The Great Blue Oran

Oran is a place with a constant, dull haze over it. The farther you travel to the mountains and the northeast, the heavier the haze and the more brilliant the color. I went into some detail on the livejournal about Oran and its livelihood and the fact that it is a partial beastland. It becomes worse the closer you get to the mountainous island to the north of the Oran and southwest of Black Bay. The haze is a multicolored fog that is hard to breathe in and the mountains are covered in dense forests with twisted trees in every color. It is here you will meet what is called the smiling wherring, smaller than the variety you've faced previously but often in larger groups. The minor beastland is rich in poisonous substances should Irving wish to stock up for Mandrake's tanks. There are also many berries and rare bark and wood that trade for quite a bit in other lands.

As previously mentioned, the Oran people do not typically use wood for building. This is because they go further than the very edge of the mountains to harvest. The wood they do/have harvested is strong and upholds the one large building all of the people of Oran inhabit. They are considered one family and the house is enormous and with the unusual resources and skills they have, only one floor and few sectioned off rooms; the people live together as one. Outsiders are given hospitality but are considered alien. To their credit, you are. You can't eat their food without feeling ill and the air outdoors is noxious. The Oran people have learned what the foreign people can and cannot eat, and thus will make them a large pot of what amounts to a thick potato soup with no seasoning or spices.