Etepezea (concept)
Biozone: Etepezea
Etepezea is the relatively tame and rocky peninsula that sits at the heart of the Shattered Coast. The coastal hills and valleys are split by the rocky, splintered mountains at Etepezea's core. While the region is relatively pleasant for travelers and amateur hunters a like, many venomous snakes are indigenous to the penninsula. It is not uncommon to encounter one under almost every other rock and bush when traveling through the mountains.
Mainland Etepezea was never an especially attractive location for the casual hunter, and it is not at all hard to see why. Though the coast may be relatively pleasant, almost all of the local game worth hunting instead inhabits the mountainous, sun-baked interior. As we delve deeper inland, the terrain not only becomes increasingly steep and uneven, but the hardy, evergreen shrubbery becomes almost equally untraversable.
The endless maquis not only massively impedes movement, but also conceals arguably the greatest danger of the peninsula - snakes. Etepezea is infamous for its seemingly endless abundance and variety of serpents, and we must watch every single step with utmost caution, as seemingly every bush is the home of a dozen vipers.