# Gizanth > [!info] Quick Facts > | | | > |---|---| > | **Type** | Island | > | **Continent** | [[Continent - Q'Shar|Q'Shar]] | > | **Location** | Tropical archipelago of Q'Shar | > | **Main Settlement** | Doomwhisper | > | **Climate** | Tropical; low-hanging clouds, warm heavy air | > | **Population** | Humans, Drow, Lizardfolk, Reborn | > | **Known For** | Psychic witches, death magic, cannibal necromancers | > [!map] View on Map > [Open Interactive Map →](https://hawksrepos.github.io/elvensong-map/?location=Gizanth) ## Overview Gizanth is a small island in the tropical archipelago of [[Continent - Q'Shar|Q'Shar]], defined by its atmosphere of low-hanging clouds and warm, heavy air. The interior is a swirling expanse of marshland, home to dark tribes of psychic witches and secretive, void-worshipping sects. The coastal fringes once hosted quieter fishing villages — before the [[Faction - Evereach Trading Company|Evereach Trading Company]] devastated them. Culturally, Gizanth is a fleeting and macabre society, defined by a profound obsession with death and the thin, permeable edges of reality. ## The Witch Cults The witch cults of the interior are exclusively female, maintaining a lethal decree that **any male who sets foot upon their ancient lands is to be killed on sight**. These covens are believed to be a vestige of a long-forgotten culture from the **Elder Days** — the longest age of Gryth following the Divine War and the reshaping of the spheres, far predating any recorded history. The witches wield a unique form of **psychic magic** not found anywhere else on Gryth. It is an ancestral power that defies conventional counter-spells or arcane logic, tied to a version of reality that has otherwise vanished from the collective memory of the world. ## The Interior Conflict The island's interior is deeply divided between two competing, shadow-steeped societies: - **The Witch Covens** — Hold the ancient marshlands; female-only; psychic magic - **Male Death Cults** — Utilise death magic and beast subjugation These groups exist in a tense standoff, frequently clashing over the island's dark ley lines and resources. ### Doomwhisper The main town of **Doomwhisper** serves as a central hub for cults and notorious groups of cannibal necromancers. Here, the line between life and death is nonexistent, and the consumption of flesh is a ritualistic necessity for their particular brand of magic. ## Dangerous Fauna Gizanth's ecosystem is home to lethal species found nowhere else on Gryth: - **Death-head snakes** the size of ancient trees - **Colossal insects** prowling the marshes - A small but remarkably ferocious population of **dinosaurs** in the deeper jungles ## Evereach's Assault > [!danger] Recent Devastation > The [[Faction - Evereach Trading Company|Evereach Trading Company]] targeted Gizanth for expansion. Upon discovering the island's true riches lay in its unique culture and potent magic rather than minerals, Evereach shifted to subjugation and destruction — scouring the coasts and destroying the peaceful fishing villages. This trauma has fundamentally altered the Gizanthi temperament. Their former reclusive nature has been replaced with a **searing hatred for all outsiders**. The population now stands as a hostile front against any foreign vessel approaching their mist-shrouded shores. ## Population Gizanth's inhabitants are a diverse but unified collective of those comfortable in the shadows: - **Humans** — Powerful witches and warlocks - **Drow Elves** — At home in the island's darkness - **Lizardfolk** — Indigenous inhabitants - **Reborn** — Corpses returned from the grave to continue service to the island ## Connections - [[Continent - Q'Shar]] — Parent continent - [[Faction - Evereach Trading Company]] — Assaulted and devastated Gizanth's coastal villages - [[Region - The Tohon Empire]] — Fellow Q'Shar nation that also expelled Evereach - **Elder Days** — Gizanth's witch magic dates to this ancient pre-history period --- ## Gallery ![[Pasted image 20260217215041.png]] ![[Pasted image 20260217215049.png]] ![[Pasted image 20260217215055.png]] ![[Pasted image 20260217215102.png]] --- *See also: [[Regions]]*