Cieryn

Cieryn is a small sub-continental island nestled between Rathnir and Eldham. It is home to various species though primarily inhabited by pigmen. It is also quite bio-diverse, containing many rainforests, plains and deserts. The western area of Cieryn is a strange anomaly for there it rains for entire days at a time without stopping. The weather cycle seems opposite to the areas unaffected by torrential precipitation as there are only a few days every month where it stops raining. This had led to the belief that in Cerant (the western Cyricc language) there are 150 different words for rain, when in truth there are only 87. While if you were to ask a random Eldhamite or Rathniran whether they knew of Cieryn they would most likely say no, it is well known to many traders and sailors who now use it as a break point when travelling between Rathnir and Eldham, and it's economy is mostly based around maritime trade. It is home to many scholars and philosophers along with great thinkers, however most never leave the continent or even the province they were born in, hence why only those that come across it regularly on ships know of it. It's history goes back hundred's of years, which on many species timescale is short, however with the 27 year lifespan of most Cyrric pigmen it goes over many generations.

Etymology
Cieryn literally means our land in Cerantic, after the first Rathnirans fully entered Cieryn and asked what the inhabitants call the land, while the Ceirfyrr (the natives of Ceiryn) believed they were asking who owned the land. Cieryn is and amalgamation of Cyr (meaning community/our) and Eiyrn (meaning land/territory)

Inhabitants
Cieryn contains many sentient creatures as well as many animals that are present in Rathnir and Eldham and also animals specific to Cieryn and not found anywhere else which suggests that it was once recently a connection between Rathnir and Eldham that was cut off leading to different animals occupying different niches than previously. It is home to many pigmen sub-species and races, however pigmen are a relatively new addition on Cieryn's timeline after it was colonised by them hundreds of or a thousand years ago after the Great Migration of Porcfyrr. On it's western coasts there are a few human fishing settlements, however they tend to not stray far inland and remain along the coast, which the native pigmen are glad for due to their culture of semi-isolationism.

Culture
Cieryn Culture is vast and varying, influenced by the various different groups of pigmen that arrived in Cieryn after the Great Migration and the environment that each culture developed in.

Geography
An extremely diverse sub-continent with many different biomes, including temperate and tropical rainforests to the south and west, swamps, bogs and mountains to the west and north, mesa's and deserts to the north east, and plains stretching across the centre. While it lies nearer the centre of the world, like both Rathnir and Eldham the biomes are not situated depending on latitude but on different conditions influenced by powers beyond our comprehension.

West Cieryn
The westernmost region of Cieryn known for it's constant rainfall and rich coastal cities.

Caraficce
The capital for the current clan in control of Cieryn ,Cariseti. Caraficce is known for it's giant cliff edges and vibrant market, and the entire coast of the city is a conglomeration of various ports belonging to different powerful families, trading guilds, and the public. The different families of the clan that struggle for control of the city usually use trading in order to further their power, due to Caraficce now relying heavily on foreign imports. Famous families of Caraficce belonging to the Cariseti clan through blood or marriage include the Atreiles, the Cariseti, the Anuumes and the sub-family Dorohth-Gann-caan coming from the separate Clan of Dorohth. Caraficce is the character Ananu's Birth city. It means Cliff Port from Caraf (cliff) and Isûl (port - a combination of Isaen (boat) and the suffix -ûl (denominating a place)). Many of the Names of places and people in West Cieryn are Rathnirised on maps and in the Traveller's tongue due to the longer exposure to the western continent, however in other regions they still are clearly foreign words on maps.

Western Mountains
Ananu's grandfather Dhari was born in the Western Mountains. His heritage can still be seen through his surname Anuum'Caan which means "Of Anuum", with the custom of your surname being representative of your father