Natis (Natis)

Natis is a continent of the World. It is located on the Northern Hemisphere, in the temperate zone. It is bordered by the Ocean to the east and the west, the Sunlit Sea to the south and the Stormsea to the north. Near to it lies the Northern Continent and the two southern landmasses of Ikya and Fortos.

Natis can be divided into five big geographical and cultural areas. In the middle of the continent lies the Sheer, a steppe thousands of miles wide in every direction. It is bordered by a chain of mountains including the White Mountains, the Fire Mountains, the Rockfell Mountains and the Walls of Sun. By the seas lie the most developed and rich areas, like the West, the Firelands, the Monastic Kingdoms and the Eastern Kingdoms.

Various people populate the continent. Most populous of them are the Westmen and the Eastlings. While most of the cultures of Natis live in settlements of various sizes, nomadic peoples (Jadans and Greenriders, for example) are constantly changing place. Every region has its own dominating religion; it is the Faith of the Face in the West, two rivalling religions in the Firelands and the Monastic Kingdoms, the Faith of Stars in the Far East and Shamanism in the Sheer.

Divided from each other by mountains, deserts or steppes, different cultures of Natis developed while being isolated from each other. Only neighbouring regions had the chance to make direct contact. The only connection between more distant regions is trade, which is done via long routes like the Great Road between the West and East.