Antipode

Antipode was the name of the only landmass which spanned both sides of the Equatorial ley line. Unlike the other landmasses of Echelon, it was not a part of the supercontinent Turalisjedar. Rather, it came into being after the Sundering when chunks of land crossed the Inner Planes during the Dawn War. They crashed and coalesced into a continent with polar opposites on either side of the Equatorial.

Northern Antipode

The northern section of the continent was rife with variegated flora and fauna. It had a temperate climate, fertile soil, and a tendency for arcane aberrations, including the magical sub-Weave of the Aether and the Feywild-touched Mosslight Hour. Occasionally, though rarely, monstrous creatures in northern Antipode achieved sentience.

Southern Antipode

In contrast to the north, the southern "pole" of Antipode was harsh and mostly barren, with stormy weather and no discernible seasonal changes. Entire regions in southern Antipode were covered in an antimagic field, while others were nexuses of magic fed directly from the Equatorial ley line. Another curious byproduct of the Shadowfell's primordial influence on southern Antipode was the fog that surrounded the landmass. It often blocked out views of the sun, moon, and stars, and surrounded the subcontinent in diffused light.

The Boundary

Colloquially known as "the Boundary", the Equatorial ley line that ran through the center of the continent made for an arcane barrier between northern and southern Antipode. The Boundary was characterized by magical effects similar to a prismatic wall, though its appearance was ever-changing, roiling with arcane energies. Attempting to travel across the landmass across the Boundary was nearly impossible, except when the Boundary weakened.

Not unlike the phases of the moon, the Boundary went through periods of varying intensity and visibility. When the Boundary was in a waning phase, migration (or invasion) between northern and southern Antipode was possible, though still dangerous.