Part 8: Summary


Feature Key Facts
═══ THE PLANET ═══
Size Earth-sized; ~25,000 mi circumference
Mapped area ~2% of surface (4,200,000 sq mi)
Calendar 364 days; 13 months × 28 days; one moon, 28-day orbit
Known world position Northern hemisphere, ~25°–75°N
═══ THE PALE (NORTH) ═══
Type Conventional polar ice sheet
Core radius ~700 mi from pole
Winter extent ~3,000,000 sq mi
Ice thickness 1–2 mi at core
Knowledge Theoretical; dwarven pre-Split records; nomadic legends
═══ THE SUNDER (SOUTH) ═══
Type Continental ice sheet over buried landmass
Core radius ~550 mi from pole
Winter extent ~1,500,000–2,000,000 sq mi
Ice thickness 2–3+ mi at core
Plateau elevation 10,000–12,000 ft above sea level
Conditions Katabatic winds 80–120+ mph; temps to −100°F; Storm Collar
Knowledge One logbook from ~200 PS; distant sightings from Veiled Isles
Name origin Pre-Split dwarven fragment: “the Sunder at the World’s Root”
═══ THE LAND BRIDGE ═══
Length ~200 mi
Width 50–100 mi
Climate Subtropical to tropical
═══ THE SOUTHERN REACHES ═══
Extent 500–800 mi south and east of Land Bridge
Three tiers Threshold Islands (large), Equatorial Chain (mid), Fading Isles (small)
Largest island ~4,400 sq mi (Jamaica-sized)
Notable Pre-Split ruins; unique wildlife; carved basalt slab with unknown symbols
Known by One expedition; incomplete mapping; survivors secretive

This document is a companion to the Definitive World Scale Reference. Together they provide the complete geographic framework for Voxana. Anomalous phenomena, metaphysical implications, and cosmological context will be covered in the Sourcebook’s Cosmology and Geography chapters.