Normath

Normath, located north of Arimaethia, is a small continent currently controlled by the Arithanian Empire.

Geography
Normath is covered in coniferous pine forests and taiga. The whole of the northernmost part of the continent is snowy and includes a moderately-sized mountain range. The southern half of the island is heavily laden with large evergreen forests. Ocean currents from the Great West Sea pushing warm water along the southern coast of the island allows for the contrast apparent in the island's geography.

Southern Normath
The southern half of Normath is comprised of coastal shores, gravel beaches, and green pine forests. Raevek's Mouth, a large bay with shores ideal for trade ports, is carved into the southeastern shore. The river Arodrin cuts Normath nearly in half lengthwise, flowing from the great lake in the west and channeling into Raevek's Mouth in the east.

Northern Normath
The northern half of Normath is in a perpetual state of winter and frigidity, with boreal pine forests in the south and frozen, desolate snow plains in the north. The Icerazors, a towering range of peaks covered in deep layers of snow, dominate much of the northern face of the continent; their north side is made up of glacial cliffs that drop off abruptly into an iceberg-filled sea. Enormous pine trees, like unto the Elf-trees of southwestern Arimaethia, fill small valleys in the icy lowlands.

Inhabitants
The continent of Normath is primarily inhabited by humans, namely the Arithanian Empire. On June 22, 2013, Emperor Katarn declared that Normath would be independent of the continent of Arimaethia, and that it would be open to all peaceful humans (with permission from the Emperor) wishing to escape Arimaethia, which was at that moment "being overrun by the Dwarves and Elves".

Lore
While all the world was made by the gods, Normath was that which was left over, the remainder of creation. From it, the three gods made an island both harsh and beautiful, suited to any of the three races of land-dwellers. Normath is also known to be the personal home, and later the deathbed, of the 32nd King of Man, Paralok.