Gardens of Arcadia

Gardens of Arcadia
Gardens of Arcadia
Coordinates: 51°N 5°E / 51; 5
Country	VulcanVerse

The Gardens of Arcadia are situated in the north east quadrant of VulcanVerse.

Place name

The Book of Vulcan tells us that the God, Vulcan, called the grasslands Arcadia. Arcadia was, in times gone by, the domain of Pan, the God of the wild and nature.

Geography and features

Arcadia is the Garden of the Gods of Olympus - but it stands neglected, weed choked and overgrown. The west of Arcadia is dominated by the Deep Forest, which runs from coastal areas in the north to the walls of Vulcan City in the south west. The River of Arcadia flows through a valley just north of the Summer Palace and winds north to meet the sea. To the east of the river in the uplands is the ancient Druid's Shrine and beyond, near Arcadia's east coast, are the Verdant Farmlands.

Summer Palace

The Summer Palace is central to Arcadia, south of the great lake that is the source of the River of Arcadia. Today, the Summer Palace is abandoned and only a shadow of its former self, its interior covered in dust, vines and roots tangle across the entrance. Despite its state of disuse, the palace still stands proud and is considered a wonder of VulcanVerse.

Druid's Shrine

An ancient place of worship, the Druid's Shrine is located to the north east of the Summer Palace.

Watercourses

The River of Arcadia is the primary river in Arcadia. It's basin is where the majority of water - great in volume thanks to the many rainstorms Arcadia experiences, gathers in a large lake before flowing north where it passes under a bridge to finally meet the sea.

A river surfaces at the Druid's Shrine and flows south from the raised ground here, where it passes the Wineries of the Nectar of the Gods before turning east and passing south of the Woodlands of Ambrosia. In the south east of Arcadia, closest to Vulcan City, are the Dales of Leaf and Stream.