Fiadhach

The planet of Fiadhach is so oddly shaped that it is believed to be magically designed. There is only one continent that spans half the planet. The continent is perfectly round, and from an aerial view, looks like a giant target. In the very center is the seat of power, castle Fiad. From there, society is split into rings that surround the castle. Each ring has its own social economics along with specific resources found within that ring.

Castle Fiad
Fiad castle is the capital city of Fiadhach. It also resides on a fount of immense magical energy. This energy is used sporadically to let individuals off and on the planet. Master Earous is the sole arbiter of who is aloud on and off world, and in the castle. That is because the level of magic energy is so immense in the castle that mere thoughts and emotions can release spells. Those who live in the castle appear to never age.

Several rivers enriched with this energy flow out across the land until finally terminating into the ocean where it continues to build new land. The further out from the castle the more that magical energy is depleted and diluted by springs and rainwater.

Typically the only individuals that remain in the castle are those that create elixirs from the spring, and perform experiments to harness the power of this energy. Many technological advances have come from these experiments, which the castle freely shares with the people of Fiadhach.

The Neada Ring
The Neada ring is the next circle out around from the castle. It is a natural fertile garden. Nothing needs to be planted here because the crops are growing year round thanks to the flow of energy from the well spring of life that flows from the castle.

Only a prestige level of gardeners, called the Vedums, are allowed to harvest the crops found here. This is for the same reason as the limited access to the castle. Thoughts and emotions do not release random spells here, but words do. Most of the gardeners do their work in silence to be safe.

The food they collect is sold to three different shipping company’s that transport and sell it in their stores across the world. The three companies are Smex and Son’s, Silverlight Engine’s, and Aoeu Barges.

The Spolan Ring
The Spolan ring is the next ring out after the Neada Ring. It is comprised of a near impenetrable mountain range. Its peaks typically range from 10-35,000 feet. The only people that have made it to the highest peaks are the Fruda people, and that is because they have lived at these elevations for several millennia.

In the lower elevations of the mountains, people live and mine for gold, silver, and diamonds. There are a few small mining companies that have set up shop here. This isn’t a hugely profitable business in comparison to panning for Heash Stones.

The Gorbus Ring
The Gorbus ring is the largest of them all. It is a dense forest over a thousand miles deep. The trees in the east and west of this ring can grow up to two miles high and half a mile wide. Indegenious tribes quite often tunnel into these trees and make homes for themselves all the way to the top.

The forest on the north and south edges tend to be shorter and much more densely packed. This density and the low amount of sunlight in these hemisphere’s mean that very little light reaches the undergrowth. These areas are typically seen as haunted and dangerous. Those that enter this section of the forest frequently don’t return. The ones that do are unstable and violent.

The Olis Ring
The Olis ring, better known as the Plains of Olis, are rich and fertile lands. They are nowhere near as fertile as The Neada Ring, meaning people actually have to work the land. This is in contrast to the unstoppable force of life in the Neada gardens.

Most of this land is used for farming and livestock. There are small townships scattered throughout where local farmers come to sell their goods, buy supplies, come to church, and enjoy social events.

Mostly this is a calm and peaceful land, but there are instances of stealing livestock and family feuds. Most tensions around here are of the social impropriety kind. Someone is spreading rumors about another, affairs with married individuals, so and so’s daughter is being a bully, or their son is being promiscuous.

The Heashlands
The Heashlands are brutal and unforgiving. This ring is mostly desert with a few sparse magic made oasis’s. This is the bleeding edge of humanity and creation. The rivers that run through here empty into the ocean and slowly create new land. Just as lava creates new land in other realms.

There are only two reasons people live out here. They are fugitives from the law, or they are searching for Heash Stones. Heash stones are only found here because they are made of organic material that has gathered layers of magical energy as it floated down the rivers. Just as a clam creates pearls from tiny granules of sand.

There are small towns scattered throughout the Heashlands, typically near rivers. But there are plenty of native tribes and gangs of bandits who live in the desert as well. Bandits survive in whatever way they can, whether by fishing, utilizing stones, or their favorite method, theft. The Sucora, people native to these lands, have developed magical ways to illicit food from the ground to survive.

This is a wild and lawless land. The small towns attempt to maintain civility within their borders, but outside you take your life into your own hands. Inside these towns safety is not guaranteed, with infrequent raids and the general wild nature of living in this forbidden land. But at least the threat of reprisals for violent actions suppresses some crime. None of the three major trading companies risk coming out here.

The Vinta Ocean
The Vinta ocean is vast, just mildly larger than the continent. No one has attempted to circumnavigate the globe and survived. Most people that do brave the ocean typically only go out a few miles to fish for the day and return every evening.

Some bandits have taken to the seas to continue their plundering as pirates. They rob fishing boats and coastal towns to survive. This is an even harder life with more hazards than their land based counterparts.

The Vinta ocean, being so mysterious, has elicited many rumors and myths. Old stories say that a group of pioneers and criminals banded together several thousand years ago to venture out into the deeper ocean to see what they could find. Supposedly they found land and have lived there this entire time. Many also believe that the deeper waters contain sea monsters, whirlpools, and storms of the most peculiar nature. No one has ever been able to substantiate these claims though.