Maps and Geography

"The world is a larger place than you think it is, I'm afraid..."

- Theodoric the Old, Sage to King Pilheard of Calafia
in response to His Majesty

The World of Taranche is a disk-shaped flat plane, domed over by the arch of the sky.  The land area of this plane is composed of a single massive continent, along with thousands of islands ranging in size from a few tens of feet across to a few hundred miles across.

The continent Taranche is surrounded on three sides by great oceans: the EasterSea to the east, the Ocean of Black Storms to the south, and the Endless Ocean to the west.  While trading vessels and ships of war travel the coastal waters of Taranche, no ship has ever reached the far side of any of these three bodies of water.

To the north, Taranche is bordered by the Great Ice Wall, a range of gigantic mountains that begin on the shores of the EasterSea and span to the northern shores of the Endless Ocean.  North of this wall lies the Sea of Floating Ice.

Notes About Imperial Place Names

Cities: The cities of the Young Kingdoms follow specific guidelines about naming:

• Cossroads: Cities which grew up around a crossroads have names which end in the suffix "-cross", as in Wychcross and Kingscross.

• Endpoints of Roads: Cities which grew up around the endpoint of a postroad have names which end in the suffix "-ind", as in Tuskind and Egilind.

• Inns and Taverns: Towns which grew up around a roadside inn have names which end in the suffix "-moot", as in Waymoot and Beshimoot.

• Military Installations: Cities which originated as Imperial fortresses have names which begin with the prefix word "Bor", as in Bor Tyressul and Bor Klydrune.

• Ports: Seaports usually have names which end in the suffixes "-port", as in Coldport, and "-gate", as in Lionsgate.  River ports have names which end in the suffixes "-hold" or "-holt", as in Haracsholt.

• River Fords: Cities which grew up around a ford in a river have names which end in the suffix "-fyrd", as in Oxenfyrd and Hillsfyrd.

Island Chains: Islands have names which begin with the prefix word "Tan", as in Tan Lemanari and Tan Aaten.

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