The Sunny Wave Island

Researchers are split on if The Sunny Wave Island is actually the original portion of Olymia now shrunk down through age. Or if the opposite is true and The Sunny Wave Island broke away at the end of The Clouded Age. In truth, we are unsure, we know the land is steeped in ancient powerful mesna that rots modern mages mana veins by its mere presence. We also know that much of The Deep Dark is mysteriously connected openly to the other continents. Truly the island is misted in mystery and ancient history that is just waiting to be uncovered. However, with its inhabitants the Cthulutians and Zebrel himself having ruled over for the majority of its history. Little has been shared or allowed to leave the island by request of the powerful kingdom.
 

Geography

While much of the island is covered in dense forest and jungle like terrain, only a small area of the north is said to have any open lands. Dotted with ruins of past civilizations, and the signs of battles never recorded for the history books. The Sunny Wave Island is truly an inhospitable land that curses any who step foot upon it. If Olymia is the last frontier, The Sunny Wave Islands are the lands that stood forgotten to time. As nothing upon the island seems to have changed since its peak form in the early days of the island's creation. And thus is filled with nothing but ancient plants, deadly diseases and horrifying beasts.
 

Notable Mountains

With two separate large mountains on either side of the continent, one would be almost able to mistake them as similar to one another from afar. But the closer you get to the Sunny Wave Island, the more obvious the difference between the two. Nicknamed the Sun and Wave of the island, the northern mountain is believed to be the sun that keeps the wave of evil at bay. This has also led to many Merlock tribes along the island worshipping the two mountains as a sort of yin and yang or good and evil.
 

Flacruso Madani

Also known as “The Unknowing” in common, this mountain was said to have once been the home of a powerful Fae Court. However, after the sealing of The Last Thought, this court would find itself corrupted by The Deep Dark and then mysteriously vanish. Now the mountain stands as the tallest on its island and once the tallest even in Olymia. With multiple entrances into the deepest routes of The Deep Dark, it is believed that below Flacruso Madani stands a permanent gateway that linked The Deep Dark of other continents together. Now it is the home for Zebrel and his Cthulutian hive as they stand as the last defense for whatever corrupted that once powerful Fae Court.
 

Ugbo’s Rest

A mountain that is said to be filled with corrupted and evil mesna that seeps from it causing the ground itself to be cast in evil spells. A darkened fog can be seen emanating out across the entire island, and in some cases even cause visitors or beasts to see creatures of their darkest memories. It is said that once Ela Ugbo had a stronghold within the mountain and now only what looks to be a Demon Lords tomb remains. However getting close for those with mana technique or even psychic techniques is quite painful as the grounds themselves seem to be far stronger the more potent your abilities. Flying, or even tunneling beneath it have all caused catastrophic failures and problems, and mana techniques used on it seem to make it more potent. Thus the area has been quarantined off by Zebrels people and instead stands as a place of study and research for what Mesna can do to the world.
 

Notable Rivers

While many sailors and pirates look to the rivers of The Sunny Wave Island as a test of courage and ability. Few have managed to do so with any success, those that have rarely brag about the events that took place when doing so. Thus while you as a younger adventurer might find the interest of an unexplored island to be worth your investigation. May we instead recommend choosing a land without fish that want to steal your mind or merlocks capable of taking on full jotun raiders.
 

The Sun River

Called this due to the immense amount of golden ore that lines it, the Sun River in the right light glimmers with such intensity it appears almost magical. The river itself is filled with some of the most dangerous creatures of the island called Mind Rippers. The golden ore that many a sailor or pirate have dreamt of mining find themselves in all practicality devoured by the creatures when making the attempt. Thus much of the large two coves the eastern river lets out into are noted to be filled with wrecked ships of confident and powerful sailors.
 

Red Scale Way

While like its wider cousin in the east, Red Scale Way is inhabited with Mind Rippers as well. The river gains its name from a unique group of merlock tribesmen that call its edges home. Known to hunt Mind Rippers, the merlocks of this tribe are quite capable and respected warriors of the island. As such, Zebrel in his interest of studying the creatures is said to have given them the land west of the river as their own and right to fish within its waters. So long as they offer members of their tribe that are elderly to his hive and defend the island when it's under attack. With this, the river finds itself as the domain of the Red Scale Merlock Tribe who have been known to take on pirates, merchants and sailors of all sorts who refuse to speak kindly with them.
 

