Night Coast (concept)
Biozone: Night Coast
The Night Coast is a region that spans much of eastern Sudhrat Mudraskaya, so named for its exceptional night-time properties. A relatively normal tropical jungle by day, after sunfall the region takes on such vibrant colors that it begins to seem almost alien.
Most obviously, the sky becomes so spectacular that even the most pristine of skies elsewhere in the world seem like a cheap imitation in comparison at best - the orange backdrop of the Crucible grows so intense that it begins to resemble a flame that outshines Aervalr, the Twin Rivers seem to actually flow, the stars of the Forest take on unnatural colors and are noted to resemble the bloom of spring flowers, and the Void's borders become so crisp and clear that many report a sense of vertigo upon seeing the great "hole in the night sky" so clearly for the first time. Even constellations low on the horizon like the north polar Crown are completely unaffected by their position, being as clear and visible as if they were directly overhead.
The effect, however, is hardly exclusive to the sky. Massive populations of variously-colored glow-coral and bioluminescent marine creatures light up the ocean to a level that almost matches the celestial firmament. The water clarity means that one can see every single shoal of glowing fish down to the equally brightly-lit bottom in a bedazzling array of colors, though with the noted characteristic that creatures of a similar color often cluster together. Even on land, flora with glowing flowers illuminates the jungle to such an extent that visibility often becomes better than during the day.
We set out into the wilderness of
temporary hunt biozone, excited for the hunt ahead of us. After weeks of handling the boring minutae of organizing the hunt itself, as well as details such as supplies and transport, we are finally in nature and at peace.
Now all that is left to do is actually pick our quarry. It will take a few hours to reach a spot far enough from civilization as to be worth screening for trails, but a pleasant walk in the great outdoors will surely serve as a good warm up to the hunt itself.