Arg-Sîmorîg

A large isle located in southeastern Endor, Arg-Sîmoríg is a blessed domain renowned for its swift streams, clear lakes and well-protected harbors. It is among the prettiest sites in all of Endor. Situated in the shadow of the Orosúli, it rises out of a triangular gulf called the Yawning Bay. Two hilly peninsulas, Faelaan (to the north) and Ka'ish (to the south), surround the seaward sides of the bay, as if a pair of arms reached eastward from the mountains in order to capture the island and its surrounding waters.

The Argaw rule Arg-Sîmoríg. They are descendants of the Wômaw settlers who seized the island from its indigenous Fale inhabitants. These Argawin speaking people remain close to their ancestral kinsmen, and maintain strong trade ties with the Aegaw and Lôchans, who also descended from the Wômaw. A very civilized and urbanized society, most Argaw reside in the four cities of northern Arg-Sîmoríg: Zyras (at the northern tip), Símor (on the east coast), and Tor and Nhaag (north of the large, central lake called the Stoybûr). The only remaining Fale settlements are sprinkled in hills west of the Akaak Wetlands, in the southwestern quarter of the isle.

Steep mountains rise along the western coast of Arg-Sîmoríg. Here, the landscape precludes road building and most travel is seaborne. Although the area accommodates numerous fishing villages, it is devoid of larger settlements.

Southern Arg-Sîmoríg is dominated by a vast marsh, the Akaak Wetlands. Fed by the river Akaak and subterranean runoff from the Stoybûr, it is a sea of swampy grasslands. Few people live in this rich but inhospitable area.

Aside from the Akaak, the Aróak is the only navigable river on the island. It serves as the Stoybûr's only negotiable outlet to the Yawning Bay. Fifty miles long, it connects Símor, the area's largest city, to Nhaag, the capital. Boats from Símor, which is situated at the mouth of the Aróak can easily make their way upstream to the Stoybûr. Nhaag is only a fifteen mile journey across the deep lake. The symbol of Arg-Sîmoríg is a diving, black marsh-hawk. This stylized bird adorns the flag of the Argaw, a triangular white banner with a blue frame.

Literature

 * the Wild Lands south and East, Gazetteer by Pete Fenlon