Glittering Coast

This territory spans the mild southern coast and a few islands. The great inland sea called Gemscatter is more than a eight-hundred miles across and more than half that from north to south, where it enters into a much larger sea. What isn’t beach is marshy land and swamps. A great deal of fishing, frogging, and rice farming is done here. Marsh quails are bred here, and textiles are made from plants that create a strong fiber. This territory is also home to the largest city of Melodir, where a great river meets the sea and an island faces it, called Alamithia.

The Glittering Coast is so named for the beaches that are covered in brilliant selections of sea glass and sea plastic, sometimes even gems and crystals. These are found in two major beaches, The Glass Shore and Gemgather, and a smattering of smaller beaches.

There are two small peninsulas leading to huddles of islands. Alamithia is located on the western one near the Glass Shore, their islands being called The Pearls. Over on the eastern shore of Gemgather and the islands called The Shells.

Alamithia is a center of trade from the south across the seas. It is the largest city of dirla, with huge havenweed and poured crystal buildings, covered in mosaics and a riot of paint that seaside dirla are so fond of. Though there are no monarchs in Melodir, the Sondar of Alamithia is very respected throughout the country. This makes Alamithia the center of culture and fashion.

Mid-coast there is a fishing town called Caston, which provides the fish needs of the country. Even the fish are gaudy, and the waters of Gemscatter are relatively shallow and warm in these parts.