Eldham

Eldham also referred to as New Rathnir or the New World is a continent located across the ocean to the east of Rathnir, which was discovered by Athaz the Traveler around the 25th of May 2021. It stands out from Rathnir with its unusual geographical features creating a unique environment to live and navigate through.

Etymology
Eldham is the most commonly used name that the continent has been referred to after the mass migration from Rathnir. In order to avoid the scenario of even having the name of their land colonised, the people of Eldham were invited to a summit hosted by the United Nations of Eldham to establish a name for their region, and the name Eldham won the vote. The second most popular naming option that was not voted in was Semrus.

In the wake of its mass migration, before the name Eldham was decided upon, it was often referred to as the New World or New Rathnir. The name Eldham comes from the old Paxian language, meaning "String Board" ['elðəm]. Various languages, local and foreign, have regional names for Eldham. In the Aurlûnoren language, it is named Sinawendor. In the Lo'Oi language, it is called Éldoxo'O. The Regnum Drakaes refee, who claimed to have known of Eldham's existence long before the mass migration referred to it as the Aldurei in old Akere. The Republic of Valore refers to it as Dsæi, translating to "Home" or "Motherland". The United Nations of Eldham also decided that the endonym of a person living on Eldham was to be officially known as an "Eldhamite".

Geography & Features
Although Eldham is approximately the same size as Rathnir, the terrain and geology is remarkably different - with few large conglomerations of landmasses unlike the regions of Rathnir, Eldham's landmasses are stringy. Famously, the rivers in Eldham are also known for flowing into the landmasses under the ground in many locations, forming tunnels into hills and the rock. The prevailing theory as to why this is is that an extinct race of large, semiaquatic ground sloths dug the tunnels to connect the rivers in which they lived. The presence of claw marks on the river caves and the abundance of fossils in the rivers seem to support this theory. The native vegetation is also unique to the region of Eldham with trees generally larger than Rathnir's counterparts. Due to the exploitation of these forests, and importation of Rathniri species of saplings, these trees are considered endangered by some.

First Eldham colony in Rathnir.
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