Arandas

Arandas is a region in Numargoth. It is located between the Estamlias and Zukani mountains, north of Trivery and south of Tarmaggae.

Terrain
The terrain of the area is very diverse. Many rivers and streams flow from the mountains and towards the center of the region, converging with the largest river of the region, the Aran. The many rivers and streams lead to fertile valleys ripe for farmland, abundant woodlands and a variety of wildlife. The way in which rivers and streams interact with the land is also diverse; the region has everything from gentle, sloping valleys to canyons overgrown with vegetation.

Climate
The climate for Arandas just as diverse as the terrain. In general, the north of Arandas is cold, and the south is warm, but the seasonal changes offer some variance to that. As a rule, however, the north of Arandas is always colder than the south, despite how harsh the winter may become down there.

In Arandas the average temperatures are 30 to 50 degrees in the winter, and 70 to 85 degrees in the summer.

Rainfall is adequate, providing the land with plenty of nutrients for it to become an agricultural heaven. The rainwater catches in the many small valleys, creating rivers and lakes that make it incredibly fertile farmland.

Inhabitants
Humans have always occupied the south of the region, but in the past several hundred years have been moving northward, occupying space that the hill dwarves have been leaving empty.

Wood elves occupy the groves and forests that grow in Arandas. They operate as small, insular and isolated tribes, many with their own traditions cultivated over many years.

There is only one major tribe of dragonborn known in Arandas, which is a migratory group of gold and green dragonborn known as the Dorecke. (doh-REK-a)

Settlements
Altuskol • Archimal • Carn • Dakley • Karpeii • Mirna • Welloch