Breakcliffs

The borders between Harsonia and Ukinda to the west are known as the Breakcliffs. The rolling fields of the Plains of Gariss start to give way to a more arid landscape, with grass becoming sparse and the hills turning into ridges and cliff sides. Small ravines and standing rock formations create a mysterious and dangerous landscape, perpetuating the belief that dangers are very literally around every corner in the Breakcliffs.

The Stonybank River runs through the area from north to southwest, cutting through the deepest gorges and serving as a constant landmark for travelers. Its depth and strength alter frequently throughout its travels from northern Harsonia, and is known for its dangerous rapids found as it curves through the southern Breakcliffs, where it widens out in the more open and flat landscape near the coast before emptying into the Southern Sea.

The Breakcliffs don’t see much in the way of human life, other than a small settlement or two, however it is home to many different kinds of wildlife that stalk its rocky avenues. Ceratosaurs, dimetrodons, and packs of velociraptors hunt the hypsolophodons, iguanodons and protoceratops that make their home here, while baryonyx dwell near the river.

Ancient Terekor ruins can be found in the Breakcliff region, though they are sparse and a mere shadow of their former glory. A solitary set of carved stone steps here, a crumbling archway there, the foundations of what was once a stone wall elsewhere. The ruins found along the ground of the Breakcliffs are minor and only vaguely noteworthy, most of which have been found and studied by the few humans who take interest in such things. However, when people think of ruins in the Breakcliffs, they often think of Canyon City, which overshadows all other ancient remnants with its wondrous grandiosity.