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Thondia

Thonida's landmass makes up the north-east of the Ghurish Heartlands.

Thondia is the current prime landmass within the Ghurish Heartlands.[1a] It's the epicenter of the Dawnbringer Crusades in Ghur[4a].

Landscape

A mighty land even by the pitiless standards of the Realm of Beasts, Thondia is a massive primordial wilderness, resentful of civilisation’s touch. The long dead kingdoms that once dwelt here in the Age of Myth are all shattered and lost. There are almost no standing ancient ruins to be found, only broken stone and the destroyed hopes left by ill-fated Sigmarite settlers remain, but they too will soon be subsumed by the ever-changing landscape.[6a]

Thondia is an alpha continent of the Ghurish Heartlands, a primordial landmass of gargants and monsters. The sheer scale of Thondia is difficult to fully comprehend.[5b]. Most of Thondia is comprised of arid plains or sun-baked grasslands. These plains have been the site of titanic battles, made more animalistic by the essence of Ghur. The savannah's in the south have been turned into a swamp, the Drowned Lands by the Kruleboyz. Tectonic changes have always been a part of life in Ghur and Thondia. But ever since the Kruleboyz plot to poisoned the country, they're more and more prevalent on this contingent. A start has been made to undo the poisoning by Sigmar's people. Many monsters find their lairs in the mountain ranges of this continent.[4a][4b]

Fauna

The beasts here reflect the land. Deadly Mawkrushas prowl the mountains and plains, flattening anything that dares to stand before them, their bellows shattering stone, flesh, and living bone. A Thondian Rok thinks nothing of scooping up an entire Steam Tank to drop it from a great height and get at the sweetmeats inside. Rockgrinder Wyrms surge out through the soft rock mesas to swallow Troggoths whole.[6a]

Inhabitants

The folk of Thondia are by necessity a rugged breed. Most Thondians make a living as hunter of some sort. Those of other realms, often carry the impression that Thondians are little more than savages themselves, barbarians at heart. In truth, Thondians are innovative warriors, experts in the art of siege defense. None are more skilled than they when it comes to killing the great monsters of the realms.[5b]

Roving tribes dedicated to the Ruinous Powers are omnipresent in the wilds of Thondia and shrines to the Blood God are disturbingly common. Orruks thrive here, and their warclans cover the savannah, as do tribes of voracious Ogors. Some of the territories claimed by Ogor Mawpaths in Thondia are so gigantic, they can take a cautious hunter a month to traverse. The Gargants of Thondia are strong indeed, for this is the land their legendary forefather Ymnog supposedly once trampled, and his people flourish here. All sup well in Thondia, for the bounty is near limitless, if you’ve the skills to bring down its massive beasts.[6a] The plains of Thondia were once inhabited by lost tribes of people such as the Clawfolk and the Thondia Redmen.[4b]

Neighbors

It sits adjacent to its siblings Gallet and Andtor, which although lesser, represent an ever-present threat around its shifting borders, and the ancient land of Donse has yet to give up its fight. Beyond its coastline, Thondia's greatest rival is arguably Bjarl, a cold-hearted continent that has bit at its heels for centuries. Lendu is a more patient foe, but that perhaps makes it most dangerous of all - for a truly cunning beast knows how to disguise its intentions before striking.[1a]

Thondia is surrounded by several bodies of water: Clawing Sea, Crashing Gulf and Mawbright. The islands Mangrel Isle and The Ravenids can be found in these seas.[5a]

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