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the low pull and rush of the sea waters provide a strange soundtrack for the lands that act as the crownland. the ever-moving and ever-changing sea has shaped this coastline over many centuries to make it what it is today. the generally accepted boundaries for the Coast run almost a mile up and down the sea with the main living part of it going back from the sea nearly a mile to be halted by a towering cliff long crumbled by time. within this cliff can be found several caves that can be used as protection by the horses living here but caution must always be taken. during the times of the full moon, and particularly during super and bloodmoon times, the tide can rise up to quite some level. it is during these times that the horses residing within the crownland often have to leave to the Wetlands or to the Woodlands in order to avoid the waters and the predators that come with them.

quivering aspen trees decorate the Woodlands with a sparseness hardly seen upon other lands. a spacious meadow takes up the majority of the room in the Woodlands, with its soil and earth anchored by the roots of the few trees here. during the spring and summer months, this place is alive with the humming of insects over blooming flowers of all sorts of colours above brilliant emerald grasses. fall sees this place turn the hues of fire with the leaves changing to gold and ember, a startling and lovely display. winter brings with it a monochromatic landscape of greys and white. snowfall here in the Woodlands can be very deep indeed, several feet. during the warm months of the year, the Woodlands are almost always the hottest part of the land, given the little tree cover. fire is a very real danger here, despite the several water sources found throughout.

at any given time, the roar of a bull alligator can be heard screaming throughout the swamps and marshes that make up the area of land known as the Wetlands. alligators as common here and are the main predator to be feared here. the Wetlands are a densely forested area of towering cypress trees and mucky land that often acts as quicksand, sucking down those unfortunate enough to cross that section of it. water fills it deeply during the wet months of the year but a muggy sort of heat and humidity denies often the freeze of winter, save for the worst ones. there are points of the Wetlands that have grasses suitable for eating but given the close proximity of it to the Coast, saltwater from the sea often spills into it, tainting both water and food.

near upon the center of the Steppe but cast further to the southernmost end of it can be found the Lake. a medium sized body of freshwater, the Lake is known for waters that glimmer crystal clear throughout it. this has the tendency to be deceptive, however; for the clarity of the water, the depth of it cannot truly be known. be not fooled by it: what may look to only be a few feet down could perhaps be hundreds. indeed, bones littered it from those unfortunate who thought perhaps to swim down its crystalline depths. the edge of the water often has numerous horses and other animals at it, as the Lake is the main source of water for the majority of the nomads and those who reside in the Wastelands.

the Desolation lives up to the name given to it centuries ago. a massive plain, it dominates the Wasteland; the only land bigger than it is the Taiga further north of it. due to the location, frozen winds sweep down over it most months of the year, preventing the growing of trees beyond just a few feet high. rocks scatter here and there, likely left over by glaciers long ago. the land itself is nigh on infertile, with only the hardest of plants managing to grow here. patches here and there blossom in the spring and part of the summer with vibrant green grass and flowers but those and few and far in between. during the summer, thunderstorms bring cold rain to flood the lower lying sections. in winter, blizzards threaten to kill any living creature around. despite that, however, the Desolation remains the most habitable of the lands here in this hard world.

a constant sort of silence seems to hang over the Taiga. snow blankets it heavily for the majority of the year, even during the warmest months in the summer. the northern most land is also the largest, even larger than the great Desolation, with a sprawling forest of low-growing trees with little in the way of leaves upon them. indeed, equines who live here need to dig deep in order to find flora in the way of substanence. a cold and feral land, few of the Wastelanders prefer to venture here; a variety of cruel predators, including tigers and massive bears, haunt this region. on top of that, the temperatures are known to drop down to well below freezing and some who lie down to bed at night never awaken during the morning. only the hardest of the Wasteland equines live here.

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