Terlaye

Terlaye is defined by its gigantic rivers in which live the legendary Bracai. It’s local inhabitants grow up living next to wide shifting rivers that hug hilly and mountainous regions. The south and centre is well developed, but the hilly north has gaps inhabited by the Lindi. It borders Ralean to the west, Kyeron to the north-west, and both Gordolmonre and The Heabe in the north.

Geography and Climate

Terlaye’s geography is defined by three main rivers that run north to south, and three main mountainous ranges. The rivers are the Llofil river, Nater’s river, and Rullan river. There are several small lakes scattered around the region, as well as several major lakes most of which are on the river Rullan.

In climate, Terlaye follows a gradient of wetness beginning with the savanna in the sparsely inhabited north, a tree savanna, a dry woodland, and then a subtropical evergreen in the Llofilot and Aubas regions.

Major Lakes

Major lakes are often hubs of trade and culture, owing to the Bracai that live in them. The rivers below are listed upstream to downstream.

Rullan

Kerrllan is a remote major lake in Terlaye’s far north. It has a few surrounding settlements that adhere to more traditional Terlayan cultures. It’s also frequently visited by the Natin Aredvic for trade.

Fellan is the largest lake on Barogate. The city of Serven is on the lake, as well as major market towns Derbhem, Mosnaen, and Notami (which is in Ralean, on the other side of the river).

Nillan exists. It has a large pontoon town on it.

Dullan has the major market town Heiseren It is the widest lake in Terlaye. It has a highly developed and cultivated lake bed owing to it’s importance in the ancient Naotech empire.

Rellen is the last major lake on Rullan.

Nater’s River

Silennallan and the city of Silenna are highly industrious and culturally important location due to Nater’s myth. It’s an incredibly industrious city.

Shelen and the town of Belen form the last river at the confluence of Rullan and Nater’s river. The river is a major hub of Terlayan trade, being only shortly upstream from Nater’s End.

The other major lake

The lake Aedellan is another lake that’s incredibly productive for the Terlayan economy due to its proximity to Naokeiot.

Mountain ranges

Terlaye’s mountian ranges are highly eroded regions of former Gordolmonre. They are very rocky, and erosion usually tapers land heights eastwards in a saw-like shape.

Taper begins at the end of Gordolmonre at heights of around 3400m before rapidly reducing in height until they are roughly 1800m above Llofilot and eventually only 800m as the hills through the Aubas region.

Beaufotgatef sits directly east of Nater’s river and extends from roughly 1400m in the north to 500m before the Aubas territory.

Fauna

Character Animal: Taper Goat

The Taper Goat is the character animal of Terlaye. It is a unique species of goat that Nater is believed to have been. It is a uniquely intelligent and active as an omnivore with adaptions that make it capable of hunting in specific scenarios. In Terlayan history, the Taper goat has taken a dog-like role in certain circles and is known for its whit and surprising agility.

Name origin

Terlaye is based on the lands of Daenile on DeMoch. Daklyn spent plenty of time indulging the culture and came to know that they called the area by the name of the river that flows in the centre of Daenile. The river was named after a story that emerged among the people. The brief of the tale is on a goat who got lost in the mountains, but knew that the rivers always flow down and that his family was going to be at the sea. The goat follows the river, overcoming obstacles until eventually reuniting with his family. The goat’s name is ‘Nater’ in the version of the story he heard, so he named the river of the region ‘Nater’s River’, or ‘Nater le paerula’, shortened to ‘Naterlaerula’. Daklyn took this and made it ‘Terlaye’ for his audience.