Kafasali Foothills (concept)
Biozone: Kafasali Foothills
Kafasali is the name given to the dry fields, forests, and rocky hills separated from northern Kashirya by the Magiyor Plateau. Due to the plateau, the Kharadan Mountains to the east, and the region's tall hills along the coast, Kafasali is almost entirely protected from the Monsoon season, making this one of the driest regions in Kashirya. Subtropical deciduous forests and thorn scrub forests dominate much of the wilderness. The rolling fields of semiarid brush break against crags and rock features that stand tall over the surrounding forestry. Some of these massive hills and pointed rocks support forts and keeps that stand guard over the region, though many have fallen into ruin over the centuries. Despite the semiarid climate, Kafasali supports a vast array of fauna, primarily in its many species of Birds that are said to outnumber all that live in the Shattered Coast.
Standing in the Kafasali Foothills you can see the escarpment of the Magiyor Plateau far in the distance, almost in line with the gargantuan mountains that stand above it to the east. We've long since set out into the wilds of Kafasali, though the journey is slow. The thorn filled shrubbery and trees have proved more than effective at slowing us down, and have left a multitude of cuts and scratches across all of us, but the worst is the terrain. For every flat field of tall grass and thorns, there's another of rocky footholds that give way under the slightest pressure. What large fauna we've come across so far has been more than able to escape us with ease due to our clumsiness, but if we hope to come away from this venture successfully, we'll need to be cautious with our step.