Skalsaand Islands

Geography and Politics

The Skalsaand Isles are an island chain that lie in the sea in the southeasternmost Ryzani state of Balreska, circled in red on the map below. The islands are governed by the trading and farming community of Draakglar, which was officially established on 8/4/2021 by DawsonCM after being unofficially occupied for several days. The largest of the islands is home to a large terraformed farm, while two of the smaller islands respectively house a tree farm and a temple to Skalsaand, the namesake goddess of the isles. The Skalsaand Isles lie at a maritime crossroads between Ryzan to the North and West, Bardonia to the East, and the Huitca to the South. As such, the inhabitants of the isles seek to establish themselves as a trading hub between the 3 powers, supplying food in particular to each. The residents also hope to one day expand the Skalsaand Isles southeastward to the other islands in the state of Balreska and beyond, forming a string of seaside trading villages with unified political and economic aims, perhaps one day even forming a sovereign maritime state.

History and Religion

The history of the Skalsaand Isles is unknown to their current inhabitants, but the largest of the isles contains multiple cobblestone ruins. It is believed that the when the sand dragon goddess Skalsaand last awoke, she summoned a tidal wave that washed away the ancient heathen inhabitants of the isles and deposited the soil that created the terraced farm used by the islanders today. In this way, Skalsaand made the islands fertile and available for her followers to settle, making her a bringer of both life and death in the islands' religion.