An island rests in the middle of the sea. Perfectly circular, four mountain ranges lead inland to form perfect quarters. Each quarter is forever locked in one season. To the north, the forests and smaller mountains lie coated in a bitter snow, creating a hardened, brutal people. To the south, the dunes seas lie forever trapped in summer, populated by nomadic tribes of conservative, deeply spiritual people. To the east, a pleasant, unending spring has shaped a softer, more gentle people to live on the plains, who attempt to please everyone. To the east, the fall shaped the people who lived within the somewhat forested area into colder, but still pleasant people. In the center lies one tall, black, jagged mountain with four smaller mountains near it, each in a respective quadrant. The area around them is completely torched, unaffected by the seasons. Little manages to survive the barren wasteland, and what does becomes savage, and dangerous. At the peak of the tall mountain lies a fortress, carved from black stone. Within lies a great magical power source, but to gain entrance one must slay the four large creatures that prowl the smaller mountains. No one has yet survived such a task. To the south lies an inordinately large scorpion, almost twice the size of a man and twenty times more vicious than its smaller cousins. To the east is the mountain containing a majestic elk, almost as large as the scorpion. The elk has a quiet, passive demeanor, but the ability to sense one's disposition has spelled doom for many a wanderer. To the west prowls an enormous bear, larger even than the scorpion. This beast can withstand even the greatest of blows with barely a flinch, mauling unwary travelers to shreds. To the north lies the most dangerous of all. At the peak of the mountain lies a large lake, pristine and still. Yet beneath lies a deadly beast, given the name sea dragon for its tenacity and anger. No man can enter the water without it knowing. Incredibly fast despite its large size, it can be there and gone before you realize that you've lost half your body. Many a man has tried to see it for themself, but to no avail, for none live to tell the tale.