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Al-Shams, or simply Shams, is a large, near continental-sized desert island located in the New World. It is most famous for its "Sand Sea" (砂海, Suna Umi), in which various dangerous creatures live beneath it, swimming through the sand as if they were sea creatures within actual waters. Said Sand Seas make up the majority of Shams, making living and traversing the lands difficult without proper guidance and equipment.
It also infamous for housing four colossal, over century old creatures whom once wreaked havoc in the island, nearly erasing all of civilization from the face of the island ages ago, but have stopped their several year war for as-of-yet unknown reasons. All four creatures, known as the "Desert Gods" (砂漠神, Sabakushin), are the most powerful and oldest creatures in the entirety of Al-Shams, who additionally stand out as being one of he few animals in the world whom possess bounties.
It stands out among many islands by lacking a true "authority" figure, no Kings or Rulers of any kind. Rather, the hierarchy of one's authority and influence is determined by their wealth, as such, the poor, who outnumber the rich, are considered the "average citizen", while the rich are the authority, overruled and overseen only by the high-ranking Marines assigned to Al-Shams.
Overview[]
Culture[]
Baraka[]
Architecture & Locations[]
Gumar[]
Cities[]
A city build upon a gigantic slab of stone in a period of a hundred years
Creatures[]
Ancient King, Anqa[]
The Ancient King, Anqa
Ancient Death, Rukh[]
The Ancient Death, Rukh
Treasure of the Desert, Bahamut[]
The Treasure of the Desert, Bahamut
Lord of the Desert, Falak[]
Lord of the Desert, Falak
Efreet[]
Citizens[]
Marines[]
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| Unnamed Vice Admiral | "Captain" Circe | "Captain" Gladius | "Instructor" Valentine | |
Trivia[]
- Al-Shams has heavy arabian and egyptian themes and references, as well as to egyptian and arabian mythology, as well as borrowing from Persian myths and names.
- "Al-Shams" itself is arabic for "The Sun", while "Shams" alone is simply "Sun", referencing the island's vicious heat.
- "Gumar", the capital city and where the Pharaoh lives, is arabic for "Moon".
- "Anqa" is the Persian name of the "Simorgh", a benevolent giant bird. "Anqa" itself means "Phoenix".
- "Rukh" is the Persian name of "Roc", a giant bird, typically antagonistic in nature.
- "Bahamut" is a giant fish that supports the earth in Arabic Mythology.
- "Falak" is a powerful serpent that lives in the Realm of Fire that is only stopped by God/Allah from swallowing all of creation.