Alana Gazetteer: Field Edition - Boresia

Overview

Magramine rises like a granite shield from the northern seas, its spine a procession of peaks veiled in cloud, its southern slopes warming into fertile valleys. The dwarves and their automatons, the Titanforged, have carved their dominion here, their halls echoing with the ring of hammer and chisel. Every hill seems to bear a scar of quarrying or a vein of ore, and every settlement carries the stubborn pride of a people who built their homes not upon the land but into it.    

Population and Architecture

The dwarves form the heart of Magramine’s folk: stout, bearded, and industrious. Alongside them stride the Titanforged - living statues of metal and stone, remnants of the old wars, who now dwell as companions and guardians rather than weapons. Villages are built of vast stone blocks, their walls square and enduring. Even the smallest family houses resemble fortresses, with narrow windows, thick lintels, and carved runes for protection. In the north, round towers cling to cliffs like watchful sentinels; in the south, towns spread more openly, their courtyards filled with grapevines and fig trees.  

Landmarks

The Deepvault, Magramine’s greatest subterranean city, sprawls beneath a single mountain, its halls lit by mirrored shafts of sunlight. Southward lies the Bridge of Titans, a natural stone arch carved into colossal likenesses of Titanforged, each spanning an entire river canyon.  

Weather

Magramine’s climate is kinder than its severe reputation suggests. The north endures long, misty winters with heavy snow upon the heights, while the southern valleys bask in sun, their air fragrant with herbs and fruit.  

Flora

The Ironvine is a creeping plant that winds through mountain crevices, its stems rigid as wire and tipped with metallic leaves. Dwarves harvest it to bind their armour and tools, for it fuses naturally to metal.    

Fauna

The Stoneback Ram is prized by hunters and herders, its horned skull nearly unbreakable, its fleece thick and fire-resistant.  

Overview

Lymyra is a country caught between longing and pride. The land stretches from misty northern moors to fertile southern vineyards, but at its heart runs a chain of volcanoes, their slopes black with ash and alive with fire. Once part of the fae realm of Mag Mell, the elves of Lymyra still dream of their lost splendour. Every village, town, and tower is touched by this yearning for grace, even if their hands can no longer shape true fae magic.    

Population and Architecture

The elves of Lymyra are tall, graceful, and rather haughty, though time has tempered some of their sharper edges. They dwell in slender white towers and narrow houses with curved, pointed roofs. Blue-painted shutters and flowing silken banners soften the starkness, while fine gardens spill over balconies. Yet beneath the elegance, the lack of fae glamour is keenly felt - their marble often crumbles, their fountains run dry, and their enchantments falter. Many elves speak of themselves as custodians of a culture they can no longer perfect.  

Landmarks

The Blue Spires of Thalirion, alabaster towers set upon a cliff, gleam with a faint unnatural sheen - one of the last remnants of fae enchantment. The Volcanic March is a valley lined with half-buried statues, their faces cracked and half-melted by centuries of lava. Pilgrims wander here seeking visions, though most leave with scorched boots and singed cloaks.  

Weather

The north is damp, misty, and cool, with green hills wrapped in drizzle. Further south, the land grows warmer, the air rich with grapevines, lavender, and olive groves. The central volcanic belt brings unpredictable storms, ashfalls, and sudden tremors.  

Flora

The Ashvine Bloom thrives in volcanic soil, sprouting coils of blackened vine tipped with crimson flowers. Elves prize it as a symbol of endurance.    

Fauna

The Glasswing Drake is the most striking creature of Lymyra: small, lizard-like dragons whose wings shimmer like stained glass. They are harmless to elves but notorious thieves of jewellery and coloured glass.  

Overview

Farenia sprawls across the eastern heart of Boresia, a rich and diverse land stretching from misty northern highlands to sunlit southern coasts. It is a patchwork country, both geographically and culturally, its valleys, rivers, and cities filled with humans, rabbitfolk, kendric, gnomes, and birdfolk. Bridgeport, its greatest city (while not being the capital), is a thriving hub of commerce and intrigue, though the countryside still holds swathes of old forests, windswept plains, and villages where traditions stretch back before the Empire was born.    

Population and Architecture

The peoples of Farenia are as varied as its landscapes. Gnomes in the north live in snug wooden houses, sometimes stacked two storeys high in clustered settlements. Birdfolk make their homes in caves high in mountain cliffs or in treehouses woven into the canopy. The kendric live in circular huts by winding streams, using hundreds of wooden bridges and small boats to knit their watery villages together. Rabbitfolk carve immense burrow-complexes underground, their "family homes" spanning dozens of rooms for clans numbering scores. Human architecture shifts with the climate: in the north, colonnaded halls and timber structures with painted facades; in the south, villas, townhouses, and estates reminiscent of Regency grandeur, with wide windows, tiled roofs, and sweeping gardens.  

Landmarks

Farenia is filled with both splendour and ruin. The Great Library of Bridgeport is the finest centre of knowledge in the Empire, while the Focalised Ruins of the gnomes in the north shimmer faintly with old experimental magic. Along the southern coast, the Pearl Spires rise from the sea, barnacled towers left by some forgotten age.  

Weather

Farenia’s north is misty, wet, and cool, with an ever-blowing breeze. Central Farenia is temperate, with green hills and mild summers, while the south is warm, with olive groves and golden sunlight. Bridgeport and its county bask in a climate of soft rain and fertile soil, allowing its fields, orchards, and vineyards to thrive.  

Flora

The Silverwillow Tree is a hallmark of Farenia, lining riversides and village greens. Its pale leaves shimmer like coins in sunlight, and its bark is used for medicine.    

Fauna

The Greenhorn Stag roams Farenian forests, its antlers growing thick with moss and lichen. Druids consider them sacred, and poaching them brings dire curses.  

Overview

The Steamy Plains sweep across Boresia’s southern edge, where rivers braid into wide deltas and jungles boil beneath summer rains. It is a land of heat, storms, and abundant life, home to turtlefolk and owlfolk whose lives are bound to water, stone, and canopy. Mist rises at dawn from rice paddies and reedbeds, and by night the croaking of frogs and the trill of owls form a chorus louder than most city squares.  

Population and Architecture

The turtlefolk dwell primarily in natural grottoes and caves carved into riverbanks and cliffs, many of which can only be reached by diving through submerged tunnels. These half-flooded sanctuaries are filled with carved shells, mural-painted stone, and slow echoing chants. The owlfolk favour high platforms among jungle trees, stringing rope bridges between colossal branches. Their homes are round, airy huts built of woven reed, bark, and bright feathers. Human traders and fisherfolk occasionally set up stilt villages along the coast, though permanent settlements are rare.  

Landmarks

Deep within the jungle lies the Drowned Temple of Urakai, half-submerged beneath a lake, its pillars carved with reptilian masks. Turtlefolk monks say it was built by their ancestors to appease river spirits. Another wonder is the Whispering Canopy, a jungle stretch where the leaves rustle with voices, repeating fragments of travellers’ thoughts.  

Weather

The plains are monsoon-bound: suffocatingly humid summers drenched with near-daily storms, followed by cooler, dry winters when the land breathes again. Snow never touches this region, but river floods are a constant hazard.  

Flora

The Thunder Lotus is a great flowering plant that blooms only during lightning storms. Its petals flash with bioluminescent sparks, and its seeds float down rivers like glowing boats.  

Fauna

The Shellback Crocodile lurks in river deltas, its shell-like back ridged with mossy plates that resemble turtlefolk carapaces, making it a deadly ambusher.