At a Glance

Etymology

Icelandic líð (passage of time, slipping away) → drifted to Lioaru

Position

Southwest Talan, south of Sumendar, west of Brauogi and Ezkudon, coastal on Hafra to the south

Terrain

Desert dominant with orange sand dunes throughout. A green river valley cuts through as an oasis of life. The dark, shadowy Lost Kingdom occupies the southern coastal area. Lost Isle sits offshore. Temporal anomalies throughout: moments that repeat, ruins newer than they should be.

Character

Desert, temporal anomalies, ancient ruins

Temporal MagicUnstable TimeAncient Ruins

Bound God

Tani: domain of Time

Peoples

Three dominant ancestries are anchored here, standing in the three tenses of the goddess: Ghoran (the ones who hold what was; the Guardians of Time), Azarketi (the ones who answer it now; Valreka's water-bearers), and Nagaji (the ones who become what's next; shed, and whole again — heartland Hareaveldi, the serpent-kingdom of the desert).

Magitrain

Lines reach the River Duchies and Hareaveldi from the wider southern network; the desert interior is served by caravan, the mobile capital Valreka is served by nothing scheduled, and the Lost Kingdom has no rail and never will: the Blackened Lands' chaos-magic scrambles Arcanotech precision, and no consortium would build there anyway.

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