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| Terisian Isles | |
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The Lost Continent Old Terisiare | |
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| Information | |
| Plane | Dominaria |
| Type | Island |
| Status | Current |
| Formerly part of | Terisiare |
The Terisian Isles, sometimes called the Lost Continent or Old Terisiare[1] is what remains of the former continent of Terisiare. They are an archipelago of large and small islands formed after the Flooding of Terisiare.
Geography
The original continent has been broken into smaller islands. The Sea of Laments and the Sea of Almaaz now lie in the middle of the old continent. To the west lie the Lat-Nam Straits, and the Ilesemare Sea beyond, eventually leading to Otaria, to the north lies the Endless Sea, northeast lies the Videnthian Sea and Greater Videnth, to the east lies the Visceral Sea, to the southeast is the Shattered Sea, and to the south are the Shielded Sea and the South Sea and the continent of Sarpadia.[2][3] Across the Visceral Sea, the Domains lie six thousand miles east.[4]
Locations
Almaaz
One of the most ancient kingdoms during the time of the Brothers. The only country that didn't collapse in the wake of the War.
- The Borderlands - a separate island after the Thaw
- The Chimes - a magical valley inhabited by Sarrazan elves. Destroyed in 3050 AR upon the release of the Beast of the Hours.[5]
- The Sarrazan River
- a river flowing past Sarazza[5]
- The River Kingdom - a small nation of Selkies, formed during the Flooding of Terisiare.[5]
- The River Kingdom
- Sarraza
- the mountain where the Beast of the Hours was bound[5] - The Silver Sea - an inland sea that formed during the Thaw, later submerged by the ocean[5]
- The Erg Desert in the island's western half.[6]
- Fallajia - the Fallaji nation of the eastern deserts and plains. A tiny remnant of the ancient mighty Fallaji Empire.[7][8]
- The Halquina - the southern archipelago of islands in the Shielded Sea, formerly a mountain range.
- The Nantas River - a slow-moving, silty river that dries up in the summer months but turns the surrounding valley green during winter.[5]
- The Nessian Cliffs - desert cliffs which brought refuge to the fleeing people of old Sumifa when it was destroyed.[5]
- Sumifa - the capital.[5] After the Fall of Sumifa in the Brothers' War, a new city of the same name was built after almost 1300 years. The new city was a bit west of the old one, across the Nantas River. [5]
- A Yavimayan Colony
on the eastern tip of the island. Connected to Yavimaya by a Magnigoth Mangal.
Gulmany
- Baszerat - a city-state, rival of Morvern[1]
- Efuan Pincar - the northernmost nation of the isles[1]
- Evean - on the eastern coast, home of the infamously viceful man Samisar.[1]
- Kovria - a large stretch of barrens, scrub, badlands and wastes. The ruins of Terisia City are rumored to be found somewhere in Kovria.[1][9]
- Morvern - a city-state, rival of Baszerat[1]
- Narjabul- a city on the east coast that celebrates mid-summer with a festival.[1]
- The Ohran Mountains - a massive mountainous area in the continent's center.
- Russiore - a seacoast principality on the eastern shore, not far from Efuan Pincar.[1]
- Trilinga - on the eastern coast. An ancient place, famous among Argivian archeologists for the gold-embossed, hand-painted funerary portraits in its vaults[5]
Lat-Nam
- The Duler Sanctum
- home to a flight of artifact angels.[11] - The Tolarian Academy - campus of Terisiare
New Argive
- Adarkar Wastes - flat barrens on the western coast
- Argivia - capital of New Argive
- Bak-Fal - a coastal city built atop an enormous Thran construct that can carry the city to safety in the event of a tsunami.[14][15]
- Balduvian Steppe - large, open plains northwest of the Karplusan Mountains.
- Cade - a small village[19]
- Growlers' Point - the site of a collapsed lighthouse.[20]
- The Isles of Argive - an island chain northeast of the mainland.[21]
- The Karplusan Mountains - previously known as the Sardian Mountains.[22]
- Balesh Pass - site of battles between orcs and humans.[18]
- Calum - a city that fell to the Phyrexians during the first Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria.[23]
- Eastenlake - northeast of former Soldev[20]
- Elbreth - a city that fell to the Phyrexians during the first Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria.[23]
- Epityr - an ancient settlement and center of learning.
- The Last Battlefield - the site where Lim-Dûl's Battle was fought.[20]
- Mount Delapre - A high peak along Balesh Pass[18]
- Mount Kireshal - A high peak above Balesh Pass[18]
- Narmund Forest - a forest and site of a battle involving goblins[18]
- Tarnrish - a place of high mountain lakes that shine a vivid blue.[5]
- The Kher Ridges - a mountainous region stretching south from the Karplusans.
