The Border

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The Border between Xadia and the Human Kingdoms is a churning river of molten lava, created by powerful dragons when humans were driven to the western half of the continent for practicing dark magic. It is a horrific scar in the land and is extremely dangerous for even the most seasoned explorers and soldiers. Katolis keeps the Standing Battalion, one of its most powerful armies, on constant guard along the Border. Its troops are led by General Amaya, an iron-fisted commander who initially harbored a deep hatred for Xadia.

The Xadian side of the Border was once guarded by Avizandum, the King of the Dragons. However, he was later slain through the use of dark magic by King Harrow and Viren.

There were two known paths to cross the Border: the Breach and the Moonstone Path. After the Breach was destroyed, its remnants were used to create the Scar.

When the battle at the Storm Spire was over, the Sunfire Elves and the Standing Battalion reunited to clear a safe path across the Border. They venture into the Undercaverns to clear a threat and uncover ancient Sunfire history.

After Aaravos was defeated, the Border becomes the location for the city of Evrkynd.

Flora and Fauna

Despite its desolate appearance, some magical creatures inhabit the lands in and surrounding the Border, such as Lavascale Lizards, Magmatic-Shelled Hermit Crawlers, Spotted Lava Cranes, and Lavasnarl Dragons.

The Breach

The Breach was a narrow cliff that connected the two sides of the Border behind a lavafall. The Breach was first discovered by humans, and Katolis established two fortresses there: one on its western end in Katolis itself and another on its eastern end in Xadia. Humans used the Breach to travel secretly into Xadia for some time. However, elves eventually discovered the Breach as well, which allowed a group of Sunfire Elves, led by Janai, to conquer the fortress on the Xadian side.

Following a failed attempt to reclaim the conquered fortress from Janai and upon learning that Viren was unable to send reinforcements since he had been arrested for treason, Amaya realized that the Standing Battalion lacked the numbers to defend Katolis if the Sunfire Elves chose to cross the Breach and attack. As a solution, she resorted to destroying the Breach with barrels of explosives that obliterated the connecting path.

Moonstone Path

The Moonstone Path is located in an area where the lava river's flow is weak. The path consists of a series of floating rocks marked with moon runes that glow when moonlight shines on them. These rocks sink slower than the others when they are walked on, allowing humans, elves, and dragonlings to walk across them from one side of the Border to the other. However, it can only be traversed when the moonlight makes the runes visible, otherwise one would not be able to tell which rocks are safe.

The Scar

The Scar succeeded the Breach as a path between the Human Kingdoms and Xadia. It was created by Viren when he led the allied human armies on their campaign to conquer Xadia. He did so through the use of a dark magic spell via the horn of the Fire Dragon Pyrrah that his daughter, Claudia, had previously acquired.

The Undercaverns

The Undercaverns are a series of interconnected caverns deep below the Border. It became infested with hundreds of mutated Magmatic-Shelled Hermit Crawlers that would attack anyone due to them having no predators to keep them in check. The Standing Battalion then defeated their queen and exterminated the majority of the harmful creatures, resulting in their behaviors returning to normal given time. They also discovered rebel Sunfire Elves digging through the ruins of Blacksteel Sanctum. Sunstones can also be found in the caverns.