Faltha
Faltha (Fal-thuh) is a fictional continent of the north-western hemisphere of a world created by Russell Kirkpatrick. It is the main setting of his first trilogy, Fire of Heaven. The capital of Faltha is Instruere, home to the Council of Faltha and located on the Aleinus River. Faltha is an alliance of sixteen independent kingdoms.
In 1985, Kirkpatrick made a huge atlas of Faltha so that the story (Fire of Heaven) would have strong anchors.
The Sixteen Kingdoms of Faltha
name |
capital city |
notes |
|---|---|---|
Firanes |
Rammr |
The Westernmost of the Sixteen Kingdoms. Named for the sunrise on the heights of the Jawbone Mountains. |
Plonya |
Ciennan |
between Firanes and the wild Widuz country. |
Treika |
Laverock |
between Widuz lands and the Remparer Mountains. |
Deruys |
Brunhaven |
a coastal land south of Straux. |
Nemohaim |
Bewray |
set on the southern Bay of Bewray. Once home to Bewray, guardian of the Jugom Ark. |
Tabul |
Ghellol |
a southern inland kingdom with great mineral resources. |
Vertensia |
Jardin |
One of the southern Kingdoms, a land of coastal gardens and severe highlands. |
Deuverre |
Plafond |
north of Straux in central Faltha; rich, densely populated farmland. |
Straux |
Mercium |
The most populous of the Kingdoms; south of the Aleinus River on the wide central plains. |
Sarista |
Kauma |
Southernmost of the Kingdoms and the last to be settled. Saristarians are dark-skinned. |
Redana'a |
Kaskyne |
an inland country on the southern bank of the Aleinus River, hemmed in by the Taproot Hills. |
Piskasia |
Turtu Donija |
south of Sna Vaztha along the banks of the Aleinus. |
Favony |
Sturrenkol |
on the central Falthan plains north of Straux. |
ASgowan |
Stanare |
north of Deuverre. |
Haurn |
Hauthra |
north of Asgowan. Annexed by Sna Vaztha in 1006. |
Sna Vaztha |
Inmennost |
to the north-east of Faltha. Inmennost is the seat of the descendants of Raupa, Arkhos of Leuktom; greatest of the northern cities of Faltha. |
Major Rivers
- Aleinus River (Ar-lay-ee-niss): Great River of Faltha with headwaters in the Aldhras Mountains, then flows through central Faltha.
- Mjolkelva River (Myoulk Ell-vuh) aka Mjolk, Milk River: Largest river in northern Firanes, one of two great Firanese rivers. So called because of the milky appearance of its glacial silt.
- Kjlufa River (Clue-fah): The largest River in Firanes, carving a path through the Jawbone Mountains.
- Sagon River (Sarr-gone): Major river of Plonya, also draining much of northern Treika and Withwestwa Wood.
- Lavera River (La-ver-uh): River of Treika, draining eastern Treika and the northlands of the Bleakness and Plutobaran.
- Branca River (Bran-kuh): Large northern river draining Asgowan, Haurn and the far north borders; a tributary of the Aleinus.
- Preuse River (Proyse): Major river of Sna Vaztha, draining the northern marches of the Wodranian Mountains and crossing the Fruesan Plains.
- Neume River (Noome): A river that runs through the Vale of Neume (a valley in the Almucantaran Mountains) in southern Nemohaim and into the Bay of Bewray.
- Lifeblood: River of southern Faltha whose headwaters are the Thousand Springs. Flows through the Deep Desert and into Sarista.
- Sagiuia River: A tributary of the Lifeblood River.
Major Mountain Ranges
- Jawbone Mountains aka Tanthussa: Main mountain chain of Firanes.
- Remparer Mountains (Remm-pa-rair) aka Ramparts of Faltha, Manu Irion, Man-Eaters: Continental mountain range dividing western from central Faltha.
- Wodranian Mountains (Woe-drain-ee-an): Large mountainous area in east central Faltha, home of the Wodrani.
- Almucantaran Mountains (Ell-moo-kan-tah-ran): A dense knot of high mountains in eastern and southern Nemohaim.
- Marlomas Mountains: A mountain range running along the southern coast of Faltha, through Vertensia.
- The Aldhras (Ell-drass): High mountains on the border between Faltha and Bhrudwo
- The Armatura (Ar-muh-too-ruh): Lofty and impenetrable mountain range separating Faltha from Bhrudwo, runs between The Gap and Dhauria along an ancient fault.