Geography
Geography

Geography

Harmura
Harmura
is located on a small peninsula off of one of the planet’s major continents. The planet has several continents and vast oceans, but Harmura Tales focuses on just the wider Harmuran region, where the
Celestials
Celestials
work left the densest concentration of magic. The land greatly influences politics, because geography controls travel, resources, and who can hold power.

The Land

Peninsula of Harmura

Peninsula of Harmura
Peninsula of Harmura
The land that
Harmura
Harmura
occupies attaches to the
Continental Mainland
Continental Mainland
along its northern border. To the southeast, across the
Straits of Harmura
, lies its only other major neighbor, the
Archipelago of Shinra
Archipelago of Shinra
.
It takes roughly twenty-four hours for a
Windborne
Windborne
to fly across the diameter of the peninsula.
Memory has forgotten what this peninsula was like before the
Celestials
Celestials
terraformed it. Today it is divided into nine distinct areas: a central mountain surrounded by eight uniquely designed territories. Each has its own topography and weather patterns, shaped into a living ecosystem that expresses one of the eight
Trigram Magic
Trigram Magic
. The result is extreme geographic and ecological diversity packed into a small region, with an unusually dense spread of natural resources.

Archipelago of Shinra

Archipelago of Shinra
Archipelago of Shinra
The land that
Shinra
Shinra
occupies. It is a series of densely packed archipelago of islands of various sizes off the eastern coast of the
Continental Mainland
Continental Mainland
. Its closest neighbor is the
Peninsula of Harmura
Peninsula of Harmura
, just across the
Straits of Harmura
. To the southeast lies the
Shinra Sea
, and the southwest is the
Meridan Sea
. Beyond it, the expansive
Farreach Ocean
surrounds the archipelago.

Continental Mainland

Continental Mainland
Continental Mainland
A large continent composed of many territories. The small
Peninsula of Harmura
Peninsula of Harmura
is attached to its eastern coastline, along with the
Archipelago of Shinra
Archipelago of Shinra
farther offshore. The expansive
Farreach Ocean
borders the continent’s eastern edge.
There is a long mountain spine along the eastern shore. It is broken only by the artificially transformed
Peninsula of Harmura
Peninsula of Harmura
, and the dangerous waters of
Dragon’s Pass
.

The Water

Straits of Harmura

Straits of Harmura
The strip of water between the
Peninsula of Harmura
Peninsula of Harmura
and
Archipelago of Shinra
Archipelago of Shinra
.

Dragon’s Pass

Dragon’s Pass
Treacherous waters southwest of the
Peninsula of Harmura
Peninsula of Harmura
leading into a small gulf cutting into the
Continental Mainland
Continental Mainland
.

Shinra Sea

Shinra Sea
The body of water off the southeast coast of the
Archipelago of Shinra
Archipelago of Shinra
.

Meridan Sea

Meridan Sea
The body of water to the south of the
Peninsula of Harmura
Peninsula of Harmura
and the southwest of the
Archipelago of Shinra
Archipelago of Shinra
.
Dragon’s Pass
opens into these waters.

Farreach Ocean

Farreach Ocean
The vast ocean east of the
Continental Mainland
Continental Mainland
. The edges of this ocean have not yet been found.