53. Uo’valaca

Today’s word is Circus.  The people of the southern mountains, Uo’valaca, just one pass from the MnèdhStökt, merge their performance traditions with many beasts and animals.  They form both permanent local circuses and traveling pavilions to share the wealth of their entertainment traditions both in Water, Hill, and Dale and far beyond.

What can be found or done here

Well-trained animals of all types, for anything but war, and certainly some creepy carnival mysteries.

54. Qthn

Today’s word is Snails.  In the shadow of the Rings live a race of sentient, gigantic snails known as the Qthn.  They speak telepathically and have impressive memories and knowledge, though they refrain from intervening in much of the outside world, tending to offer advice that is no help because it argues both sides.

What can be found or done here

If a snail can be truly befriended (or, in rare cases, tricked) they may provide more definitive answers or lend their impressive mind-reading powers.

55. Eh’olodon

Today’s word is Lottery.  In the eastern meadows, Eh’olodon, on every solstice and equinox, the people hold a great lottery and swap meet.  People come not only from across Water, Hill, and Dale but from across the continent to participate, either simply to share their creations, find something interesting, or win a grand and unexpected prize.

What can be found or done here

The lottery takes place in the open fields around an ancient and forgotten tower that no one can enter, as every door or window yawns black and empty and all who attempt to go in vanish.  Confusing spirits swirl about the tower, unable to talk about their curse, trying to turn back the foolish.

56. Ui’grithifin

Today’s word is Swimming.  Though the shallow, swampy lake of Ui’grithifin is full of reeds, swimming in the summers to keep cool is a beloved pasttime of the Eu’fractana, especially at the cleaner places where various streams enter the lake.

What can be found or done here

Rare and powerful magical herbs amongst the reeds, and all manner of magical fish and other lake creatures that have absorbed the energy of the place.

57. Oi’Zimnizimn

Today’s word is Honey.  A place called the Honeyreed Fields already exists in the Cactus Forest, so the analogue here is a strange hive of giant bumblebees exists upon the sacred island of Oi’Zimnizimn.  While they do make honey, it is blasphemy to harvest it, as the bumblebees are at least semi-intelligent, and while they are benevolent they are protective and isolationist, so the surrounding people are equally protective of them.

What can be found or done here

The honey, of course, is profoundly magical, gathered as it is from the flowers of magical swamp plants, but it is considered both evil and sacriligous to steal it.  Such theft is uncommon, but when it occurs, the people will go to great lengths to hunt down and stop the perpetrators.

58. Ai’ogothon

Today’s word is Inspire.  Nothing inspires more awe than the great statue known as Ai’ogothon, sword upthrust in defense of the lake.  Though ancient, the statue is well-tended, as it contains an extensive network of stairs and tunnels allowing travelers and merchants to climb between Water, Hill, and Dale and the lowland deserts.

What can be found or done here

Climb through the awesome statue, explore the forgotten depths, talk with travelers from many lands!

59. Ai’shelepel

Today’s word is Spring, as the great waterfall of Ai’shelepel springs forth from the Ai’ogothon statue.  It falls into a great pool and flows forth into the mighty Djwiefll river.

What can be found or done here

It is said that those who bathe in the dangerous waters beneath the immense waterfall gain infinite wisdom, so there are probably a lot of dumbass skeletons with treasure at the bottom of the pool.

60. Ey’reteste

Today’s word is Vivid.  One of the most prominent aspects of the great ridge that separates Water, Hill, and Dale from the dangerous deserts below is Ey’reteste (commonly known as the Purple Plateau), an immense table mesa composed of the most vibrant, vivid, violet rock.  The people who dwell atop and within the plateau (who surely have some dwarf to them) talk and chant rather than sing, though the feel of music and stories is still in their blood.  They are especially collecters and tellers of histories from far-flung lands (and made-up lands).

What can be found or done here

The rock itself, of course, is enchanted, but is nearly impossible to mine, though within the rock are found on occasion rare and powerful amethysts.