Handa'ksh

Handa ‘ksh was the second largest continent prior to the Great Flood. Elves were the dominant race on Handa ‘ksh, industrious, but cruel. The cities were nearly as tall as the mountain ranges, soaring upward. But where Laara ‘Tal’s cities were glittering gold, Handa ‘ksh’s cities were built for function from stone quarried from the continent’s mountains and a dull metal made from deposits found deep under the surface. It’s said that the dark elves came up from deep holes in the earth at the base of the foothills, bringing with them their knowledge of metal and magical light. After the flood, only the crests of the mountains and the top of the cities were left—only skeletal remains with no sign of life. It’s believed that the elves all perished on the continent, but there have been sightings of strange creatures in the islands, bestial-looking and wild.