Nilankal (Continent)

The continent of Nilankal is the major landmass of the demiplane of Lamasery. Bordered on the east and southeast by Grand Barrier, the south by the Ashen Gray, its remaining borders are shared with the Blinding Sea.

Geography
The continent of Nilankal is a rich and diverse land, covering nearly possible permutation of geography.

The West
The taiga of the west represents the continents largest forest area and one of its least settled regions. As a geographical region, it is defined by its prominent untamed evergreen forests punctuated by inlets and estuaries closer to the coast, rivers and lakes inland and its elevation in comparison to the rest of the continent.

The North
The coastal lands of the north are heavily interspersed cays and barrier islands ranging out several miles from the coast itself, and patches of agricultural area, beaches and cliffs inland. This region features prominently into creation mythology as it is said that Arvana Sanys walked for two days across the Blinding Sea before growing tired. Needing somewhere to rest, a gesture and an incantation caused the waters to recede and the land to rise. Approving of what She saw, She rested for a day before continuing to the east.

The East
The plains regions of the east are primarily downsloping grasslands descending from the West. As the primary agricultural center of Nilankal, the lush expanses of farmland punctuated by small settlements are the norm here. The Grand Barrier forms a completely impassable supernatural border on this region's East, with all rivers flowing out into seeming nothingness past its terminus.