Caer Arcolano
Overview
Caer Arcolano is one of the five autonomous Provinces (Caers) of the Asgarthan Protectorate. It is notable for being divided between two contrasting climates.
Geography
Kiragata Wetlands
To the north, the Kiragata Wetlands form a wet region consisting of marshes and rice fields, many of which are terraced. This area is separated from the desert by the Kandu region, a chain of low-altitude mountains with white, rounded ridges. While most lands have been populated and exploited for livestock and agriculture, there is a region at the center of the territory where humans never venture: The Fagn. This murky bog seems to expand year after year, and is said to harbor strange and terrifying things. Muna and Yzmir have settled on the edge of the Fagn to try to freeze its borders. Outside of this peril, the rest of the territory is bucolic and pastoral.
Sarkans Desert
The Province is largely covered by the Sarkans Desert, an immense desert of red sand. Some areas are rugged, traversed by deep canyons of carmine rock. Clusters of Kolamusa—a living mass crossing between lichen and baobab that could be mistaken for rock—can be found here. The hollow trunks of these organisms provide access to wells that descend into the Hypogea, a titanic underground cavity held in place by root networks, where rivers of milky white waters irrigate the soil and roots produce their own bioluminescence.
Cities
- Sekiµ - 171,000 inhabitants
- Caecaster - 116,000 inhabitants
- Avesta - 78,000 inhabitants
- Sojourn - 17,000 inhabitants
- Svarogard - 9,000 inhabitants
- Dusk - 2,000 inhabitants
Total provincial population: approximately 393,000 inhabitants