The Warring Continent

Geography
The Warring Continent is the colloquial name of the largest land mass in Neffos. It stretches from the great ocean to the west to the dead lands to the east. No one is sure how far south the continent runs: the mountain range that spans the lower edge of the continent is impassable. Early explorers vanished, and no one claims to have ventured deep into them and returned. Sometimes lights and shapes in the sky appear from the Beyond between the peaks. To the north is the Nephele Sea.

Major features:
 * The Dunes - the main desert in the north west of the continent
 * The River Phrixus - the river that runs south-north through the center
 * Dead Lands - an area of inhospitable land to the east
 * Athama mountains - the southern mountain range

Political Entities
The Warring Continent has the highest density of divines in Neffos. After the old gods ascended and Divines were no longer able to cross water, the effect was similar to trapping a hundred territorial cats in a small closet. The resulting bloodshed gave the continent its name.

Areas like the southern highlands and steppes have limited conflict due to their isolation. Most divines here are less powerful and survive by using the geography to their advantage. The harsh conditions mean civilization is far flung and decentralized.

The Dunes also lack any known political entities. The sand shifts with almost supernatural power; towns, a battlefield, a whole army, are lost almost as soon as they enter. There are some nomadic people here, and any Divines are old, without a war or a people are content to sleep the centuries away.

Most civilizations are concentrated along the coast, the forests around the highlands, and in the plains. Entities without Divines are often along the coast where citizens can flee out on the waters to safety if necessary.

Major Political Players

 * The Lion's Regency
 * Jiagra
 * Kartal
 * Zylan
 * The Independent City of Liberty and Freedom

The Main Roadways

 * Via Ventra
 * Via Mar
 * Coastal Highway