The land of Reptiliad

Reptiliad

Reptiliad is about the size of Australia and has a wide range of environments. From the frozen, Northern Territories through the verdant Midlands to the baking heat of the Southern Tropics, there is everything from snow to the baking heat of an arid desert. With such a wide range of climates, it is easy to see why there are so many different plants and animals across the land. In the forests live all manner of ape, rodent and marsupial with brightly coloured birds and insects flitting from bough to bough. In the snowy areas live hardy goats, mountain lions and large bears and above them soar giant eagles eagerly searching for grouse and snow rabbits. The deserts are home to large insects, rodents and marsupials that tend to sleep in burrows during the day so they are rested enough to feed at night. Of all the beasts that roam the land, the greatest are the Dragons and they are the only reptiles that can be found. It is not known why this is but there are no lizards or any other kind of reptile in Reptiliad and there are no frogs, newts or other amphibians either.

There are tales flying horses, multi headed dogs and various other mystical creatures but these creatures are only ever spotted by lone hunters in the depths of the forests or in the vast featureless deserts so the sightings are never proven and there is yet to be a captured example. Who knows? Maybe these beasts do exist and are waiting to make themselves known.

All over Reptiliad there are strange and wonderful herbs growing beside giant trees and all manner of flora. In the swamps, carnivorous plants wait to snare their victims and in the deserts cactus sit along side a wide range of hardy lichens and short grasses.

Reptiliad is surrounded by the Great Sea that is home to many different species of fish. The sea floor is covered with coral and there are many different types of mollusc and shellfish that live amongst the fronds of the various sea grasses. There are larger fish like sharks and there are whales and porpoise but these tend to be few and far between due to the predations of the sea Dragons.

Fifty miles off shore from Reptiliad is The Atoll. This is a land mass that is made up of three volcanoes. They are dormant but every so often, they rumble to let everyone know that they are still there. Many Dragons live on the Atoll because it is so warm but they have to fly to the mainland to feed as there is little life on the Atoll.