Local Guidebook, Abridged: The Wandering Continents of Lorathel-Gont
While the majority of lifeforms on Lorathel-Gont aren’t any larger than an elephant, the majority of the biomass is contained in about 1000 individuals. The wandering continents are a few species of gigafauna which house large populations of macrosopic organisms on their backs as they walk their routes across Lorathel. The most prevalent species, the Lorathel Atlas Tortoise, similar to terrestrial tortoises but spread over an average of 1 million square kilometers, houses millions of plants and animals on its back.
The Atlas Tortoise occasionally uproots vegetation from Lorathel to eat, but the reason it has survived so long is because of its partially open gastric system and slow metabolism. Species that live on the backs of the Atlas Tortoise and other species of wandering continents instinctively deposit their dead in the pits which lead directly to its stomach, feeding their home.
On your visit to Lorathel, try to find lodging on a wandering continent to experience it yourself, but beware the gastric pits. If you or part of your party does fall into a gastric pit, immediately contact the Gontian Travel Board in order to pull them out of the pit before permanent damage is done.
