Purdue Fantasy Club

The Northwest region of the Rhine contains the Sea of Lords, the Scaletide Depths, the Clarenmeda Keys. The major islands here are Sleavenska, Northpoint, and Canterrich Island, and the small town of Satine Hollow.

The island of Northpoint contains the city of Aurolis. It is the northernmost point of The Rhine. As such, it is generally somewhat colder than the southern parts of the Rhine. Despite growing quite cold and snowy during The Freeze, Northpoint contains one of the only ports in the Rhine to remain open during The Freeze due to being along the border. It is directly under Centralian hegemony, but as is modern policy, Centralia allows the city to basically run itself. Aurolis is home to a monster-hunting guild called the Miris Den. It is run by the city’s Governor Melanie Vieuxtemps. The Governor position on Aurolis used to be a duumvirate, but with the death of Finnegan Cormac in 2559, the role has become a singular position.

Sleavenska is an island with a sordid past. Rumors state that it had ties to an alchemical necromancer cult from Devimetra many centuries ago, those archeologists cannot confirm any of this. What is true is that the island was previously ruled over by a corrupt mayor named Governor Donovan Coral, who attempted to use old alchemical rituals to create a philosopher stone, nearly sacrificing the whole town in the process. Most of the island, especially the residents of Fort Trine, have been on edge as of late. The city is still petitioning to receive a replacement Governor from Centralia. In the meantime, head scientist and inventor Angelicajimena Ochao-Báez is serving as a temporary Lieutenant Governor until the mess is sorted out.

Sleavenska has a surprisingly large reserve of mercury, being the major exporter of quicksilver across both The Rhine and Jaern as a whole. What effects this may have had on the island, both environmental and anthropological, is yet to be studied. However, for many it adds credence to the rumors of alchemical necromancy in the past.

Canterrich Island has very close ties to Centralia. As the nearest large island to the Centralian Isle, it was a tempting early target for early Centralian colonialism. Fort Antonne is one of the oldest established Centralian forts off of the Isle itself. While most of Centralian colonialism has only happened within the past few decades, Fort Antonne was built centuries ago. Nobody who remembers what Canterrich Island was like before being conquered is alive to tell it. Occasionally nomadic spirits in the area give whispers of an age long forgotten. Actually, this is surprisingly common as the forests of Canterrich island contain a high number of spirits who have, for one reason or another, failed to properly move on to the Kurago. No one truly understands why, but some believe it may be an ancient curse whose memory was forgotten when the island was conquered.

Satine Hollow is a village on a small island off the coast of Sleavenska. Satine Hollow is one of the few islands in the Northwest Rhine that has not yet fallen under Centralian control. Over the years, explorers and occasionally mercenaries from Centralia have come to attempt either a lopsided alliance or attempt a full-on conquest, but have been repelled every time so far.

Satine Hollow is populated primarily by aquatic lizards and shellbearers. The small, independent town has a democratic system. Recently, the island has been somewhat unstable. Most, if not all of the populace seemed indoctrinated in a cultlike trance towards the mayor. However, a few years ago, the mayor disappeared, leaving the people under his charms in a state of either despair or disillusion. Some believe he will return, while others hope that never happens. Both fear the disunity will lead to an attack by Centralia on the horizon.

The Southern Judas Island is technically not part of The Rhine, but Centralian influence has more or less attached itself to the island's culture. It is one month's sail south from the Rhine.