a mountain near the northern terminus of the Fjatlið range. It looks like it was once one peak, but something split it in two. According to legend, it was the birthplace of Sundrivarð, a monstrous giant who menaced Jörðin in the early years after the Awakening. It is said that he was so large that several lakes are his footprints and that he had to stoop below the clouds. He was stopped when Træþilin, goddess of storms and the only one of the human pantheon to walk the earth, called the power of a storm upon him, breaking his armor and killing him. The power involved in this astounding feat, it is said, permanently altered the area and created the lightning locus.

		Sundrivarð’s head can be found in the center of a lake northeast of Skyjum. It is about 6 meters tall and still bears its stone helmet.

		== Volcanoes ==

		The volcanic archipelago in the south is the world’s primary source of first glass. Mikið has become rich off that trade.

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