Notable Forests

While covered from top to bottom in forested grounds, much of the known forest of the island has yet to be documented or explored. This is partially due to the heat of the humid island, but as well due to the dangerous flora and fauna that inhabit its dense jungle like terrain. Thus any maps created of the island that are able to be sold by the permission of Great Kabir Zebrel, should be offered to The Collective of Pyrus for a handsome reward first.
 

Ilicado Forest

This unique forest is the only place in the world to gather the fruits of the ilicado tree. Known to be quite meaty, with a fatty taste to them, the ilicado nut is worth its weight in gold across much of the world. With deep green flesh that when carved off tastes great with nearly any food it's added to. It is considered a healthier alternative to salted meats as it preserves quite well and tastes similar. It should also be noted that this forest is filled with goblinoids that have adapted to the psychic abilities of the Cthulutian and thus guard the fruits as their main food source. We recommend that if you make it to the forest, air humping is considered a language by the goblin inhabitants, and thus the more you can do the stronger they will think you are.
 

Political History

Though we know that at one point the island itself played a major position for a powerful Fae Court. We have no actual records beyond the first point of The First Age when Zebrel himself made contact with a few jotun clans traversing the area. Upon the meeting, minor trade was allowed and groups of jotuns would attempt to invade or settle the island to very little effect. Even rarer than their success was the need for Zebrel to do much more than watch as the glimmer of platinum and gold lured in many who would fall to the beasts hiding within the shadows. Thus providing Zebrel with plenty of historical art pieces and other valuables that the ships would leave behind upon their failure of raiding or settling the land. As time would go on and more powers would grow across The First Age. Many would make contact with Zebrels hive while keeping their distance for worry of infection or forced indoctrination like the hivekind before them. Unfortunately due to some pieces of information leaking from the hive of Zebrel by a few capable thieves, many would begin to believe that the Cthulutian were no better then the despised Hivekin. As how they would create more of their kind would be revealed to the world as a parasite that took over the body and later transformed them through a powerful and painful ritual. At which point one would be enslaved to the mind of the hive and lose their free will to do anything but what the hive master wished. While this is not entirely factual, the belief would take hold and cause many species and kingdoms to close their doors to the island itself.
 

Ecology

Much of the island shares a simple commonality and that is the intelligence of what we would consider simple sentient life. You would be hard pressed to find amongst the lands a single blade of grass that could not create a thought. Let alone a monster that was not prepared for an attack on its will or mind. Thus one should take caution when traveling to The Sunny Wave Island as many who do find themselves eaten or enslaved to its local monster population.
 

Foundational Flora

Identical in many ways to Olymia and its own plant variety. What isn’t shown upon the maps is the fact that most of the plant life are ambush predators with higher intelligence than most researchers. We recommend avoiding traveling without a nature mana technique user or druid as the plant life will lure you in slowly and then devour you while you sleep. With massive venus fly trap-like species and nearly a thousand variations to Plantaguys (a species of plant that devours prey whole and takes on their form to lure other creatures in the area), it is an immensely dangerous place for anyone to rest their head.
 

Foundational Fauna

While the majority of life on the island is more intelligent than the average adventurer. It should be noted that intelligence does not mean sentient capabilities as many of these creatures still prefer the tribesman lifestyle. With a focus on either pact tactics or illusionary mana techniques as their main hunting abilities. Much of the island's prey and predators all stand with immense abilities to break someone's will or cast an illusionary effect that will have you dazed until they devour you whole. Thus it is recommended instead to stick with the bipedal species amongst the island who are more understanding of concepts we know today. Such as honor, family, and a need for adventuring are all common amongst groups like the morph trolls or merlocks.
 

Temperature

Tropical is a constant on this island, if it's not hot and sunny it is raining and humid. The island is known to never drop below 75f when above ground and during its hottest days gets to around 112f. With near a humidity so thick you can see the air move, the jungles of The Sunny Wave Island are miserable for our more cold inclined adventurers.
 

Seasonal Variations

Uniquely, The Sunny Wave Island only sees two seasons due to its size and natural temperatures. With either summer or a cold spring being its main year round feel, much of the summer and fall are known to be hot and with little to no cloud coverage. While winter to spring see a less muggy and more cold sweat to more muggy but warmer sweat like variation. Regardless, rain is a constant throughout this time with flash floods and rockslides common across the island.