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Wyvern's Cove
The cove is a lush tropical setting on the southernmost island of an archipelago. Between treacherous tropical weather, the danger of the vast reefs, and the volcanic nature of several of the islands it's got a lot of potential for casual small events to give our players something to react to. That doesn't mean that there won't be larger events, though. Between the use of live edit to create the effects and npcs for a given event and the use of region-based emits, I'm hoping to give people a new look at interacting with the setting. People will be encouraged to explore the island, and have the opportunity to make peace or war with the different cultures of native to the islands.

I think our real selling point though is that I've done my best to create a setting that characters can be easily altered to fit, putting everyone on even footing together. Hopefully it'll appeal to new and old players alike, as well as giving freeform and dragonlands canon a nice hybrid setting to play together in.

Time Period
The Isles themselves are not especially advanced, even then, being isolated, though the port itself is convenient to several trade routes and makes an excellent stopover to resupply a bit and get fresh water. The port itself is quite the bustling city to support the crews of the ships that funnel through the place on a daily basis, but surrounded by smaller frankly rustic villages of lizard men and backed by dense jungle and an occasionally smoking volcano. The islands of the archipelago are ringed by treacherous layers of coral reef, which generally require a native guide to bring a ship through without running aground, serving as good protection against most attacks, a defense all too often necessary for a free port.

The dream itself is set in the mid-sixteenth century- 1550 or thereabouts. It is an age of ships and exploration, thriving trade and piracy on the high seas... but not yet an age of invention. Wheel lock muskets, pocket watches, even the odd flush toilet has been created by now and most of the bugs worked out, but we are not advanced by a long shot. Bottle beer won't even be invented for another decade or more, much less anything fancier.

Setting
The Isles of Wyvern rest in the southern hemisphere, creating an optimal waypoint between Kasuria and distant southern reaches of Drakoria. While certainly there is a shorter route to the north, the taxes are high and the seas thick with pirates. Let's nevermind that those of the southern reaches would be forced to ship their goods to the northern side of the continent! To those willing to accept a longer voyage by sea in exchange for a shorter voyage by land, te choice is obvious. With the rulers of this little cluster of islands more than willing to turn a blind eye to (or even relieve one of) their unsavory cargo for the right price, the option to travel through use of this particular waypoint becomes all the more tempting.

Travelers meanwhile find the ease of passage (and the freedom from the laws of other lands) to be a fine reason to visit the industrious little port town. Let's nevermind that most of the islands are completely unexplored atop of being home to strange natives and stranger wildlife.

Climate
Thanks to their volcanic origins, the islands share a mountain range along their western edge. The southernmost of the isles (and naturally, the one with the port town, how do these things always happen?) is the location of the only known active volcano, but who's to say there aren't more? After all, this is quite the cluster of islands for one volcano to claim to be the source of their birth. As for wildlife, the larger part of the isles house rainforests and thick jungle, the rampantly overgrown greenery at times linking the smaller isles together.