Oksandanderi

Oksandanderi is a region located in northern central Fountainhead. The climate of Oksandanderi, with some exceptions, is generally dry. Oksandanderi is locked in between mountains and desert. Agriculture in the lowlands is dependent on rivers and especially on irrigation. These rivers are fed by glaciers high up in the mountains. Only the Highlands are densely forested and receive sufficien precipitation.

Naming
The name Oksandanderi is but one of many terms to call this region, but it is certainly among the most common ones. Oksandanderi means "The place of apple tree orchards" in the Kathurn language. Another name is Pikhanda-Erkhanda "Lowlands and Highlands", Ván-tis "Mountains and rivers", Ethan "Great garden". All of these names are from Kathurn. Then there is Ban Toh from the Walken language, meaning "The great land". This term however does not only rever to Oksandanderi, but to the known world as whole. A more specific term comes from Ardanic, Alpa Yumta "The blessed garden". Many terms allude to the nature of Oksandanderi as a place of cultivation and gardening. A place of plenty in betwee two hostile poles. Indeed the people of Oksandanderi understand the garden as the core of civilisation. Cultivated effort to survive in a harsh environment. A beautiful garden within a desert oasis, a fertile valley within barren highlands. This is their view on the world they live in.