The following exploded terrain/climate map of Vindarten outlines the distinct differences in the various major geographic regions of the continent. All rivers, lakes, inland seas, and other bodies of water have been omitted for clarity.

Each numbered region label is clickable and will take you to the corresponding description of that region.

1. The dry Mountains of Chult in the north are ice-capped but with little vegetation, except along water courses. These peaks average about 8,000 ft. in height.
2. The twisted, monstrous jungles of the Were separate the jungles of Chult in the north from the Eastersea Confederacy in the south. This area, ravaged by the Mage Wars some 1400 years ago, is home to massive, buttress-trunked emergents growing more than 500 ft. tall. The wilds of the Were host animals (and plants) so fierce and deadly that travellers journey between walled cities on stone causeways in armored wagons.
3. The Break is a wide pass between the Catheral Range in the south and the Mountains of Chult in the north. It is a paradise for herd animals.
4. The coastal region occupied by the polities of the Eastersea Confederacy ranges in climate from subtropical in the north to temperate in the south. The region is agriculturally rich and supports a strong coastal fishing industry.
5. Ranging up to 14,000 ft. high in the north, the Cathedral Mountains are a heavily weathered parallel granite range. They are dry in the west, but wetter and heavily forested with conifers in the east.
6. Ordinarily damp and warm, this region is very much like the U.S. state of Alabama. It offers thick pine forests and rich soil for farming.
7. The savannah of Kalishan is a buffer between numerous climatic regimes; its year-to-year weather is widely variable.
8. The Barr al-Fadi (and the Pit of Karag at its heart) is the most desolate place on the continent. Most of the Pit is dune, broken by occasional stretches of Reg, or rocky desert. Only along the rivers can vegetation be found. The oases are few and far between. In summer, temperatures can exceed 115°.
9. The mountains of the Wild Coast are cooler granitic structures, with mixed forests covering their slopes. The average height is 8,000 ft.
10. The coastal region east of the Pillars of the Sky consists of moist lowlands; an excellent area for farming.
11. The Pillars of the Sky border Barr al-Fadi on the south. They are uniform strata, mostly limestone, recently uplifted. This region has been fractured and eroded into thousands of mesas, some as high as 12,000 ft. in the northeast, down to a more moderate 7,000 ft. in the southwest. The coastal (southeastern) face is karst terrain, riddled with watery sinkholes and caves.
12. The westernmost tip of the Pillars is older granite, rather than limestone. It is sharpely eroded and very dry.
13. The narrow eastern coast of Perrinland and Borea consists of thick pine forests. Normally cool and dry, it receives much snow in the winter.
14. The interior reaches of Perrinland and Borea are also cool and dry, but the region supports fewer trees. Grasses and lichens abound. The enormous marshes to the south support vast bird populations during summer nesting. The winters are cold and, like the coast, receive a great deal of snow.
15. The Storm Range, which forms Perrinlands west border, is of mixed composition. Mostly granite in the south, the northern portions consist of newer basalt. Average summit heights are 8,500 ft., with glaciers on the higher peaks.
16. Trondheim is covered in pine forests. Stately and dense in the north, they dwindle to a ragged and puny covering in the southern regions of Stavanzer. The region is uniformly cool in the summer and frigid in the winter.
17. The looming Mt. Jonkinverhengittää ("Jon-kin-ver-hen-GEETA") is an ancient shield volcano, sloping gradually up to over 24,000 ft. at the lip of its vast crater. The interior of the dormant peak slumps to roughly 10,000 ft. and is warmed by countless volcanic vents and hot springs. Shielded by the fortress-like crater wall, isolated region covers several hundred square miles and is home to a wide variety of bizarre plant and animal life.
18. The western lands of Kel, Ord, Zemlya, and Starfjorden consist of rolling, forested hills and plains, moderate in rainfall, with goods soils and a generally argeeable climate. The off-shore islands are, with very few exceptions, equally pleasant. The far southern regions get snow in the winter, save for the coastal areas, which are warmed by a easterly ocean current. Hurricanes are an occasional hazard along the northern coast.
19. The West Range is the most chaotic of all the mountains across Vindarten. It is presently volcanic, but the volcanism is occurring in uplifted and contorted depositionals. The central area is mostly karst formations.
20. Nokobi Island is a bleak granite slab covered with birds, bird nests, and bird droppings. A breed of carnivorous emu-like bird is the dominent life form and mammals have never taken hold save for a few small rodents. The birds feed on the teeming sealife of the banks to the north.
21. The Sindarin kingdom of Ardenor is surrounded by a high granitic range, fractured at several points. With an average height of 10,000 ft. both north and south, these mountains provide the "Thousand-Mile Valley" with natural fortress walls. The southern spur is actively volcanic at several points. The northern spur is quiet and has some local glacier activity.
22. The cool, wet climate of Karajosk supports mixed deciduous and fir rain forests. While the soil is very fertile, open areas for agriculture are small and scattered. Wildlife, on the other hand, thrives in the dim woodland interiors.
23. The Kahliopsis in the south, and Amshir in the north, are covered by high grassy plains. Portions are lightly forested, as are all of the watercourses. At the southern border of the Kahliopsis, the divisive Edge of the World scarp and the Great Canyon affect the altitudes involved by several thousand feet. The interiors of the Great Canyon are warmer, frequently foggy, and can support extensive farming. The Edge of the World drops vertically almost 4,000 ft. from the rim of the Kahliopsis to the forests of Perrinland in the east, and the rolling hills of Karajosk in the west.
24. The eastern coastal region of Delowah sees frequent morning fog, but scant rainfall. Between the latitude and the warm onshore ocean currents, the year round temperatures are high, even on the coast. In areas where water is available, farming is productive. Many small communities florish in the low hills that parallel the north coast, and many take advantage of the excellent ocean fishing.
25. The Rigga Desert is partially bounded on the south by the dead Lake of Amshir (which is actually an inland sea). Occasional large storms sweep over this area, making flash floods a frequent threat. The terrain is mostly rolling hills, canyons, and pans; there are almost no sand dunes.
26. The long stretch of jungles and mountains that comprise Chult are uniformly wet and lush. The mountains are relatively low (not reaching above 8,000 ft.) but consist of very rugged, knife-edged basalts.

Last updated on 7 November 2014.