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Geography
of Krynn
Ergoth
Originally, Ergoth was the mightiest empire in the land. Founded
around 2600 P.C. by Ackal Ergoth, the empire once spanned much of the
continent of Ansalon. When the fiery mountain struck Krynn, the lands
of Ergoth were splintered off from the rest of the continent of
Ansalon, and this mass of land was broken into two pieces. Bordered on
their eastern shores by the Strait of Algoni, and with the Strait of
Ergoth separating them, Northern and Southern Ergoth became even less
important in the history of Krynn.
Northern Ergoth
A mountain
range runs the length of Northern Ergoth, splitting the forests of the
east and the plains of the west. Along the southern edge of the isle
is a wasteland which neither the human nor the kender claim. Emperor
Mercadior rules the western plains, while the kender inhabit Hylo in
the forests of the east.
Both the
human and kender settlements are beset by small bands of ogres and
goblins which still roam the lands freely. The southwestern corner of
the isle is perhaps the most 'civilized' because of its numerous
castles and towns.
Southern Ergoth
The 'C'
shaped island of Southern Ergoth is much more densely populated that
its northern counterpart, especially since the elves of Silvanesti and
Qualinesti invaded the territory. In addition to sharing the island
with the ogres who control Daltigoth, the old capital of the now
diminutive Ergothian Empire, the Knights of Solamnia have an outpost
on the island and the Kagonesti elves have lived here since the
Cataclysm.
The
northeastern part of the island is a barren wasteland, whose
inhabitants are mostly goblins. Mountains split the Morgash Bay (or
Bay of Darkness) from the outer shores of the island. The western
shores are protected from the goblin nations by the Solamnic outpost,
while the south central region is mostly forest, housing the
Qualinesti, Silvanesti and Kagonesti.
Within the
mountains lies the infamous and long-forgotten Foghaven Vale, location
of the tomb of Huma Dragonbane, hero of the Third Dragon War.
In 12 SC,
Gellidus the White captured Southern Ergoth. Elves fled to the isle of
Cristyne, and the humans there fled to Sancrist. The island has since
become a glacier, with the Straits of Ergoth and Algoni becoming
dangerous watery graves.
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