Geography of Xanth
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Xanth is a fictional country in the novels by Piers Anthony. It bears a strong resemblance to the mundane state of Florida and shares many corresponding features.
Contents
Castles
- Castle Maidragon
- Castle Roogna
- Castle Zombie
- Gateway Castle
- Humphrey's Castle
- Nameless Castle
Communities
- Black Village
- Gap Village
- Isthmus Village
- Magic Dust Village
- North Village
- South Village
- Western Stockade
Islands
- Centaur Isle
- Isle of Illusion - Iris was sent here at a young age because her parents were fed up with her use of illusion. This isle once resembled a fantastic paradise with a grand mansion and gardens, all created by Iris's talent. Its appearance gradually faded away once she left to become Queen to King Trent. The island's magnificance resumed once more for a short time when Iris lost the visual aspect of her talent. It returned to dullness when Dolph brought it to the attention of Iris.
- Isles of Joey
- Island of Talents
- Isle of View
Keys
These islands are off the Gold Coast. Each island is in the shape of a key. The ones named are listed below.- Big Pine Key
- No Name Key
Paradox Islands
These islands are temporary islands off the coast of Xanth. They are briefly connected to Xanth by a pair of docks. The ones which have been named are listed below.- Isle of Birds
- Isle of Blob
- Isle of Bovines
- Isle of Camels
- Isle of Caribou
- Isle of Cats
- Isle of Chipmunks
- Isle of Coyotes
- Isle of Crocodiles
- Isle of Dogs
- Isle of Dystopia (also known as the Isle of the Damned and Isle of Dread)
- Isle of Woe
- Isle of Wolves
- Isle of Wombants
- Isle of Women
- Isle of Wonder
- Isle of Wood
- Isle of Wool
- Isle of Work
- Isle of Worm
- Isle of Worse
- Isle of Worth
Mountains
- Mountain of Change
- Goblin Mountain
- Mount Parnassus
- Mount Pin-a-tuba - a mountain that displays effects of sentience and ego, it tends to "blow its top" when insulted, but can be flattered into submission.
- Mount Rushmost
- Mount Etamin
- Mount Ever-rest
Water
Lakes
- Lake Kiss-Mee
- Lake Ogre-Chobee
- Lake Wails
Rivers
- Fish River
- Kiss-Me River
- Sane Jaunts River
- Swan Knee River
- With-a-Cookee River
Elemental Regions
(South to north)- Air
- Earth
- Fire
- Water
- The Void
General Locations
- Northern Peninsula
- Ogre Fen Ogre
- Gap Chasm - a large rift in the center of Xanth, this was once under the effect of Magician Yin-Yang's forget spell which caused everyone to forget that the chasm existed unless they lived in close proximity. During the Time of No Magic, the forget spell was temporarily nullfied, When the magic returned, it became unstable and eventually shattered into forget whorls, pieces of the forget spell that would cause amnesia if touched. They have since been nullified themselves. The Gap Dragon, Stanley Steamer, and his family live in the Gap, helping to protect southern Xanth from occasional invaders.
- Region of Madness
Com Caves
- Com-Pewter's Cave
- Com-Passion's Cave
- Com-Ponent's Cave
- Com-Pound's Cave - In Mount Pinatuba in Xanth
- Com-Panion's Cave - In Mount Pinafore in Counter Xanth
Locations Outside of Xanth Common
- Mundania - What we know as the "real world," Xanthians refer to Mundania with a sense of dread because of the absence of magic. Magical items and talents do not function in Mundania and magical creatures, such as crossbreeds, divide into their separate parts (a centaur divides itself into a horse and a man, etc). Xanthian language does not work in Mundania unless facilitated by other means, such as Com-Pewter's Program. The primary exception to these rules comes in the form of Arnolde Centaur's aisle of magic, which causes Xanth people, items, and talents to function normally as long as they are within the scope of the centaur aisle. Due to the Interface around Xanth, one can enter Mundania from Xanth at any point in time or place, and vice-versa.
- Counter-Xanth
- The Moon
The Gourd
- Angle Land
- Castor Lake
- City of Brass
- Haunted House
- *Haunted Garden
- Hurts
- The Lost Path
Ida's Moons
- Ptero
- Pyramid
- Torus
- Cone
- Dumbbell
- Pincushion
- Spiral
- Tangle
- Motes
- Trapezoid
- Shoe
- Implosion
- Puzzle
- Octopus
- Tesseract
- Fractal
- Unnumbered
- *Zombie World
- *Green Goo
- *Dragon World
- *Plane
- *Robot
| The Xanth Series by Piers Anthony | |||||
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| Characters | |||||
| List of Xanth characters - The Magicians of Xanth - The family of Merlin of Xanth - The family of Ebnez of Xanth - The family of Humfrey of Xanth - The Centaur family of Xanth - The Goblin family of Xanth - From the Gourd of Xanth - Mundanes in Xanth - Other characters of Xanth | |||||
| Geography of Xanth | |||||
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