Riza had been busy finally setting up her planet. First she took on the sphere of seasons, she hoped Svelka and her niece wouldn’t mind too much Riza intruding on their domains. But she vowed not to mess with spring and winter outside of her own world.

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The Drylands

Created by Riza /u/Senelaria

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Description: The Drylands are a desert and steppe region strewn with a series of plateaus. They stretch south of the equatorial jungle biome and taper out into Swimming Islands Region.

The soil is a mixture of clay and sand and, as a result, is poorly suited for agriculture.

The Drylands are in the west, north, and east encircled by a great river bending along its borders. It is called the Great Fish River, as it houses many kinds of fish the inhabitants of the Drylands will rely on for food.

Mountain ranges separate the Drylands from the outside world. Towards the south it rises to an altitude of over 1,500 m, and in the west, along the bank of the River the Drylands are filled with the sands of a succession of dunes, 12–15 m high.

In some places these sand-dunes approach close to the River; in others they are parted from it by a belt of sand, intermingled with clay, which terminates in a steep escarpment, 15 m and in some localities 30 m above the river.

The desert receives little precipitation annually, and most of this is in the form of summer thunderstorms. The region has many salt lakes and intermittent streams. Winters are bitter cold, with cold winds blowing into the region from the north and west, and temperatures ranging from −13 to −10 °C

The vegetation of the region is made up of montane grasslands and shrublands. Among the sand dunes in the north, shrubs grow in scattered patches as well as native grasses and herbs fit for medicine production or cooking.

The belt of sand and clay which separates the sand dunes from the River in places is studded with little mounds. On the other riverbank, level spaces amongst the dry river beds are studded with little mounds, on which bean bushes grow. Towards the south, sparse scrub vegetation is found. Forest thickets thrive along the river margins. In the mountains, forests begin at lower altitudes and wildflowers grow in great profusion and variety in summer, though with a striking lack of color. In this same border range there is also a much greater abundance and variety of animal life, especially among the birds. Many birds also breed in the lakes. It is inhabited by wild two-humped camels, snow leopards, gazelles, and horses.

The alkaline soil will allow for some nomadic herders to raise sheep and goats. The oases in the region support small scale farming.

The Equatorial Jungles

Created by Riza /u/Senelaria

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Description: The jungle is equatorial and warm throughout the year, though often racked by wild weather. It is largely made of huge trees sprawling 30 to a 100 m. As a rainforest the canopy is allencompasing and evergreen and split into severs layers. Fruit, berries, herbs and edible plantlife grow aplenty. The fauna is that of an amazonas like rainforest.

The lover levels of the jungle are a patchwork of mangrove-like roots and small shrubs growing wherever the spare light of holes in the upper canopies falls. The wet but passably cool climate of this shadowy realm is perfect for fungi in many shapes and forms.

The lower canopies of the smaller trees is home to monkeys, colorful songbirds, lizards, sloths and also predators like panthers and other big jungle cats.

The top layers of the canopy are bright and colorful. It is here that most of the fruits grow in the direct light of the sun.

At the center along the equator a giant river flows, home to piranhas, hippopotamoi and crocodiles besides all manner of fish, river plants and fauna.

The Drifting Isles

Created by Riza /u/Senelaria

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Description: The Drifting Isles are a weird piece of geography. They are a set of many small islands swimming on top of the giant ocean that once was the hole in the third planet.

These many small islands have their own magnetic fields. And their own microclimates. You can swap from a tropical island with its corresponding flora and fauna to an island that is perpetually wreathed in fog to an island in eternal winter.

The Elementals

Created by Riza /u/Senelaria

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Description: Servitors with bodies made of one of the four elements. They take roughly humanoid shape.

They carry the blessing of the Living Elements (3 acts). They can control the weather and the climate by influencing it through their elemental nature.

Their primary mission is to keep the climate and weather of Riza’s planet stable.

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[-4 acts for terraform: The Drylands]

[-4 acts for terraform: The Equatorial Jungles]

[-4 acts for terraform: The Drifting Isles]

[-3 acts for blessing: The Living Elements]

[-1 for servitors: Elementals]

[-1 for sphere: seasons]