Mira’s Well

Mira’s Well is an incredibly fertile floodplain which extends the habitable territory of The Realm into the typically inhospitable Desert at the Edge of Existence. Nourished by The Gush, an unpredictable river which flows from the crack in Oona’s Obelisk, Mira’s Well is home to the sprawling city of Frult Üft—a facsimile of the Earthling city of Los Angeles—and to the Aulvart, a dwarven “reimagining” of the Giza pyramid complex.

Geography

The region is bounded by the Realmish Mountains in the west and northwest and by the Desert at the Edge of Existence on all other sides. Geographically speaking, Mira’s Well is pleasant mix of hills and flat land. It is split down the middle by The Gush, the river which makes life here possible, and is dominated in the south by the massive Gallagher Lake.

Climate

Mira’s Well has a hot desert climate all year round. The heat is dry, sometimes uncomfortably so, and the region is prone to sandstorms. But the natural phenomenon The Well is best known for is the flooding of The Gush.

 

Thankfully for the people who call this place home, the city of Frult Üft—which many believe was designed by the sister goddesses themselves—seems specially designed to handle this phenomenon. A series of emergency drainage canals spread out from the river toward the Four Reservoirs at the city limits—one for each corner—and these engineering marvels activate whenever The Gush starts, well gushing more than usual.

Fauna & Flora

Aside from the human life that is plentiful throughout the city of Frult Üft, the farmland along the banks of The Gush is used to grow grains, fruits, and vegetables from across the cosmos. The river itself is also teeming with life, including crocodiles, hippopotami, and nanlaríx.

Natural Resources

The region’s most popular export is the fruit of the lof jabla bush—an easy-to-process natural fiber, native to the dwarven planet of Thün Büldar, which is used throughout Eden in garment-making.

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Jul 3, 2024 03:04 by jyliet of the house

The Gush! What a great name for a river.

Jul 3, 2024 03:22 by E. Christopher Clark

Thank you! I struggled with all of the names on this one for a while. I need to get better at just living with PLACEHOLDER while I'm drafting. One of these days, I'm going to lose an idea because I'm too busy trying to come up with a name for something.

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Jul 3, 2024 04:15 by jyliet of the house

The power of [[PLACEHOLDER knows no limits! Naming things is hard, that's for sure. Always balancing how "real" things sound with the actual sounds of the words.

Jul 3, 2024 08:45

Great article :)

Jul 3, 2024 13:04 by E. Christopher Clark

Thank you! I've had the vaguest idea about this area for a long time and I was glad to finally have a chance to write about it.

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Jul 3, 2024 22:30 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

I really love the fact that the city is really well prepared for the floods. :D I wouldn't want to live there though.

Emy x
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Jul 4, 2024 02:28 by E. Christopher Clark

Yeah, I don't think I would either. I can only stand so much heat before I go a little crazy.

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Jul 7, 2024 01:05 by Chris L

I didn't know much about this part of your world. Cool to find out more. I'm glad that you decided on a name for it. I am a fellow believer in "no-placeholder" names. It's not good for my brain. But I'll also take whatever names the RNG gives me from my generator tools!


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Jul 7, 2024 12:32 by E. Christopher Clark

This area is as close to brand-new as you can get. When we were talking about city names a while back and came up with F.U. as a Edenian version of L.A., I knew I wanted a geographic area that would make sense for it to be located in. Until Summer Camp, that's kinda all I knew about this place.

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Jul 7, 2024 14:48 by Chris L

Ha! F.U.! I remember now!


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