End to End: The Monorail

The monorail is the primary mode of transportation linking all aspects of humanity together. It runs from Star's End in the far north to Summer's End in the south. It runs multiple lines to allow traffic to and from various routes although the major high speed line runs direct Star's End - The House of Falling Leaves - Summer's End leaving side lines to stop at the Aegis' and other communities located on or along the line.

The original builders of the monorail aren't known only that it is nigh imperishable and maintenance free. The system is automated leaving only basic conductors to be provided by the various human communities to keep an eye on passengers.

The Underneath

One of the least known portions of the world is simply referred to as "The Underneath". Running from at least Summer's End to The Deepening and possibly much further the only known access points on land are The Deepening in Winterhome and below the House of Falling Leaves in Autumnhold. Cetes reports that the south coast in Summertide is riddled with below water entrances.

The Underneath itself is a series of caverns and passages, mostly submerged, that run the length of the land. There are a few colonies of humans who lives among the large caverns facilitating and supporting the cetes who roam the underwater passages. Air pockets abound enough that travel for air breathing swimmers is relatively easy and main routes from the coast to the House of Falling Leaves are well marked. The networks are extensive however and many side junctions are unexplored.

Visibility in most areas is quite good as there are odd luminescent algae and fungi that provide an odd ambient light. This is generally sufficient for cetes to see although humans generally find they need to supplement with artificial light sources.

Water temperature tends to be quite comfortable, akin to the warm waters of Summertime, although entering into the areas below Winterhome the temperature begins to drop off especially around The Deepening.