Rast Losnaeth

Wrapped around the western side of Sheltered Bay like a great, bent, protective arm is the peninsula of Rast Losnaeth(S. "Cape of Biting Snow;" La. Koira Saari), a low, rocky chain of hills extending southward out of the Fire Tundra. The hills turn slowly southeast, cradling the Sheltered Bay on the west. The calm waters of Sheltered Bay extend away eastwards from the cape, disappearing into blur and haze. The view to the north reveals the occasional spark or gleam of sunlight, reflected off the snows of the Bleak Mountains. In the west, the cold waters of Berg Cradle Bay stretch away as far as the eye can see. On clear days, those standing at the highest point on the southernmost tip of Rast Losnaeth can see the far and distant Eriadorian shore as a dim, murky blue line on the horizon.

Trapped between two icy bays, the cold air of Rast Losnaeth is moderated by the sea-climes, often five to ten degrees wanner than a landlocked area of the same latitude. Unfortunately, the cliffs of its eastern shoreline (usually between ten and fifteen feet in height) makes the cape a poor haven for seal and walrus. On the western coasts, these cliffs have collapsed, leaving a shoreline of tumbled boulder and rock. While hospitable to sea mammals, these slippery rocks, worn smooth by the surf, are a peril to hunters. The rocky soil of the cape does not support sufficient vegetation to draw herd animals, though snow hare, fox and other small mammals make the peninsula their home.

The summer months bring the Merimetsästäjät to fish and hunt whale in the nearby waters, abandoning their camps when the wind turns north; but the lack of readily available game leaves Rast Losnaeth virtually unoccupied in winter. The encompassing Bleak Mountains and the Ered Rhívamar funnel storms from Ekkaia and the Landless Land straight down the Fire Tundra and across Rast Losnaeth, raking the peninsula with savage, winterlong blizzards.