Elysia

Elysia is the name given to the continent Elysia's Fall takes place on, and is thought to be the first such naming of the continent; as such, it stuck. Some tales believe the name Elysia to be an archaic word for "Heaven," but none can be sure.

Geography
In the first age, Elysia was a relatively oval shaped continent with a small set of mountain ranges in the north west, rolling, grassy plains with simple weather underneath, mild tundra in the central north, slightly temperate weather and its vegetation in the center of the continent, and some small deserts near the southern hemisphere. The eastern lands were still as yet unexplored, although this is partially due to enormous forests which seem to cover much of the land. There are a number of rivers which make their way down the center of the continent, with several branching out in various southward directions, much like the root systems of a tree.

After the Cataclysm, and thus the beginning of the second age, serious changes came to Elysia.

First, an enormous ravine is carved into the continent, effectively separating the western grasslands from the rest of the world. It appears to just border the mountains north of it. There is a large man made sea- the direct result of Lona's explosion- in the entirety of the northern part of The southern deserts have grown and almost the entire bottom half of the continent is arid and dry. The forests of the east have also disappeared somewhat, to be replaced with an uneven patchwork of rich bogs and jungle-esque landscapes. They say that said lands are almost impossible to navigate correctly.

Inhabitants
For the most part, Elysia is inhabited by a few distinct race of human who are colored based on the part of the continent they hail from. Naturally, peoples from societies which are warmer or have more inclement weather tend to have either olive, brownish, or sometimes even black skin, while the people of the north and west have traditionally been fairer in complexion. Before the Cataclysm, there even existed a race of people who had hair and skin that was completely white, but because these traits are for the most part recessive, and because of their near extinction, very few examples of these people still exist.