#windhome skylands

[north-of-north]

Locations in North of North

Trail's End

Home of Herd Bellasara and Herd Airistos

Settlements on the ground include Canter Downs (home to the region's largest stables), Canter Hollow (home to Bagatella Row and Artisan's Way, split by a river and connected by the Fountain Plaza), Rolandsgaard Outskirts (connecting Canter Hollow and the Castle), Rolandsgaard Castle, and Darkcomb Hedge

Settlements in the sky include Windhome Skylands floating over Naastrand Sound and Overgaard Skylands floating over the land. Airistos Castle sits on the largest island in Windhome Skylands.

Other man-made points of interest include Roland's Hold Arena, the Bazaar, Starguide Lighthouse, Stonelory, and the Bookends

Other natural points of interest include Drasilmare, the Goddesswall, and Darkcomb Forest (home to Boda's Cave and the Wolf Den)

The main freshwaterway of Trail's End is Frostfroth Falls, birthing Lake Riddlemere, which runs into Fastalon River and ends in Fastalon Drift. The second freshwaterway is the Comb Stream running into the Fastalon West River and. South of Trail's End lies Naastrand Sound, connecting to Stonelory via Horseshoe Bay.

Midwinter Mountains

Home of Herd Valeryk

Settlements include Valeryk Castle on an island in Lake Riddlemere and Hestheim floating over Thunder's Peak

Other points of interest include the Whitemantle Mountains, with the highest peak in North of North, Mount Whitemantle, and Thunder's Peak, a volcanic crater in the center of the Midwinter Mountains.

The waters of the Midwinter Mountains include Lake Wintermere, running into Whitemantle Glacier, which ends in Icewater Bay, connecting to Naastrand Sound.

Ochre Mountains

Frequent (though not permanent) home of Herd Mustang and Wildscape Castle

Runs into grassland to the west and desert on the east

Eastern part turns into the Pinto Mesas in which sits the Valley of Legends

Bordered by the Hope River to the west

Autumn Sands Desert

Home of Herd Shahazar and Shahazar Castle

The sand changes color with the seasons, white in winter, green in spring, blue in summer, and red in autumn

Home to various human settlements, including those of the Desirée, a group of wolf-taming horse-hunters

Bordered by the Hope River to the east. Only other major source of water is the Aria Oasis

Bordered by the Rose Valley to the south and the Bow Mountains to the east

The Rose Valley connects to the Desert Cave, a cave full of forgotten treasures

Emerildian Wilds

Deep mystical forest, home to the fairies and Underhill

North sits the Isle of Isluv, a place permeated by fairy magic and home to Herd Moonfairy and Feywind Castle.

Daybreak Mountains

Home of Herd Starlight

Highest point is Starlights Bell, on which sits Dawnstar Castle

Grass Sea

Herdless land, home to settlers as well as nomads

Separated from the Emeraldian Wilds by the Bluegrass Narrows

Landscape is grass steppe, interspersed with enormous emerald cloud trees and the grass lakes, connecting to each other in a vast underground freshwater sea

Seas

Equinesian Seas - tropical clear and shallow

The Celestial Deep - dark with mysterious lights and enormous creatures

The Withers Sea - Cold and ferocious

The Ocean of Lights - Bright and full of bright glowing life

Other locations

Brighttree Jungle, a vast jungle connecting to Trail's End via the Coral Causeway

Esotara, home of Herd Elemyn and the Ice Castle

Islands of Equinesia, tropical volcanic islands around which Herd Islandar make their home

Jasmine Forest, home to Herd Sunflower and Petalhome, protected by the Rose Maze

Horsehead Peninsula, home of Herd Pantheon and Parthamane Castle

The Borderlands, a harsh volcanic landscape frequented by Wolfriders and rarely visited by horses

Styginmoor, home of the Wolfriders and Styginmoor Castle

[hobbithorsewhat]

Here are my answers to @hostilepopcorn​’s Bella Sara Challenge! 

Everything is below the cut (it’s a long post be prepared)

In addition to the original questions, I added a few more so I could talk about the world more. 

All images are from my own screenshots or the Bella Sara Wikiepedia! 

Favorite horse

He’s so much fun ;u; 

Favorite quote

“Believe in your worth. You are valuable.” - Skipper    

Favorite non-horse card (zebra, donkey, deer, wolf, rhino, etc)

Conall is Best Boy (see Bella’s Gift + Pepper's Quest for further details)

Favorite game

I remember loving that one Citrustack game but I don't think I ever was able to finish it haha Also the Firelight Festival! 

Did you play Bella Sara Adventures?

Not really it was nearly impossible to play due to lag, and even when it did work I don't think I ever thought it was really fun. But I did have issues once and when I emailed support about it they gave me the codes to add the promo horses Dewsparkle and Dewdrop as apologies so that was cool. I wish I could play it now though I would probably appreciate it much more. 

Favorite herd

Herd Sunflower 

Favorite Herd Castle

Dawnstar Castle (Starlights)

Favorite type of horse (as they’re categorized on the wiki)

Unicorns/Winged Unicorns  

Most beautiful card

Inupiat (Native Lights)

Favorite location in North of North

Windhome Skylands

How many doors did you collect for your Cottage?

Many?? I cant remember but like at least 6

Favorite Magical Friend

Lillova’s Sweetpea Reindeer!! They're so cute!! (Magical Friends)

Favorite Spirit

The Hill Spirit (Summer Camp)

What was your foal’s name on the website?

Favorite human

I’ve always loved Deru she’s got such a good aesthetic and she’s so sweet <3 

Favorite legendary horse

Thunder 

Cutest Foal

Starfrost 😭💕 (Baby Bella)

Ever read the books/seen the movie?

I have a few of the chapter books (Bella's Gift, Valkrist's Flight, Thunder's Courage, Shamal's Secret) which I love and need to buy the rest someday. I also was able to get my hands on two of the story DVDs and of course I rented Emma’s Wings when it came out (Emma’s Wings is free on the BS website if you haven't seen it!)

Favorite series

Ancient Lights!! I had a hard Greek/Roman mythology phase and I actually almost completed this set (non-foils) but alas a few rares and promos remained out of reach 😭 My very last pack of cards ever was Ancient Lights too! My Momma freaking found some at Walgreens in like 2019 and bought every one there for me haha I think she might have been more excited than I was 

Favorite toy

Gosh I don’t even know I never really had any haha I did have some puzzles though and that was fun

Favorite piece of lore

It’s basic but the whole thing about the Northern Lights was really magical: about it being a bridge to our dimension, how the horses could run on it, that it was literally like the sea the world floated on. I just really love that aesthetic so much

Ever done fanart? Show us!

I would redraw the cards if that counts? I remember I drew Treasure super well once and I was really proud of it 

What would you want from Bella Sara in the future?

I’d love a chance to get more cards  (re-release?) LIKE I HAVE ADULT MONEY NOW THAT I COULD SPEND SO MUCH ON CARDS. 

Show off your collection! (and if you don’t have any, show what you would most like to collect)