The Islands

The Islands is one of the seven regions of Sumondia. It is named after the atolls and archipelago found in the Southern ocean of Sumondia.

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 Islands
The Islands are comprised of a mixture between a collections of atolls, low-lying sand bars, rocky crags and substantial vegetated islands. An archipelago of rocky, verdant islands surround the rest of the Islands in a crescent, shielding the atolls and low-lying islands from the rough seas to the South.

Many of the larger islands have steep mountains covered in vegetation with rocky, or sandy beaches. The atolls and sand-bars are largely flat, with their surface area being subject to the tidal conditions. Larger sandy islands can have a selection of trees and undergrowth, but generally they are free from vegetation. Many lagoons can be found amongst the atolls, providing calm waters amongst the chaotic seas that surround the Islands.

Society in The Islands
The Islands were one of the last places to be settled, remaining uninhabited for years before the First Settlers swept through the region. Many islands still remain uninhabited, however many smalls towns and villages have popped up to cater for the uptick in tourism that the Islands enjoy. The Islands make some money from fishing but tourism constitutes a huge proportion of their economy. Neaptide Town is an anomaly among settlements on the Islands. Its size means it takes up an entire island and has a complex infrastructure, whereas most other Island settlements are relatively basic; tidal conditions mean that water level on the island changes throughout the day, however Neaptide Town has adapted to this phenomenon and life in the town revolves around this dynamic way of life.

All races in variable numbers can be found on the Islands. Many Seafaring halflings made their way to the Islands, attracted to the way of life of fishing on the open water, and having boundless seas to traverse. The Islands are one of the few places that Yuan-Ti can be found outside of the Great Green Barrier. After the jungle was settled, some Yuan-Ti dilsked sharing their homeland with other races, most fought them bitterly, but some emigrated to the Islands, where they settled in the mangrove swamps there.

Some Triton settlements can be found on the Islands too, both on the beaches and in the coral reefs of the lagoons. Some Tritons settle in towns and villages on the mainland of Sumondia, but these settlements on the Islands are the only place in the region where there are terrestrial Triton settlements.

Places of Note in The Islands
Neaptide Town