#auterhol

Auterhol has a very rich history with gnomes. In fact! The island is named after their many burrows! So it's not a surprise their currency is gnome related too. Gnomes as a currency is very similar to euros as I know them.

1, 2 and 1,25 cent coins have long gone out of fashion, so the remaining cents are 5, 10, 20, 25 and 50. Then the only GNOME coins are 1 and 2 Gnome. These coins usually either have the imagine of a tree, dying whale or a zodiac sign on the back!

The paper money you're most likely going to use the most are 5, 10, 20 and 50 Gnome. 100 if you're lucky! There are also bills of 150, 200, 500, 1000 and 2000... but you'd probably never see those as a normal citizen.

These bills also mainly depict figures from the 12 zodiacs, which are a mix of our zodiacs in this universe! (Names in desperate need of change JDKSDJSKDJDJ)

GIANTS

Giants were a clear ferinoid chimera minor (consists of 2 unrelated species and is partly animal with a human mindset). They were very slow omnivores who after having eaten, would settle down and slumber for several years on end, causing their fur to get stuck in the thriving environments they rested in. Giants were intelligent enough to grow a specific tree kind on their shoulders that would feed on the giant’s sweat and provide the giant with enough oxygen to sustain itself. Giants were found all over the world on various continents and Cryptozoologists are unsure as to how they became extinct.

FAERIES

Faeries are a tame primic chimera minor (consists of 2 unrelated species and is partly human with an animal/human mixed mindset). They are intelligent enough to learn tricks, use tools, recognise faces and build functional “towns”, but are often still led by their instincts for hunting and flirting with Da Ladies. Faeries make hive-like structures on polypores (the flat fungi growing on trees) and often live in large groups together. Unlike praying mantises, Faeries are very social and love grooming each other. At night they’re also drawn to light so if you hear an unnaturally loud thud somewhere in the room, chances are you’ve got a faerie. Faeries are carnivores and eat smaller insects like beetles and caterpillars.

KABOUTERS

Kabouters are homalic chimera minors (consists of 2 unrelated species and is the most balanced mix of human/animal mindsets and appearances). They are common “pests” in Auterhol and are often quite a nuance because of their immensely territorial behaviour. Auterhol got its name from their burrows as well! Kabouters are omnivores who make whole cities inside your wall and will sometimes attempt to drive you out of the house with a whole army when they feel like they want to expand their territory.

SWEET WATER MERFOLK

Auterhol

Auterhol is the fictional island most of my stories take place at. It is very small and most buildings/towns are very old. For such a small island it is also very multicultural and houses people from various races, nationalities and species! The most common languages spoken here are Turkish, Dutch, Northern Elfish, Arabic, English, Germanic North Atlantic (merfolk) and Polish. If you live here, chances are you most likely speak 2 or more languages!

The land was founded way back by Jan de Akker (elf) and Amir Inorre (merfolk) when merfolk first started interacting with land folk, more specifically, Northern elves. After years of trading and sharing cultural differences with each other, both groups started exploring the seas together and that’s when they settled on the island. (note: yes this place was readily available to other countries and was known before this settlement, however the island was almost notorious for its gnome plague, which is also where it got its name from. (kabouter hol - gnome hole) )

Together they created a humble society and tied to that beginning also rose a new holiday. Aanmeren (Moorings day). This holiday is celebrated on 6 May (the date of arrival) and celebrates cultural/religious differences between elves and merfolk. In modern day standards it’s more of a holiday for children and also celebrated more broadly to include other cultures/religions. The day of these children is usually spend crafting at school or at home in the mornings and then after 12 families/schools tend to take the children out to the city to visit religious houses like temples, mosques, murr domes, churches etc. These places usually set up little games for the kids to play around the places like scavenger hunts, rubber duck fishing.. all sorts of creative stuff. They also usually have a little education station set up to learn more about the religions themselves. Besides that there’s also snacks so yay! Of course kids who are not religious get to celebrate Aanmeren too and not being religious doesn’t take away from the festive and joyful experience in general.

This holiday for adults usually looks like a little get together with neighbours, family and like, parents of your kid’s friend haha.

I’m done and proud of the result! Here are the cities/towns Gardendam (far left), Wilpfort (star shaped place), Mussenburg (small town with two small lakes) and Bloemendijk (far right)

the orange parts are houses and shops and the grey parts in Wilpfort and Bloemendijk are actually tiny castles left over from ancient times. Wilpfort in history was notoriously hard to conquer thanks to its many canals and walls. It’s shaped like a star because of that too! 

finally finished a whole island view! and i named it! it’s called Auterhol ;v; name drawn from kabouter hol! (gnome hole). i’m really happy with it! 

green: normal land

darker green: forest

yellow: sand (beaches/dunes and such)

orange: cities! 

red dot: also cities! (just a specific point on the map)

blue dot: it’s the capital! it’s called Dopendam