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The different kinds of landforms found on Shem.
Deserts
Desert
Golden Desert
Tropical Desert
Ice Desert
Fog Desert
White Sand
:
Black Sand
:
Fuligin Sand
Alkali Sink
Salt Flat
Xeric Shrubland
Caatinga
Cactus Scrub
Bush Scrub
Wasteland
Dry Mudflat: what the Shattered Plains technically are
Chaparral
Matorral
Hamada
Stony Desert
Red Sand
:
Oasis
Lomas
Semi-Desert
Dust Bowl
:
Windswept
:
Barren
Rock Waste
Rock Flat
Ghost Barren
:
Elephant Graveyard
:
Blood Flat
:
Sallow Flat
:
Worm Desert
:
Gold Sand
:
Dune Range
: dunes the size of mountains
Neuroxera
: barren regions of Psyara in Gyrah
Forests
Woodland: a low-density forest
Boreal: any forest in the subarctic regions
Hemiboreal: forest halfway between subarctic and temperate
Taiga
: special boreal forests that are mainly coniferous
Rainforest: a forest with closed and continuous canopy and moisture-dependent plants
Tropical: forests, usually rainforest, within the tropical zone of Shem
Temperate: forests within the temperate zone of Shem
Needleleaf: coniferous forests
Broadleaf: deciduous forests
Evergreen: forests made up of evergreen trees
Laurisilva: high humidity subtropical forests dominated by laurel-type trees
Tugay: riparian forest in arid floodplains
Riparian Forest: forested area adjacent to significant bodies of water
Bluebell Wood
: forests blanketed with bluebells
Cypress Forest: forest whose canopy is dominated by cypress
Sparse Woodland: an especially low-density woodland
Pine Barrens
: forest of small pines that grow in acidic, dry ground
Montane Forest: forests in the mountains
Cloud Forest
: forests with consistent, low-level cloud cover
Petrified Forest
: forests of dead trees that have petrified, found underground or in secluded rocky mountain valleys
Thorn Forest
: temperate forests made up of thorn-heavy plants
Rainbow Forest
: tropical forests dominated by trees that have prismal leaves that split the light, blanketing the forest with rainbows
Voidwood Forest
: forests with void-based plant life, usually underground but not always
Sallowwood Forest
: temperate forests of poisonous plants
Skywood Forest
: forests in the sky islands of Gyrah, made up mostly of coniferous forests
Faeriewood Forest
: temperate forests in Lyrilla and other dream-attuned places made up of special trees and thick with illusion
Silverwood Forest
: temperate elven forests that are more vibrant and alive than any other place in the world
Lunarwood Forest
: forests on the Green Moon, made up of a small variety of trees with brightly colored leaves
Night Forest
: subterranean forests that grow in pitch darkness in Shadowdeep
Light Forest
: forests on the sky islands around Lesedi that are imbued with the power of the Lesedian Mirror, making the trees glow
Subterranean Forest
: any forest found underground that isn't a voidwood, night wood, or petrified forest
Genesis Forest
: the first forest of Shem, found around the World Tree, made up of every kind of tree imaginable
Bloodwood Forest
: a forest of bleeding, infernal trees
Jahurian Jungle
:
Fungal Terra
Waxcap Grassland
Glacier
Grasslands
Plains
Savanna
Veldt
Steppe
Acid Grassland
Dry Grassland
Montane Steppe (Alpine Steppe)
Chalk (Calcareous Grassland)
Fen-meadow
Peatland
Shrubland
Forest Steppe
Glacial Plain
Flooded Grassland
Machair
Wet Meadow
Wooded Meadow
Meadow
Pasture
Upland Pasture
Tropical grassland
Shrub-Steppe
Rangeland
Moor
Purple Moor
Open Range
Lightning Plain
:
Wind Plain
:
Sun Plain
:
Lunar Plain
:
Lunar Flower Field
:
Bale-Steppe
:
Blade-Steppe
:
Wide Savanna
:
Crystal Field
:
Elysian Field
:
Hills
Hills
Downs
Chalk
Piedmont (Foothills)
Paha
Tor
Butte
Mesa
Collis
Tump
Rolling
Hummock
Knoll
Rise
Pike
Mondanock
Brae
Koppie
Jebel
Fell
Drumlin
Mound
Hillock
Red Hills
: bale
Green Hills
:
Lakes
Mountains
Rivers
Perennial river: permanent river
Periodic river: only flow certain times of year
Episodic river: only flow after certain events, like floods or heavy rains
Exotic river: river through area with no other sources of water
Tributary
Distributary
Aqueduct
Winding river
Pipeline
Rapids
Creek
Stream
Brook
Inland waterway
Alluvial river
Bedrock river
Subterranean river
Undersea current
Skystream
Cloudstream
Jetstream
Lunar river
Flowing ice
Lava river
Steam tunnel
Mud river
Black river
: a slow-moving, deep river.
White river
: fast and shallow river.
Fey river
: river in fey realms that is partly illusory.
Spirit channel
:
Seam
: a river that is a channel between realms.
Rivulet
Silver river
: also called a living river, a river with
ashar
flowing in its waters
Blood river
:
Neuroflow
:
Vile river
:
Breath River
:
Ghost river
:
Emotion river
:
Sand river
:
Slope
Cliff
Canyon
Gully
Ridge
Valley
Combe
Coastal Plain
Cuesta
Dale
Defile
Dell
Hollow
Pass
Gorge
Escarpment
Glen
Flatiron
Dip Slope
Terracette
Scath
Stone Stripe
Scree
Draw
Ravine
Plateau
Tundra
Tundra
Alpine Tundra
Borean Tundra
Southern Tundra
Bluefrost
Ice Flat
Coldstone Flat
Mist Tundra
: Gyrah
Waterfalls
Wetlands
Swamp
Floodplain
Marsh
Peat
Bog
Cataract Bog
Fen
Wetland
Mangal
Carr
Slough
Callow
Bayou
Cienega
Halosere (Salt Marsh)
Hamun
Intertidal Wetland
Interdunal Wetland (Dune Slack)
Vernal Pool
Shrub Swamp
Ridge and Swale
Pakihi
Muskeg
Mudflat
Mire
Cold Swamp
Temperate Wetland (Mediterranean)
Verdant Marsh
: Dunmarsh
Grey Swamp
:
Sallow Marsh
:
Fouled Pool
:
Vine Swamp
:
Lunar Swamp
:
Jahurian Swamp
:
Spirit Swamp
:
Blood Swamp
:
Riasc Dána
: dread marsh
Waterfalls
Waterfall
Cataract
Step falls
Block falls
Cascade
Fan falls
Horsetail falls
Plunge falls
Punchbowl falls
Segmented falls
Tiered falls
Ephemeral falls
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Topic revision: r9 - 22 Jul 2023,
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