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The world of Osten Ard

Osten Ard is the world in which the story of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn takes place. It is a vast land with a great variety in terrain and climate.

Osten ard brothers of the wind

Map of Osten Ard of the past by Isaak Stewart from Brothers of the Wind.

History[]

Prior to the Arrival of the Gardenborn[]

Osten Ard is ruled by the great Wurms of this era.

The Arrival of Gardenborn[]

The Gardenborn arrive in Osten Ard and begin to proliferate throughout.

The Arrival of the First Men[]

The first men arrive in Osten Ard and are seen as no threat by the Sithi.

The Rise of Nabban[]

Nabban becomes the first mortal kingdom in Osten Ard.

The Rimmersmen Arrive From Across the Sea[]

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The Founding of Erkynland[]

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The Rein of Prester John[]

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The Rein of King Elias and the Rise of the Storm King[]

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Political Regions[]

Inhabitants[]

Osten Ard is home to a number of intelligent races:

  • Mankind: Humanity, who came across the sea to settle in the land of Osten Ard.
  • Trolls (Qanuc): A race of diminutive humans who inhabit the mountains of Yiqanuc in the north-east.
  • Sithi (Zida'ya): The race of Gardenborn who first settled Osten Ard after leaving their ancestral home of Venyha Do'sae.
  • Norns (Hikeda’ya): The second race of the Gardenborn who split off from the Sithi after
  • Vao (Tinukeda'ya) - The servants and slaves of the Gardenborn who they brought from Venyha Do'sae to Osten Ard. There are several different species that fall within this category.

Climate[]

  • Icy Northern region, including mountains and tundra
  • Moderate central region
  • Hot Southerner regions including lush boggy jungle and sparse dessert

Etymology[]

Rimmerspakk: "East Earth."

Sources[]

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