Aqqinia

Aqqinia is a country that lies east of the Heart of the Hand, on the Tumultuous Finger.

Climate
Aqqinia is known for its unnatural and strikingly large needle mountains, the tallest of which being The Nail that Pierces the Veil. The strongest geographical feature of Aqqinia are the country's massive tsunamis and hurricanes, which occur during the midpoint of the year and flood the Aqqinian basin up to the highest points of some of the smaller mountains. This water then drains into the Drinoff Sea as winter ends, and the cycle begins anew. Alongside the tsunamis are heat waves, which are the worst at times when the water is the lowest. Of Aqqinia's weather, it is said: 'A man attempting a climb of the Nail when the water is low, will be baked whole by Aqqinia's heat, but he will soon be cooled off by Aqqinia's water.'

Fauna
Aqqinia is known partly by the legends of the lands Zebra Drakes, amphibious white and black striped dragons that rest at the top of the Aqqinian mountains when the water is low, and at the deepest part of the Aqqinian basin when the water is at its highest. Men who can make their way to the Drakes without dying may even acquire their friendship.

Alongside the Zebra Drakes are Skipping Drakes, blue lizards large enough for a grown man to ride, with side fins thick enough to enable the Drake to skip across the surface of the water, and if need be, dive under the surface to catch prey.