World description

The World of Daleth: The World of Daleth is not a planet, as you might think. The planet is called Airtha and the World of Daleth is just a part of it - and it is more than just a geographic part - it is the modern Dalethian cultural point of view towards the world.

Daleth was a powerful empire on the northern hemisphere of Airtha. The empire consisted of four parts: De Erflanden, which is the oldest part of Daleth, the Weslanan in the west, Salamandran in the south and Overveer in the east. All parts are now more or less sovereign (see: politics)
There are three large islands that belong to Daleth: the highly independent Roverseiland (in the northwest), and Zwaardeiland and Vuureiland, both off shore near the city of Vîmeir.

Mountains

The landscapes in Daleth feature a large, hooked mountain range, called The White Mountains (the northern part) and The Black Mountains (the southern part). The White Mountains have the highest peaks, but the highest mountain is the Middagstop, situated on the border between the White Mountains and the Black Mountains. In De Erflanden and Overveer are more mountains.
In Salamandran is a volcano (Mount Funins). This is part of a geological feature known as “The Half of the World”, a semi-canyon. West of the Half of the World are the lower lands of Salamandran, and on the east are the highlands of Overveer. The change of landscapes is very sudden and marked by the Wyz river.

Water

There are three large and one smaller water systems in Daleth.
The largest is the Wyz-system, consisting of Kristalmeer (a large lake, formed by glaciers in the long forgotten past), the Wyz River, the Nordan River (with its several smaller rivers and brooks) and the Strauma River. They all add up in the Wyz River, which flows to the southeast.
The second largest is the Is-system. The Stainrens River, the Swamps of Gamoor and the Is River form this system and the mighty Is River flows to the southwest.
This system is bordered closely by the small system of the Ivèn River, which is possibly not even a river all the way, but part of a creek.
The fourth system is that of the Weslanan, where the Tar River, the two Cin Rivers and the Noorderstoom River all add up to mouth in the Weslanan Bay.

There are not so many lakes. Most noticeable are Kristalmeer, the largest of all, more a sea than a lake, and the smaller Spychlmeer (in Overveer), Lazulameir (south of Ildritz), Lake Lexan (near Ciniz), and The Green Lake (Gronbrunlar).
In Overveer are the Zwarte Meren (the Black Lakes), but they are not filled with water, but with a black unknown substance. Another waterless lake is Het Droge Meer, once the centre of a blossoming culture, now another part of the Salamandran Desert. It is filled with sand and dirt.

Cities

Daleth has three large cities: Ildritz, the former capital of the empire, now capital of De Erflanden, Altheizar (capital of Overveer) and Nieuw-Gamoor (capital of Salamandran). (More about the settlements via the Maps & Places section, where you should find a description of each settlement of any meaning)

Borders and other parts of the planet

The borders are in the west the Western Sea (which has several names, such as “Sea where the sun sets in”, “The Great Sea”), in the south a large desert like country known as Wythviz, in the east the dry steppe realms of Thirun, and in the north the icy and uninhabited (?) lands of De Taycha and Trigohaima.

Beyond Daleths borders are other lands, such as Dernian Landis in the east, Anthastahts in the West and Luban in the south. Most of these lands are hardly known, and every once in a while a brave explorer sets sails to the far away fantastic lands they have heard of in old stories. Many of them never returned.
Large parts of the planet are still undiscovered - at least not by Dalethian explorers.

The exact size of the planet is unknown. No one managed to sail around it (if that is possible in the first place). No man of science ever bothered to calculate the size of the planet.

Postcard from Daleth