User:Tacitus666/Atala

In my extreme boredom, I created another continent for World of Warcraft: Atala. Basically derived from the identically-named empire I forged in my year as a Dungeons & Dragons player, Atala is comprised of a multi-racial but mostly human population, differing environments, and surprising new creatures, the likes of which you have never seen.

Zones
Valley of the Xeoblade

Temperate area, quite grassy in most places. Dangerous wildlife seem to be the only perceivable danger around here, but then the reconnaissance forces could be wrong.

Jormunn Gorge

An incredibly vast natural gorge, similar in scope and aesthetics to the Grand Canyon. Plenty of flying creatures make themselves at home here. Be warned: cliff bandits lurk all around.

Darknell

This abandoned village and its accompanying countryside has been tainted with shadow. There is a slight atmosphere of evil in this place, and warriors of the Light soon find themselves surrounded by swift and deadly denizens of darkness drawn to the sudden incursion of a bright aura. Perpetual darkness indicates that the Dread has been here in recent times.

Valeris

This once-sprawling city is now inhabited solely by bandits, thieves and beasts tamed to do their bidding. Evil cultists also reside here, but are far outnumbered in their turf war versus the elusive Kingpin. By walking through the gates, you forfeit your right to live and can expect an assault on your wellbeing by the very criminals that "run" this place. The walls are incessantly surrounded by Atalean military forces, the personnel of which take turns from all around the nation-state to contain the criminal threat within. The city itself is often used as a testing ground for the latest Atalean technologies and specifically tuned warmagiks before deployment out in the field.

Blackrod Pass

Located in Arrian lands outside Atalean borders, Blackrod Pass is one of only a handful of areas accessible outside of the nation-state, due to the national quarantine imposed by the Execudaema on the citizenry. Once a relatively safe passage between Atala and Arrianos, the Military is currently investigating possible sightings of the Dread in this area and as such have cordoned off the entire pass save for willing adventurers who are deemed worthy to enter by the local Saffron Cleric who doubles as the commanding officer.