The Amaxon River's location in central Lustria.
The Amaxon River, also called the River Amaxon[1a] or the Amoco-Cadiz,[2a] is the largest and longest river of the continent of Lustria in the New World and indeed the largest river in the Known World.[1a]
The river begins its journey in the Lustrian mountain range known as the Spine of Sotek and from there flows northwards, passing through Lizardmen temple-cities and other settlements, joined by numerous tributaries, sprawling out until at last it reaches the Great Ocean. Its basin is so vast it encompasses the territories around no less than three temple-cities.[1a] This estuary serves as a gateway to Lustria for explorers from the Old World, but no one has yet managed to reach its source. The rotting spars of ships emerge from the mud of the Amaxon's riverbanks, testament to those who have tried.[1b]
The Amaxon is treacherous. Though it might appear a slow, meandering ribbon through the lush undergrowth, it can quickly turn into stinking marshland or turbulent rapids. Pliodons, piranhas and Salamanders call it home, to say nothing of the snakes, leeches, crocodiles, and giant insects. This abundance of life may be due to the strong flow of Ghyran which passes through the Amaxon. Wizards who wield this Wind of Magic find their spells gain in potency the further toward the river's source they travel, though at regular intervals, the magic bleeds away into nodes of the Geomantic Web.[1b]
Despite its changeable nature, there are permanent islands in the Amaxon. Some have been charted by Human explorers, such as Colombo's Isle, the ill-fated location where the famed Tilean explorer Marco Colombo first made landfall. Others, such as the Island of Sacrifices or Amazon Island, defy exploration. Those who try find the vegetation becomes utterly impenetrable, or their ships get caught in eddies and turned away.[1b]
Trivia[]
The River Amaxon is a tribute to the real world Amazon River located in South America.