En'den'ym Wastes

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En'den'ym Wastes

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Wastes

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History

Historical Overview

The area that is now called En’den’ym Wastes is actually very recent, being not so much older than a couple of centuries or a little more. The En’den’ym Wastes, in fact, originated from a dead region in the south and east of the [[]Elmoey'a Fungal Jungle]] that lost its vegetation because of the drop in temperatures that came with the slow beginning of the new Ice Age. Moreover, the kin’toni sickness coming from the north might have influenced the death of many life forms that used to inhabit this territory before the Awakening Age. Although the En’den’ym Wastes area might seem just a dead land because of its poor fauna and scarcity of vegetation, it has been for many years and still is a huge source of materials and subjects of studies.

During the past few centuries, many scholars and travelers crossed the En’den’ym Wastes to observe and study the animal species and rare plants that grow there, along with the massive amount of fossils that date back to the previous Ages and even before the Stone Age which can be found in the rocks and meters under the ground. Several in fact have been the findings of prehistoric animals’ skeletons and, most of all, ancient fungal species now extinct. Still now this place attracts a large number of scientists who more than everything are determined to find what is hidden in the ground and in the enormous amount of rocks scattered throughout the whole territory.

The most ancient fossils date back to around 60 millions of years ago, which means they were there even before the Elmoey’a Fungal Jungle was born. Along with the scholars who study the En’den’ym Wastes’ rocks and fossils, the territory has also been an important crossroad for travelers who in the past had to reach the Telydu City Zu'aan from the west of Zelan. For the tourists coming from everywhere, it is considered a must to visit the En’den’ym Wastes when coming to Telydu City. Most of them come to observe the animals that live there, since it is really rare to spot any kind of specimen. Ohers are, on the other hand, more interested in observing the process of picking and weaving of the filaments coming from the flowers that grow from the ban’ghai, a very famous type of bush.

Not many are the lucky people who managed to witness the blooming of the alehinu during its only day of life. This flower in fact in rightfully considered an important part of the history of the En’den’ym Wastes. It began to grow only after the temperatures dropped and the ground was mostly made of dry rocks: scholars could never tell what the real nature of the alehinu was, given its atypical behaviour, so that is why over the centuries it gained more and more importance both in economy and in religion. Many are the writings left by the followers of The Bright One (the prophet who used to worship a God of Zelan in those territories during ancient times) that testify the importance and symbolic meaning that the alehinu held for the believers.

Geography

The En’den’ym Wastes can be divided in various areas. In the west region there is a mountainous landscape called Drurynis where the Altai peak is. The area surrounding the Drurynis mountain range is called Ren’Altai, to indicate its location at the roots of the highest mountain. Here is where most of the samkal come from: at night they go down the Drurynis slopes to hunt in the lowland. The Ren’Altai plains are almost devoid of water if not for the Nanyh Water Vein which is an underground river and its waters cannot be drank because of the great amount of salt in them. The south is the warmer region of the En’den’ym Wastes, even though its maximum temperatures usually never go above an average of twelve degrees Celsius.

This kind of climate is given by the proximity of the sea. In the whole territory of the En’den’ym Wastes, the water can only be found in underground rivers which in the south are many. This is why the southern region of the En’den’ym Wastes is called Delta Plain, since most of the underground rivers running there open their deltas to the sea not so far from there. The area is a huge lowland with little to no heights in sight for over two thousand square kilometers: here are the ancient roads where the travelers headed to Telydu City used to walk during the day to reach the middle of the En’den’ym Wastes by nightfall. The middle region of the En’den’ym Wastes is characterized by high rock formations and canyons that in the past helped the travelers to pass the night safely hidden from rain and ferocious animals.

These rock formations are known for their characteristic colours that vary from pink to yellow, green and purple. The area has been called Quanor Quolt, referring to the coloured rocks as a sort of artist’s palette. The scholars say that the deep canyon formations were digged a long time ago by rivers that are now dry, and some of their names are written in ancient texts: the deepest canyon was digged by the waters of the Oose Yellow River which used to be the longest and larger one. Then there were the Noelim-ine, also known as the Moonlit River for its characteristic waters that seemed to shine like silver at night, the Nielbur Blue and the Nielbur White, protagonists of many ancient legends about lovers who were transformed in rivers by the Gods.

The north section of the En’den’ym Wastes is th coldest and inhospitable one, at least for the zu’aan: most of the leupnys live there, protected by their warm coats and ability to drink the water that lays frozen under the ground. Moreover, in the north grows a great amount of banim which serves as the main food for the leupnys. Being the region that’s closer to the Elmoey’a Fungal Jungle, the northern section of the En’den’ym Wastes has been declared a protected area, since the scholars are working everyday to avoid the mushroom sickness to attack the flora, depriving the leupnys of their main source of nutrition.

