N/Atlas/Arkanros
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Arkanros lies on the northwestern coast of Aeternitas, directly across Greater Gallorum
Arkanros is one of the most geographically diverse regions of the Midworld. The land is bordered by mountains, while within them, strong grasslands encircle the land's capital. This is due to the synergy of the westerly winds, which carry wet winds to the lands of Arkanros when then encounter orographical fronts (manifest in the crescent of mountains) and subsequently fell to the ground as rain; as well as the Arkanros River, which passes through the center of this lush region and brings water to the central lands as well. Indeed, it is precisely because of the orthographical front that the river was born, countless years before the Dawn of Ages. The mountain range is shaped in a half moon, hence it is named as the Crescent Range. Deserts surround the Crescent Range (the Licidian Mountains), but once past the deserts, one can find a lush forest, as well as some spotty grassland. Frozen coniferous forests lie just a few days north of the capital. This eventually leads to a frozen Highlands tundra (although this is not claimed by the country of Arkanros, most geographers still include it in their maps of the land).
The climate of Arkanros is also the most varied and unstable in the world. The northernmost sections are cold all year round due to the altitude increase of the Highlands, while Arkanros' portion of the deserts in the Wastelands are dry and warm (not hot). The western portions are generally moist all year round. In the central region of Arkanros, there are typically seven seasons in the twelve-month year, namely: Spring, Swelter, Frost, Thaw, Summer, Fall, and Winter. These seasons do not occur in any regular order and depend primarily on the will of the winds. This is due to unreliable westerlies (both winds and currents) coming from the Great Sea which bring different temperatures of water and amounts of precipitation to Arkanros at abnormal times in the year. Hence, the River Arkanros also tends to have rising and falling water levels according to unpredictable seasonal changes.
