Lesser Galwyndor is the smaller of two continents on the planet of Galwyndor. In the Everwind Series it is all that remains of hospitable land, as the other continent became barren during the Time of Decay.
Only the most educated are aware of the existence of Greater Galwyndor (the barren parts) that lie far across the seas. What remains, sometimes referred to as “the Realm”, is made up of 14 nation-states:
- Aeryl
- Andermark
- Averia
- Clavermark
- Goldenmark - native lands of the attawa
- Gruenormark
- Linmark
- Lothlan
- New Preceptic State of Terismark
- Praul
- Scurn
- United Territories of Ildoria
- The Verges
- Vir - homeland of the Vurg
Since to the people of the world it is the only place, most people simply call it "the mainland" and refer to the islands by their actual names.
Origins
Of all the races, humans are the only ones to have originated on Lesser Galwyndor, but they quickly migrated across the sea after the Veninar elves made contact with them during their explorations. Once there, humans spread at a rapid rate.