The Frontierlands

The Frontierlands is one of the seven regions of Sumondia. It is named after its wild geography and the fact that it was one of the first regions settled by The First Settlers, which they described as taming the frontier.

The Pokémon League dislike referring to Sumondia in terms of these regions as they perpetuate the historic differences which they see to endanger the unification of Sumondia.

Geography of The Frontierlands
For the most part The Frontierlands comprises of a vast desert, bounded to the North by towering, insurmountable cliffs. An accessible mountain pass can be found in the far East of The Frontierlands that leads up to The Dragonpool, passing through rocky, mountainous terrain. There is a dispute as to whether The Dragonpool and these foothills belong to The Frontierlands or to The Newlands, another reason as to why The Pokémon League seeks to suppress the delimitation of the regions.

The desert abates to the West where it becomes tropical grassland, bordered by The Great Lake. As the tributaries flow from the Great Lake and through The National Park, the grasslands become greener and the temperatures cooler.

In the South of the Frontierlands, the desert is separated from The Tradelands by rocky outcrops, the remains of ancient volcanic activity in the East of Sumondia. These outcrops house many scorching hot caves and hot springs.

Society in The Frontierlands
The Frontierlands comprises a wide array of races and civilisations. It was originally the first place where The Exiles began to settle, and to this day a high proportion of Genasi and Tieflings can be found residing there. Great settlements, such as Shockwave City and The Silk City were originally founded by these communities. The Dragonpool is one of the few places in Sumondia where communities of Dragonborn can be found, where they live an insular and almost monastic life. Similarly many Dwarves have made their home in the caves between the mountain plateau of The Newlands and the desert. There has been much dispute throughout the history of The Frontierlands. The desert in particular is home to many small villages which grow and collapse as they conquer, merge or destroy neighbouring villages. This has led to many feuds, notably being between the diaspora of Thundearth Town and citizens of Shockwave City and between citizens of The Silk City and the desert nomads. Shockwave City is of particular significance in Sumondia as it generates the majority of electricity that powers the continent.

Places of Note in The Frontierlands
The National Park

Shockwave City

Thundearth Town

The Dragonpool *

The Silk City

The Village of the Flame