- Kher Keep - ancient lair of Kobolds
- Koilos
- ancient caves of Thran origin - Urza's Tower
- an ancient tower
- Kher Keep
- Korlis - an island, last remnant of Fyndhorn
- Lake Darien - a large lake named for King Darien the Great
- Rivenrock - an archaeological digsite[20]
- Toribah - a city that fell to the Phyrexians during the first Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria.[23]
- Westerbend - an archaeological digsite[20]
- A Yavimayan Colony - connected to Yavimaya by a Magnigoth mangal.
Sea of Laments
- Jharth - one of the archipelago's smaller islands, between New Argive and Gulmany.
The Shattered Isles
- Argoth - a ruined expanse of barren, lifeless rock.
Yavimaya
- Civimore - the elven kingdom in the boughs of Yavimaya[24]
- The Yavimayan Academy - a canopy school for elves at the top of a magnigoth tree.[25]
- The Mori Tumulus - the highest point of Yavimaya, a 500 foot tall, 300 mile long ridge cracked by a rift formed by the Sylex Blast[24][25]
- Rith's Grove - the dwelling of Rith, the Awakener.
- Ruins of Kroog - half-submerged ruins, older than the forest itself
- Yavimaya Coast - an expanding stretch of magnigoths that have reached both Almaaz and New Argive.
- Yavimaya Hollow - a haven for the the forest's wildlife
- The Heart of Yavimaya - the oldest and tallest magnigoth of the forest.[24]
- The Heart of Yavimaya
- The Yavimaya Valley
- The Yavimaya River - older than the forest, it runs through the valley to the sea.
Other locations
- Chalice - a city of unknown location whose citizens attempted to colonize Yavimaya before the start of the first Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria.[26]
- The Deep-sea trench connecting Terisiare with Sarpadia
In-game references
- Referred to:
Maps of Terisiare
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Map of Eastern Terisiare after the Mending ©2011-2014 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. -
Map of Terisiare around 4560 ©2018 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. -
A more detailed map of Terisiare around 4560 ©2018 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. -
Globe of Dominaria. The continent on the far left is Terisiare (Around 4000 AR) ©2001 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. -
A close-up of the previous map, with increased gamma. So Terisiare is more clearly visible (Around 4000 AR) ©2001 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. -
The art of Invasion Plans also shows a globe of Dominaria with Terisiare on the left (4205 AR) ©2001 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. -
Terisiare fan-map by Varghedin
Sources
References
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Planeswalker (novel) by Lynn Abbey
- ↑ Martha Wells (March 21, 2018). "Return to Dominaria, Episode 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Miguel Lopez (October 20, 2022). "The Brothers' War - Episode 1: The End". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Pete Venters, Kij Johnson, and Scott Hungerford (April 1997). "Dominian Chronicles". The Duelist #16, p.63-65
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Teri McLaren (1998) Song of Time, HarperPrism
- ↑ Song of Time. Not to be confused with the Erg Mirab
- ↑ As Fallajian territories in the Song of Time novel.
- ↑ Ethan Fleischer (SEptember 10, 2022). "The New Argive Megathread". Twitter.
- ↑ Duelist Supplement 1994: A History of Antiquities.
- ↑ Distant Planes anthology
- ↑ Clayton Emery (1995) - Final Sacrifice, HarperPrism.
- ↑ Langley Hyde (August 11, 2022). "Sand in the Hourglass". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Langley Hyde (August 12, 2022). "The Locked Tower". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Roy Graham, Ethan Fleischer, Jenna Helland, Gerritt Turner (August 31, 2022). "Planeswalker's Guide to Dominaria". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ First named in the Battlemage video game
- ↑ Francis Lebaron, (1999) "Goblinology", The Colors of Magic, Wizards of the Coast
- ↑ Ethan Fleischer (September 10, 2022). "The New Argive Megathread". Twitter.
- ↑ a b c d e Don Perrin - The Crucible of the Orcs, The Colors of Magic (1999), Wizards of the Coast
- ↑ Vance Moore - Dark Water, The Colors of Magic (1999), Wizards of the Coast
- ↑ a b c d e Jeff Grubb (2000) The Shattered Alliance, Wizards of the Coast
- ↑ First named in The Fog (The Dragons of Magic anthology)
- ↑ Magic Arcana (July 30, 2007). "Colossus of the Sardian Range". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29.
- ↑ a b c J. Robert King, Jess Lebow, ed. (2000) "Phyrexian Creations", The Myths of Magic, Wizards of the Coast
- ↑ a b c J. Robert King (2000) - Invasion, WotC.
- ↑ a b A.L. Lassieur, J. Robert King, ed. (2003.) "Ereth the Mighty", The Monsters of Magic, Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 0-7869-2983-9.
- ↑ Nate Levin, J. Robert King, ed. (2002.) "A Nut By Any Other Name", The Secrets of Magic, Wizards of the Coast