It's The End Of The World As We Know It

...OK, not really. But that song has been stuck in my head for hours now, and it kinda gives reference to my subject for today: The continent of Dansim, in the world of Aardeus.

The continent is rather large in size, the biggest in the world of Aardeus. It is primarily occupied by humans, with a small contingent of Dwarves residing in the Southwest corner of the northern part of Dansim in the mountain range of Shofium. The Dwarves have shut themselves off from the general population ever since Godzwar, since their god was the one to blame for the mass destruction of Elund and the great swathe cut into the land just south of Elund and the Shofium Mountains.

Also, there is a small population of Gnomes in the Northwest lands of G'tala Brong. The Gnomish race are an adventurous lot. Their main city of G'fum, while not nearly as large as Goodhaven, nonetheless has brought about many inventions and ideas. The Gnomes spread their knowledge to all races, for a fair price or concession.

The major human city is Goodhaven, named for the protection it provided during aftermath of Godzwar. There was once a very grand city, towards center-north section of the continent, name Elund. It was named after the primary god Elundria, one of the 5 creators of the world. Elund is in ruins now, due to the devastation caused at the ending of the Godzwar.

To the northeast of the Elundian Ruins is the Tower of High Sorcery... or at least it was. Legend has it that during Godzwar, in an attempt to keep the tower secrets from the enemy, the owner of the tower at the time cast a powerful spell that incinerated the tower and surrounding area for miles. He unfortunately had apparently perished in the blast himself, but had destroyed the tower and thousands of undead soldiers along with it. Few, if any, have been to the site since. Some say it is damned, others say the ghost of its former master haunt the grounds to this day.

Almost directly in the center of Dansim lies "The Eye," a huge lake whose shape vaguely resembles a lidded eye. The lake is very deep; indeed, no one has been to the bottom. Fishing villages dot the lake shore, thought no one has been to the center...

More to come!