Phersu (pronounced FARE-soo) is a nation of Zabarshu elves and Barsharma magma giants. The elves split their time between their freedom of their kin-flotillas and the authority of their monarchical villages, two parallel societies very different from each other, while in the interiors of the islands live the Basharma.
Geography
The third largest archipelago in the Wounds by land area, behind the Grievous Islands and the Wisps, Phersu is a cluster of active volcanic islands spread across over 400 miles of the Na-Gaesa Ocean. As with the rest of the Wounds, Phersu has a tropical climate with little seasonal variation in temperature, though with distinct wet and dry seasons.
The interiors of the islands of Lauchume, Teiraru, and Ulpaia rise to high elevations, though the others all remain much closer to sea level. Tropical forests at the lower levels transform into cloud forests near the tops of the volcanic peaks, at least on those that are not actively erupting.
Phersu is roughly 580 miles northwest of Varameno, 800 miles north of the Chain, and 480 miles northeast of the Soul's End Islands.
History
Descended from those who arrived on the aeroliths, the elves of Phersu long ago abandoned their flying cities, which now lie covered in corals south of the archipelago. The earliest elven arrivals to the region landed sometime around Y3000*, but they were joined by others in multiple waves lasting until Y6000*.