Green Cradle

The Green Cradle is a subregion of the pangaea continent of Landfall. It is a wide, lush valley between two mountain ranges, forming a wedge-shaped section covering about one-third of the continent (one-sixth of the surface of the planet). It is bounded by the Shivering Peaks to the west; the mountains of Haelfaun to the east; arctic icecap to the north; and the Twin Star Sea to the south. The southern shore of the Green Cradle (bordering the Twin Star Sea) roughly corresponds to the planetary equator.

The Green Cradle is home to the Thlossian and Tazitan cultures of man-kin, otherwise known as the Children of the First. Nearly this entire region was conquered and unified by Neitsches the Conqueror about 200 years ago. Although his empire immediately dissolved upon his death, the legacy of Neitsches has unified the written and spoken languages of the Green Cradle, allowing for a recent golden age of unprecedented prosperity and trade.

The maps included with the books usually depict only the Green Cradle, and the vast majority of the story takes place within this region. Most of Landfall beyond the Green Cradle is barren and uninhabitable, with the notable exception of the exotic Shaolei to the west. The tropical elf-kin islands of Lo'ail Eilin also lie outside the map, to the southwest. Certain other landmarks, like Gjolnir's Eye, Grimforge Deep, and Eilin Ghuul also lie outside the map.

As depicted on the map, the major nations of the Green Cradle are:
 * The Kingdom of Bruhinn
 * The Holy Thlos
 * The Jeceau Empire
 * Feldhasel
 * The Kingdom of Izuahar
 * The Kingdom of the Ostergau
 * Fellmoor
 * Aramoor
 * The Noresselaud
 * Realm of the Nor-folk
 * Bau Trelling
 * Heschen-Auergau
 * Mayelle
 * The Palladian Empire
 * The Principality of Murr
 * Dane
 * The City of Valenport
 * The City of Trevi
 * Marcliff
 * Cindershore
 * The Kingdom of Eraphon
 * The Tazitan Territory

Also depicted on the map is the vast Forest of Treth, the Shivering Peaks, the Scar, and the western edge of the mountains of Haelfaun.

(yellow and orange regions correspond to land; green and blue regions correspond to water)