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Dion - the Island.

Dion was discovered around sixty years ago by an elven explorer named Dion Liashian (Pronounced Dee-on Lee-ahsh-ee-on. He reported that the findings was a complete accident. he had told his first mate to head east to land. a misccomunication occured and the firstmate headed due west. late that afternoon, when Liashian had awoken from his meditations, he was pleased to find that the mainland was days away from where they were. however, looking through a spyglass eh was surprised to find an uncharted island about two weeks off the coast near Port hampshire. it wasn't big but it deffinatly wasn't small. the size of an average forest maybe. instead of beign angry with his first mate he kissed his bald head and ordered full speed to the uncharted island. they were there in three days. they took a small rowboat for the captain and his fighters to take to shore. he decided that he'd name the island after himself, Dion. almost imediatly upon landing they were created by ten of the tallest humans he'd ever seen in his life. one of them nearly double his height. it was almost rediculous to see these giants waering almost nothing and carryng around spears. the leader stepped foreward and began speaking in a strange tongue full of tongue clicking and hard consonants. they quickly signaled that they didn't understand, the people were obviously intelligent enough to figgure that out. they looked at each other and a different one stepped foreward and began speaking in common. this lead Liashian to believe that many ships have run aground here and that this could be a famous pirate island.

it turned out theyw ere right, Dion had many names. Scuttleman's run, Greddy's reef, No man's island, and the Bone yard. through out the Island's history, many Pirates have lost their hull to the dangerous reef that surroudns the island, save to the south where teh Ziambii Ki live. It is usually that the island is being passed to the north, where the Guatumas live, and that is why the island is named such deadly name's. there is also rumor of a treasure on the island buried by a pirate named "scuttleman", whether the rumor is true or false is unknown.

as stated the Ziambi Ki dominate the southern part of the island, the Guatuma dominate the northern part of the island, and the Ha'shans dwell in the westin. the Eastarn part of the island is believed to be cursed, the trees live there, and are very hostile. the trees are called "N'!okos (N *click* oh-koh) by the Zimabi Ki, the "Tombonas" (Tom-Bo-nahs), shianshi'Ha (Shee-ann-shee-Hah) to the Ha'shans. all three tribes are dreadfully afraid of the "cursed" trees, thuis only the brave adn thes tupid wander those part. some families in the Guatuma live in the area, but are enver seen after they enter the territory. Researchers wonder if the trees are another tribe all together.

Climate is generally warm on Dion. in the northern Guatuma area, it tends to get colder, but not by much. terrain is mostly flat, though there seems to be some hills in the cursed area of the island. the trees that cover the island are coniferous. there are also a few sapindaceae here and there. covering the ground are Ferns,exotic flowers, and mosses. the types of conifers seem to change with tribal area, the redwoods dominated the Ziambii Ki Region, while Douglas Firs tend to be the most common in the Ha'shan region, and in the Guatuma region there is an abundance of Junipers. however, redwoods, Junipers, and Douglas Firs canb e foudn in all three regions, just the other two not as much as the dominant one. thsi phenomena can't be explained other than the gods' will.

Becuase of the Tribal dominance, The tribe has been split into four regions, the Ziambii Ki region, the Guatuma Region, the Ha'shan Region, and the Cursed Region. landscape, plants, and some animals tend to change with the region, though the island is only as big as an average forest.

Little mroe is known about Dion, for many do nto visit Dion and no further research has been done. the Island stays undisturbed and peaceful, save for the Cursed trees.