Major Rivers:
Sunbolode River
By the time this river reaches the city of Tonn, its waters are stained deep reddish brown from the clay soil of the Cerise mountains. Its name is derived from an obscure ancient nomadic tongue and literally translates as, "Sunube's Blood".
Tumblestone River
A major tributary of the Sunbolode, it winds its way northwest across the plains. It has a very swift current and a rocky bottom.
Cerise Mountains
Mountain range
in the north of Tolon. Some of the largest (measured by both height and breadth)
mountains in Hurva are those within this chain. Their year-round snowcapped
peaks form a sharp contrast to the deep purplish red of the rocks and soil
of the lower elevations.
Due to its proximity
to Tonn and Ghant University, there have been many studies of the fauna of both
the highlands and valleys of the region. The following list is by no means comprehensive,
but is a good overview.
Animals
- Brown Bears, Wild Dogs, Snakes, Wild Boar, Ravens, Falcons, Ram, Badger,
Skunk, Moose, White Rabbits
Uncommon - Cave
Bears, Ice Lizards, Giant Lynx, Giant Owls, Giant Ram, Trolls, Ice Trolls, Wolves,
Winter Wolves, Giant Eagles, Gargoyles/Margoyles, Giant Goat, Ogres, Pegasus,
Giant Wasp, Griffins, Kobolds
Rare - Dragons
(White/Silver), Giants (Frost/Mountain/and rarely Verbeeg), Hoar Fox, Remoraz,
Yeti, Blood Hawk, Displacer Beast, Disenchanter, Leucrotta, Brain Mole, Galeb
Duhr
Spirewood Forest
The stands of immense pine trees along the northwest and northern coast of Tolon
include more than a few sections with giant redwoods and sequoia trees.
This area is sometimes described as taiga by less read scholars, though its
climate
is
not
nearly
harsh enough to be described in that way—in fact, summers can be quite
pleasant there.
Tanglewood Forest
Thick underbrush makes this dense forest of eastern Tolon very difficult to navigate.
Shadowcast Mountains
Mountain range of the Palims.
Great Northern Plain
Almost as mind numbingly flat as the Great Central Plain, at least the Great
Northern Plain is broken up by a number of tiny geographical features such
as forests and bogs. A number of human & nonhuman (such as wemic & gnolls)
nomadic tribes live in this region. Bulette prey on the numerous herdbeasts
and animals (bison, antelopes, prairie dogs, coyotes, wild horses, hares, prairie
fowl are the most common animals encountered) of the region, but also make
it unsafe for horseback travel. Powerful lightening storms and occasional tornados
occur throughout the summer months.
_____ (farmlands along Sunbolode in western Tolon)
The fertile floodplains of the Sunbolode are Tolon's breadbasket. Since the city
of Tonn itself has little to no farmland around it, most of its produce either
comes in by ocean ship or by river barge. Still under the ducal authority of
the Duchy of Tonn, there are several counties in this area that ship most of
their harvest to Tonn. They are always seeking adventurous types to guard their
shipments.
_____ (rolling hills along Sunbolode in western Tolon - in the SW Cerise Mountains)
There are several counties in these areas that have the same arrangement as those
in the floodplains. These communities raise cattle, sheep, goats and other
farm
animals.
Plains of Despair
An ancient battle (predating the use of the Hurvan Year by perhaps centuries)
between the armies of a mage and a cleric of Athelstan has left this small
section of the Great Northern Plain near the southern most point of the Shadowcast
Mountains
practically devoid of life.
_____ (two large islands off the coast)
Fourteen larger and numerous smaller islands off of northeast coast. Many of
these have been claimed by very powerful mages seeking isolation.
_____ (lone island off north coast)
_____ (bay/gulf which cuts into Tolon and contains many of those islands)
_____ (smaller bay/gulf in the bigger bay which Tonn sits on.)