Atlas of the Savage Coast
Introduction to the Savage Coast
The Savage Coast is a frontier land, with continuous goblinoid invasions and squabbles between the local lords. Most of the land is in ruins and is mainly unexplored. Colonised over the centuries by the riff-raff of the Old World, most people are unscrupulous and the law of the jungle often prevails. The natives who lived there (goblinoids, savage rakasta and lupins, etc.) are none too friendly either, and are often hostile towards humans and demihumans.
Some of the natives are more civilised, such as the rakasta of Bellayne or the lupins of Renardie. In fact, along the Savage Coast, race is often ignored and non-humans can fit in easily to human society. Instead, nationality is the main source of pride, and several nations have had century long feuds in which there appears to be no end in sight.
In this land, the local lords make the rules, and others are poor and uneducated peasants who must follow their whim. Many an adventurer has broken free of this feudalism and wanders the land, without a home, in search of fortune and fame. There are more adventurers without loyalties on the Savage Coast than anywhere else on Mystara.
Unique to this land is a strange metal called red steel. This metal is as strong as normal steel, but much lighter, making it a prized possession by all warriors. Red steel is more precious than gold, and rulers have sacrificed entire armies to try and control its trade. Many grand quests have the goal of finding red steel, and many wars still go on because of it.
Finally, the entire land is falls under the sway of the dreaded Red Curse. This affliction deforms all those it affects, transforming them into hideous beasts. Even stranger, some of the inhabitants seem to have learned how to control this curse, gaining wondrous magical powers known as legacies. It is rumoured than once you are affected by the Red Curse, you cannot leave the Savage Coast otherwise the curse will destroy you.
Adventure can be found by exploring the many ruins and searching for ancient artifacts. But on the Savage Coast, red steel and the mastery of legacies are the true keys to power and fame!
Located to the west of the Old World, the Savage Coast stretches almost 2,000 miles in length. Its southern shores lie against the Western Sea of Dread, while the west is blocked by Yalu Bay. To the east, the Great Waste separates the Savage Coast from the Old World. Finally, the north is bordered by the Yazak Steppes, home of the endless hordes of goblinoids.
Correspondents for the Savage Coast
Here is our list of correspondents that give us detailed information on the nations, places, and events of the Savage Coast.
Featured Correspondents
There are no featured correspondents for this region this year.
Regular Correspondents
Gnighmen Lodestar
Hernando Cagliostro
Kr'kesh
Marina Takanitas
Piotr Drobnjak
Rikard Prospero
Atlas
ALMARRÓN (Estado de)
BELLAYNE (Kingdom of)
CIMARRON COUNTY
GARGOÑA (Baronía de)
GOMBAR (Kingdom of)
GUADALANTE (Estado de)
NARVAEZ (Baronía de)
NOUVELLE-RENARDIE (Colonie de)
SARAGÓN (Baronía de)
SLAGOVICH (City-State of)
SUMA'A (Kingdom of)
YAVDLOM (Most Serene Divinarchy of)