Southern Continent

Y'isthy'lif, as it is referred to in the Daddoth tongue, or more commonly known as the Southern Continent, is a great, ice-covered and mountainous landmass, which is located directly south of Realtir and is seperated from the other continent by a vast ocean. It was not discovered by human explorers until well into the Second Age, and shows many notable differences to Raeltir, and even the Northern Continent.

Most peculiar is the fact that the Southern Continent contains an abundance of life, in comparison to the Northern Continent which was barren, except for the fire birds whom could survive the journey north. However, this can easily be explained as the Northern Continent not having any natural life due to the creation of the Life Seed and all of the Lesser Seeds, which physically scorched the land.

The Southern Continent's inhabitants are species that were not naturally found in Raeltir, and Raeltir species were not found in the Southern Continent either. The closest example would be the polar bears that are found in the Southern Continent, in comparison to the more 'standard' bears found in Raeltir. Other species native to the Southern Continent are as fallows- Daddoths, mammoths, seals, sealions, walruses, laptev, walbeasts, snow beasts, wintermen, snow leopards, leopardmen, the Rosmarus and the Mon. Snow foxes and Dire Wolves were not original inhabitants, but have evolved from their counterparts that were brought over from Raeltir.

Y'isthy'lif is not seperated into seperate countries or areas as much as Realtir, though there was once a similar system put in place. At it's northernmost point are the Northern Territories, which are a series of port-towns set up by human settlers. Further south are where the Jarls rule over the more Nomadic human settlements. Past this is a gaping wilderness of ice, death and mountains, which is near inhospitable to most species that are not native.

Walbeasts, walruses and the laptev people only live in the very southern parts of the continent.