Eyrie
Where is it located?
On the northern border of the Itk’reth continent, there is a nameless mountain range. Only its valturo name is known. Eyrie. After the Rending, a group of vultures evolved into the forebearers of the valturo, and this mountain was their ancestral home until the end of the war with the skat’ra.
How does it look?
Its size is much smaller than the valturo’s current home, the Cutter. Its shape is different, too. While the Cutter looks like gargantuan steps, the Eyrie resembles a normal mountain. At least the part that is facing the continent. Because the side looking towards the sea is a sheer cliff. Like the mountain was cut in half, and only one of its halves remained standing.
What’s the weather like in the Eyrie?
Based on the valturo stories, the mountain is a wet and rainy place. The Itk’reth continent has three major and several smaller rivers flowing from north to south. The biggest one is called Krenson. There weren’t any expeditions yet to discover the origin of these rivers, because to reach the source, the expedition must go through the Pristine Prairie and face its dangers. However, based on the information provided by the valturo, there is a high chance that most, if not all, of the rivers originate from the Eyrie.
The flora and fauna of the Eyrie
It is very scarce. Although the amount of rain would be enough to have lush forests at its feet and on the mountain slopes, what the valturo tells is that the soil can’t sustain life. There are occasional trees and bushes, but mostly, there are patches of grass at the feet, and the mountain itself is devoid of plants.
This lack of food can only sustain a small number of herbivores, which can only sustain an even smaller number of carnivores. Both the herbivores and the carnivores cover a large area to find food, but they rarely venture deep into the Pristine Prairie in fear of the bigger and stronger animals and monsters.
There was a great mountain there in the past. Before the Rending. If it didn’t sink beneath the waves, it must be part of another continent somewhere in the north
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