Taranis

''This page is about the Island. For the sentient species that are named after it, click here.'' Taranis is a mountainous island off the north-west coast of Erfar, west of Ewigland. It is the ancestral home of the Taranis Orcs who get their namesake from it. The Isle is mountainous, being part of the same chain of highlands as the Bildschirm Mountains on the mainland. Due to its remote, windswept position, the island does not host much life outside of grass, with the occasional woodland and a population of deer to feed off them. The seas surrounding it are another matter though. Millions of seabirds roost in its cliffs every year to feed upon the huge shoals of fish, along with many great Whales.

The island once hosted the Orcish civilisation. But this all changed with the Great Orc Migration and The Assault on Taranis. This is where the Orcs abandoned the Isle and travelled South, under increased threat from The Königratzfell Reich. This event in history remains controversial to this day. What is certain is that not many dwell on this foreboding island any more.