The floating continent that orbits Cassaru.

Regions/Islands:
  • Falconreach: large island in the center of Gyrah where Aeridan, Fengara, and Dorim are. Very mountainous.
  • Imperial Island: the island that holds Urayme and the Freehold.
  • Lesedi: legendary sky island outside of Lonimim, in the southern part of Gyrah. This is where crystal folk dwell and the Lesedian Mirror, which reflects the esoteric energies of the world and keeps them flowing, is. The Island of Light. Where the Bright energy comes from, where lanternbearers are.
  • Lonimim: the clouds around the main part of Gyrah, created by the waters flowing off the sky islands and instantly becoming vapor.
  • Outer Islands: far eastern islands of Gyrah, where Myrian, Vercora, Yvinis, Ezara, and Blake are.
  • Psyaran Stronghold: massive set of islands shaped and controlled by psionists, where Psyara Hesos, and Oazar are.
Countries:
  • Aeridan: country of falcon folk and other avians, covered in high mountains on a massive floating island.
  • Blake: a small floating island in the eastern areas of Lonimim, surrounded by cloud mountains, a settlement of landdwellers who fled the ground world.
  • Dorim: north of Aeridan on Falconreach, a country of sylphs.
  • Dusilv: a forested outer island where the duannum dwell.
  • Ezara: part of the Outer Islands, northernmost of them, a country of salii and other speculari.
  • Fengara: mountainous southern part of Falconreach where dragons dwell.
  • The Freehold: a country made up of slaves escaped from Urayme, in constant war with the powerful empire, just north of it.
  • Hesos: island that is part of the Psyaran Stronghold, a massive prison colony.
  • Inverray: small country that was once part of Jesenranu, raised into the sky on Second Shem, ruled by Gerrick MacBoon.
  • Lesedi: legendary sky island outside of Lonimim, in the southern part of Gyrah. This is where crystal folk dwell and the Lesedian Mirror, which reflects the esoteric energies of the world and keeps them flowing, is. The Island of Light. Where the Bright energy comes from, where lanternbearers are.
  • Myrian: the central Outer Island, home to other speculari nations.
  • Oazar: a small island in the Psyaran Stronghold where beings who have psionic powers but are not psionists dwell.
  • Phyros: island off the east coast of Falconreach, a major trading port.
  • Psyara: the country of psionists, a strange hive-mind country that dominates western Gyrah.
  • Skyholt: a sky pirate stronghold just off of the Imperial Island.
  • Urayme: the Uraymean Empire, a massive slaving empire run by speculari.
  • Vercora: the westernmost sky island of the Outer Isles, a major feudal state ruled by the Storm Prince.
  • Yvinis: the easternmost Outer Island, home to the most powerful airforce in the world.
Cloud Cities:
  • Arthies: small city between Skyholt and Hesos among the clouds where magonians have control.
  • Eneskos: major cloud city southwest of Falconreach where the great dragon Tezenthrosikas rules.
  • Goallam: small city amongst the clouds of Lonimim, shifts positions amidst those same clouds. Where cormorans live.
  • Murothia: a moderate cloud city in the northwest fringes of the Outer Islands, home to the legendary Murothian University.
  • Rajanath: a moderate cloud city north of the Freehold dominated by the Tower of Rajan.
  • Wekoli: the largest of the cloud cities, just south of Vercora, called the City of Glimmer for its sparkling bridges and skycrapers. A major commercial center.
Rivers:

Sky Bays: Skies:
  • Degallian Sky: between Falconreach and the Outer Islands.
  • Keyane Sky: between Falconreach and the Imperial Islands, where Inverray is located.
  • Sessamaq Sky: between Imperial Island and the Psyaran Stronghold.
  • Villioto Sky: the name for the sky beyond the north end of Lonimim.
  • Zodeln Sky: the name for the sky beyond the south end of Lonimim.
Jetstreams:
  • Halsam Straits: jetstream between Falconreach and Lesedi.
  • The Polar Ring: the massive jetstream that circles Cassaru and carries all of Gyrah.
Cryovolcanoes:
  • Mons Falconis: cryovolcano in Falconreach where the dragon Sytherenezenn rules.
  • Mons Ventis: cryovolcano in Myrian that has been dormant since before the island was populated.
  • Monte Caeli: cryovolcano in Psyara that has been psionically altered to be part of their great complex. Active, but controlled.
  • Monte Nubium: cryovolcano in Urayme where slaves are sacrificed sometimes. Active.
  • Monte Summae: cryovolcano in northern Psyara, at the highest altitude of any cryovolcano. Dormant.
Nations:

Diversity:

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Topic revision: r4 - 13 Aug 2023, SallyJaneBlack
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