Post by Litharia on May 19, 2010 12:37:03 GMT -8
Above: A peaceful view of the island.
Welcome to Shifter Island! Your perfect place for a honeymoon. Tropical weather, sandy beaches, palm trees, beautiful flora and fauna. Oh, yeah it’s also an active volcano that erupts every ten to twenty years or so. Another thing; shifters only. If you are not a shifter, you better have one hell of a good reason to be there and you must absolutely be on your very best behavior.
See, this is the last sanctuary of the shifters. It is the only place where they can feel safe and wanted. Most shifter kids are raised on Shifter Island so that they are not beaten before they can start. Field trips to different parts of Litharia take place often as the children grow so that they are not shocked when they go out into the world.
The keeper of the island is responsible for protecting the island and knowing when an eruption is going to occur. All shifters are trained to execute the evacuation plan. Magic enforced boats are docked all along the shores. There are safe houses on a few smaller islands and along the southern coast of the Boil where shifters may stay during the eruption.
Although the shifters hope outsiders will be too afraid of the volcano to sneak onto their island, rumors of buried treasure keep bringing people looking. It is also said that making a sacrifice to the volcano with grant you one wish from the fire goddess, Fayree. Sacrificing something living will grant you two wishes. Sacrificing something (or someone!) you love will grant you three or four depending on the legend you listen to.