Plants

The En’den’ym Wastes vegetation is composed by very little variety of species, most of which are bushes and plants that don’t need too much water to survive. The scholars who studied the En’den’ym Wastes territory discovered, looking in the several rock formations and below the ground, that many plant fossils are similar to those that could also be found in the Elmoey’a Fungal Jungle (which is situated not too far north from the En’den’ym Wastes). Studies demonstrate in fact, that the Elmoey’a Fungal Jungle was so extended to cover the surface of the region that is now called En’den’ym Wastes, but climate change and sickness brought by the kin’toni raids caused it to shrink. The plant species that can be found in the En’den’ym Wastes are listed here:

Banim: the banim is a type of bush that doesn’t seemingly bear any fruit or flower. Its many tangled branches are covered with thorns which are an evolution of leaves as a defense against animals. The insides of the branches are in fact made of a highly nutritious orange-red pulp that the animals inhabiting the area really seem to adore. The banim pulp can be easily extracted by some animal species who have learnt how to pierce a hole in a branch avoiding the thorns and suck its insides. The pulp contained in the banim branches is also very commonly used in the Telydu City’s traditional cuisine, mostly for bakery and sweet foods. Ban’ghai: this type of bush is characterized by a fairly tall trunk and thin and long branches that carry white cloud-like flowers.

The ban’ghai’s flowers are formed as a soft bunch of very thin filaments that can be easily broken if not handled with care. These flowers in fact can be picked by experienced hands and used to create a smooth and shiny fabric and make the most refined pieces of clothing. The reason why the fabric that can be created by processing the filaments is so precious is the ban’ghai’s inability to bear these flowers if not under precise climate conditions: the plant needs a very humid climate with heavy and constant rains for at least two weeks and average temperatures. Since this type of climate is barely occurring in the En’den’ym Wastes, the ban’ghai’s flowers are really rare.

Alehinu: also known as the Sun’s Eye, the alehinu is perhaps the rarest flower species in the Zelan landmass, even rarer than the flowers growing on the ban’ghai bushes. The alehinu is characterized by a green stem and a rich crown of red and golden petals which are long and thin. This flower has gained a great religious symbolism over the Ages because of its rarity, its sweet scent and its vibrant colours that cannot be easily found within the En’den’ym Wastes territories. The alehinu’s most famous characteristic is its ability to grow under rocks where there’s no sunlight and also its incredibly short life: the alehinu blooms in hostile and dry territories, but only gets to live one day for the lack of water and underground nourishment.

Animals

Very few animals inhabit the territories of the En’den’ym Wastes since the heavy drop in temperatures due to the upcoming Ice Age. Most animal species who live in this place are used to cold weather and temperatures that can sometimes, even if rarely, go below zero degrees Celsius. The fauna of the En’den’ym Wastes is mainly composed by mammals and predators, plus an average percentage of oviparous birds of prey. Here follows a list of the animal species that inhabit the area:

Chackal: this animal is a mammal and a predator that much to the scholars’ surprise looks more like an oviparous winged species that cannot fly. The chackal is characterized by a tall body with two long legs and an even longer neck. Its average weight is around 24 kilograms both for females and males. The chackal’s body is covered in generally brownish yellow, abundant feathers with grey around the neck and legs. These colours helped them through evolution to better mimetize with the soil and rocks of the En’den’ym wastes: older specimens used to have more shades and more vibrant colours when the area was covered by the Jungle’s vegetation but they were the first ones to be attacked by predators.

The chackal’s mating season occurs during spring and a female can give birth up to twenty chackal babies.

Samkal: the samkal is a ferocious animal that first came to populate the area when the Elmoey’a Fungal Jungle shrinked and the temperatures of the En’den’ym Wastes dropped significantly. Considered very dangerous by the zu’aan who live outside the Wastes, the samkal has shown signs of aggressiveness towards many animal species, including his fellows. The samkal move in small packs that seem to have developed incredible hunting techniques which they perform in group and teach their offsprings. What’s curious about the samkal is that every pack has its own ways of communicating and hunting their prey, showing a deep sense of individuality. The samkal packs usually hunt down chackal and leupnys and move at night when the temperatures are lower, very well protected by their fur.

Leupnys: since the arrival of the samkal in the En’den’ym Wastes, the number of leupnys that inhabited the area gradually lowered. This animal only feeds on insects and plants that serve as water supplies. The leupnys is also the only animal species that seems to have learned how to pierce the banim’s branches with its thin and pointy tongue, carefully avoiding the thorns, and suck the highly nutritional pulp that is inside them. The leupnys is characterized by a grey thick skin covered in fur that helps it with the low temperatures of the En’den’ym Wastes. Moreover, its colour is really useful to mimetize with rocks: the leupnys can be generally observed digging very deep and long pits under the rocks during the day to spend the night safe from predators and to raise its babies. Males and females mate during summer and raise their offspring together until they are old enough to leave the lair.

Historical Timeline of Ages

Age Name	Dates	Controller
Stone Age	Before 1E 0	Unknown
Copper Age	1E 1–1E 2200	Unknown
Bronze Age	1E 2200–1E 4400	Unknown
Iron Age	2E 0–2E 700	Unknown
Ancient Age	2E 700–2E 2200	Unknown
Middle Age	3E 0–3E 2050	Unknown
Early Modern Age	3E 2050–3E 2600	Unknown
Industrial Age	3E 2600–3E 2700	Unknown
Machine Age	3E 2700–3E 2800	Unknown
Atomic Age	3E 2800–3E 2850	Unknown
Space Age	3E 2850–3E 2875	Unknown
Information Age	3E 2875–3E 2900	Unknown
Genetic Age	3E 2950–3E 3000	Unknown
Awakening Age	3E 3000–3E 3415	Unknown
Twilight Age	4E 0–4E 500	Telydu City Zu'aan

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