Crescent Island

Overview
Crescent Island is a small c-shaped island in the ocean of Cora. Located about 600 miles northwest of Cineria, Crescent Island was once an important naval hub, as the ports of Northside City, situated on the east coast of the northern peninsula, saw much use in transporting goods and people around the ocean-dominated planet in the early years of human settlement on Cora. However, orders of cultists cropped up upon the island, eventually causing enough instability in Northside City to leave it vulnerable to pirates and criminals, by whom it was overrun.

Much of the island is not settled by humans, save for Northside City and Wandermere, a small town which flourishes on the southern peninsula of the island. Instead, the island is home to many species of other creatures, including the kleotrata - a carnivorous flying insect, the flysciuri - an herbivorous flying rodent, and the docargaas - a giant territorial crab evolved to have fingered appendages like those of a primate. These creatures and more dominate the landscapes of Crescent Island, largely free from intervention by more intelligent species. In addition to the island's fauna, the flora contains native species such as the Rubus twins (a plant composed of two parts, the giant Ru flower, and the ruberry "bush," the roots of the Ru flower, upon which ruberries grow) and the coastal mahona berry bush. Crescent Island is known, in fact, for its many species of berry; a large portion of Wandermere's economy is based on the sale of berry preserves to other parts of Cora.

Species
Species native to Crescent Island include

Fauna

 * the creeping nuisance, fairly intelligent and fiendish reptilian winged animals, some of whom are capable of magic
 * the wandering leikin, a reclusive birdlike mammal with a single-segmented body and bioluminescent eyes, often found hiding in articles of human clothing
 * the flysciuri, a nesting herbivorous flying rodent with a warm temperament
 * the kleotrata, a carnivorous flying insect that fits in the palm
 * the docargaas, a giant crab with hand-like appendages in place of its claws, inhabits the western shore of the island and often refuses to stray far from the beach
 * an undocumented arachnid thought to be a species of imperitos, a giant scorpion-like creature, this variety of which is rich in earth charm
 * the dotoru, known to the locals as "death faeries," a species of diminutive humanoid mammals rumored to be linked closely to the mysterious death charm