Westrar

Westrar is one of the nine realms of Valmin, the Onome. It is believed to be some nine thousand years old, before which three thousand years were spent on its construction by Valmin and the Sitakir. It was originally built as a prison in which to contain the disembodied spirit of Sorthor, and the Avar were created to keep watch over him. However, upon seeing the beauty of that which they had created, the Sitakir took physical form and descended to the world before Sorthor had arrived or humans bad been created.

Westrar is a vast continent, and the only one in the fifth Realm of Valmin, known as Cendion. It is the realm located between the other eight, and as the innermost of them it was used to contain the disembodied spirit of Sorthor. His corpse was used to build the nine worlds.

History
Westrar was created nine thousand years ago, the result of three thousand years of labour by Valmin and the Sitakir to build a prison for Sorthor. The creation myth found in Eritalli, a poem from Chapter One of The Varaltae, states that this occurred in three stages. First, Valmin partnered with Sainar. As Sainar was the wisest of Sitakir, he wished to provide a platform for the others to build upon, so he created the oceans, which came directly from the body of Valmin. Next, Valmin partnered with Vornar, the strongest, and built the land and mountains from the skin and bones of Sorthor's body. Finally, Falir, the noblest, kept the true purpose of the world in mind and built the sky so Sorthor could not escape. When the three Sitakir saw what they had made, they asked Valmin to send them into the world so that they could be a part of it. Before entering, however, Falir made one final addition, the sun.

Geography
The geography of Westrar is extremely varied. It ranges from desert in the lands of Eiertro in the South, by the Sea of Summer, to extreme cold in the North on the plains of Korlor. There are various mountain ranges, the highest of which is the Aurinuor, separating the lands after which it is named from those in the deserts and plains of the heartlands, as well as the distant west. The continent's southernmost point is the large island of Vaimanas, creating the southern coast of the Sea of Summer, whilst its most northern points are in the many isles of the far East.