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The following article contains any details on the geography of Ispar, with sources cited. Please note that there will more than likely be contradictory information here.

=== Aluvia ===
* Celdon lies nestled in the Belshain Valley, straddling the banks of the great Canfeld River.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[The Reign of Alfrega]]</ref>
* The Canfeld is birthed in the ancient granite of the Luparvium Mountains, which divides the bright fields and verdant woods of Aluvia from the gloomy moors of Milantos. It languidly flows, deep and slow, to the Ironsea.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega/>
* Thrushhaven, the traditional highland fortress of the Aluvian Kings, was deemed too remote for the Viamontian invader Alfric's purposes when Viamont invaded in 804 RC.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega/>
* The Ort castle of Holdfast is located in the Luparvium Mountains.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega/>
* Viamont is to the west of Aluvia.<ref name=ZogblasterAluvIntro>1999/?? Pre-[[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian]]</ref>
* During the Winter solstice, in the northernmost regions, day can last but a few hours. In the northern horizon the annual auroral fires are visible. Mothers tell their children that this light comes from King Borimel's palace in the wastes.<ref name=WinterFestivalsFromIspar>1999/12 [[Sudden Season]] - [[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Lore/Winter Festivals from Ispar|Winter Festivals from Ispar]]</ref>
* The Crimson Stars, or as the Aluvians call them, the Apple-Cart, only rise above the horizon during the summer months.<ref name=TheSilifiOfTheCrimsonStars>2000/04 [[Thorns of the Hopeslayer]] - [[The Silifi of the Crimson Stars]]</ref>

=== Gharu'n ===
* The ancient empire of Roulea was located north, across the Naqut, from the Gharu'ndim homelands. Half of Roulea was conquered, and formed the nation of Gharu'n. The conquest ended with the capture of Tirethas.<ref name=ZogblasterGharuIntro>1999/?? Pre-[[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Gharu'ndim]]</ref>
* Milantos is to the east of Gharu'n.<ref name=ZogblasterGharuIntro/>
* The Naqut Desert is to the southwest and on the far shore of the Ironsea from Aluvia<ref name=WinterFestivalsFromIspar/>
* The Crimson Stars are visible year-round.<ref name=TheSilifiOfTheCrimsonStars/>
* The sea is to the north of the Naqut.<ref name=TheSilifiOfTheCrimsonStars/>
* The Taban region, the homeland of Ladriya bint Daum, is on the far side (from Tirethas) of the great Naqut Desert.<ref name=TheSilifiOfTheCrimsonStars/>
* Taban is a mountainous region. The province produced enough food to feed itself, and was chiefly known for its olive groves. There were also jewels that could be mined in the mountains. The court of Taban is at Nishadina.<ref name=TheSilifiOfTheCrimsonStars/>
* The Nariyid Range are the high mountains that towered over Nishadina.<ref name=TheSilifiOfTheCrimsonStars/>


=== Milantos ===
* The Milantans are to the southeast of the Aluvians.<ref name=WinterFestivalsFromIspar/>

=== Roulea ===
* There are salt mines east of Tirethas.<ref name=TheSilifiOfTheCrimsonStars/>

=== Sho ===
* The two closest kingdoms to the Sho Nation are Gharu'ndim and the Milantos<ref name=ZogblasterShoIntro>1999/?? Pre-[[Release]] - [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Sho]]</ref> (note: Kingdoms may only imply currently existing nations, and the Roulean Empire had been conquered by Gharu'n and Viamont at this point)
* The Sho lands are southwest of the Naqut over tall mountains.<ref name=WinterFestivalsFromIspar/>
* During the Winter solstice, the water and air grow cold. The weather can shift with little warning from clear skies to torrential, wind-driven rains that leave towns flooded and in ruins, and on the coldest days, snow falls from the sky and blankets the ground in a thin layer of white.<ref name=WinterFestivalsFromIspar/>
* The Crimson Stars, or as the Sho call them, The Watchfires at the Southern Gates of Heaven, are visible year-round. The night the cluster touches the sacred peak of Akisuma, as seen from the Imperial City, is traditionally held to be the start of their Festival of Lights.<ref name=TheSilifiOfTheCrimsonStars/>

=== Silvera ===

=== Souia-Vey ===

=== Viamont ===
* The lands of Viamont are located on a peninsula, named the Viamontian Peninsula.<ref name=OriginsOfViamont>2004/11 Pre-[[Throne of Destiny]] - [[The Origins and Current Disposition of Viamont]]</ref>
* The Corcosi tribe of Viamont controlled some of the best pasturelands, as well as a natural port on the southern coast of the peninsula.
* The Silverans are to the north of Viamont.<ref name=TheTournamentPartII>2005/02 Pre-[[Throne of Destiny]] - [[The Tournament Part II]]</ref>
* Aluvia is to the east, and Gharu'n is to the south.<ref name=TheTournamentPartII/>

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