Untamable Lands

The Untamable Lands is a area between the eastern coastline of the Kilche Sea and the mountain peaks of the Shields. The nation of Rudamun partially encompasses the Untamable Lands, but the region's inhabitants have found it difficult to settle in the dangerous and quickly changing landscape.

Dangerous creatures, magical and otherwise, are common in the Untamable Lands, and much of the plant life seems to be unnaturally quick to grow. Attempts to establish outposts farther inland have been met with failure as they are attacked and overrun, with their remains rapidly reclaimed by the forests and grasslands. Kudzu, an extremely rapidly growing vine, poses one of the largest problems in particular.

Fauna

A huge variety of animals, both large and small, live within the Untamable Lands. The overwhelming necromantic auras of Tarkuus long ago led sizable populations of animals to migrate north or south, including into the Untamable Lands.

Elemental drakes are feared predators of the Untamable Lands. Their ability to change the type of damage dealt by their breath weapon means attempts to fight them can be troublesome, as one must prepare many spells or other forms of protection for all cases. Fortunately, these creatures rarely venture near the coast, and only cause trouble for the inland settlements.

Though not innately magical themselves, the giant bower birds of Rudamun often collect magical items that they add to their color-coded dens. Some have even learned to use items enchanted with Detect Magic to find other special shiny objects.

Flora

Forests within the Untamable Lands include eucalyptus, paperbark, symphonia, ocotea or sweetwood, and screw palm trees, among others. In the drier areas, acacias grow in small groves in the grasslands. In addition to the mutated forms of kudzu that pose consistent problems for the people of Rudamun, two of the most distinctive plants of the region include the rainbow eucalyptus, believed to be the result of the energies of the First World warping the local flora, and the glass-bloom, a rare yet exceptionally beautiful flower.