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[[File:BreekasTeeth01.jpg |thumb|right|300px|The Pirate Isles depicted in ''[[The Scarlet Brotherhood]]'' (1998), poster map.  Art by Sam wood.]]
[[File:BreekasTeeth01.jpg |thumb|right|300px|Breeka's Teeth illustrated on ''[[The Scarlet Brotherhood]]'' poster map, by [[Sam Wood]] (1998).]]
'''Breeka's Teeth''' are an island chain in surrounding [[Xuxchan Bay]] in the [[Vogan Sea]].


==Description==
==Description==
<blockquote>"The islands are all lush and each is a microenvironment very different from its neighbors — a fierce predator dominating one island might be entirely unknown on the island’s nearest neighbor. <br/>
{{quoted text|The islands are all lush and each is a microenvironment very different from its neighbors — a fierce predator dominating one island might be entirely unknown on the island’s nearest neighbor. <br/>
...carnivorous creatures lurk under the surface, making travel between islands so infrequent as to be nonexistent.<br/>
...carnivorous creatures lurk under the surface, making travel between islands so infrequent as to be nonexistent.<br/>
The wingless flying snake of the Odan Ridge also flies over these islands."{{csb|TSB|57}}</blockquote>
The wingless flying snake of the Odan Ridge also flies over these islands.|{{csb|TSB|57}} }}


==History==
==History==
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The "[[Azteotl Hills]]... narrow quickly and eventually submerge [themselves] in the [[Vogan Sea]], becoming part of Breeka’s Teeth."{{csb|TSB|56}}
The "[[Azteotl Hills]]... narrow quickly and eventually submerge [themselves] in the [[Vogan Sea]], becoming part of Breeka’s Teeth."{{csb|TSB|56}}


The [[Odan Ridge]] also continues into the ocean and "form the taller islands of Brecka’s teeth".{{csb|TSB|56}}
The [[Odan Ridge]] also continues into the ocean and "form the taller islands of Breeka’s teeth".{{csb|TSB|56}}


"The water between the islands is shallow, no more than 20 feet deep in places."{{csb|TSB|57}}
"The water between the islands is shallow, no more than 20 feet deep in places."{{csb|TSB|57}}


==People==
==People==
<blockquote>"These strings of islands are home to many species of humanoids and tribes of humans that were driven from their original homes by the [[Touv]] or, more commonly, the [[Olman]].<br/>
{{quoted text|These strings of islands are home to many species of [[humanoid]]s and tribes of [[human]]s that were driven from their original homes by the [[Touv]] or, more commonly, the [[Olman]].<br/>


The northernmost islands are hideaways for pirates from the north, although there have been fewer since the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]] increased their blockade of the [[Densac Gulf]].<br/>
The northernmost islands are hideaways for pirates from the north, although there have been fewer since the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]] increased their blockade of the [[Densac Gulf]].<br/>


The southwesternmost islands arc populated with humans unlike any seen elsewhere in the [[Flanaess]] or Hepmonaland; it is rumored that they are survivors of an ill-fated expedition from another land far to the west, although they have hidden themselves too well to be questioned."{{csb|TSB|57}}</blockquote>
The southwesternmost islands are populated with humans unlike any seen elsewhere in the [[Flanaess]] or [[Hepmonaland]]; it is rumored that they are survivors of an ill-fated expedition from another land far to the west, although they have hidden themselves too well to be questioned."{{csb|TSB|57}}}}


==Rumors and legends==
==Rumors and legends==
<blockquote>"A wingless flying serpent that used to fly over Breeka's Teeth regularly has suddenly stopped its routine flights.  Instead, it drifts high over it's home in the Odan, flying in complex patterns and emitting a terrible, keening wail.  It has avoided all contact with anyone on the ground, but does not seem wounded."{{csb|TSB|61}}</blockquote>
{{quoted text|A wingless flying serpent that used to fly over Breeka's Teeth regularly has suddenly stopped its routine flights.  Instead, it drifts high over it's home in the [[Odan Ridge|Odan]], flying in complex patterns and emitting a terrible, keening wail.  It has avoided all contact with anyone on the ground, but does not seem wounded."{{csb|TSB|61}}}}


==Publishing history==
==Publishing history==
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[[Category:Hepmonaland]]
[[Category:Islands]]
[[Category:Islands]]

Latest revision as of 10:13, 3 May 2024

Breeka's Teeth illustrated on The Scarlet Brotherhood poster map, by Sam Wood (1998).

Description

"The islands are all lush and each is a microenvironment very different from its neighbors — a fierce predator dominating one island might be entirely unknown on the island’s nearest neighbor.

...carnivorous creatures lurk under the surface, making travel between islands so infrequent as to be nonexistent.

The wingless flying snake of the Odan Ridge also flies over these islands."[1]

History

Geography

The "Azteotl Hills... narrow quickly and eventually submerge [themselves] in the Vogan Sea, becoming part of Breeka’s Teeth."[2]

The Odan Ridge also continues into the ocean and "form the taller islands of Breeka’s teeth".[2]

"The water between the islands is shallow, no more than 20 feet deep in places."[1]

People

"These strings of islands are home to many species of humanoids and tribes of humans that were driven from their original homes by the Touv or, more commonly, the Olman.

The northernmost islands are hideaways for pirates from the north, although there have been fewer since the Scarlet Brotherhood increased their blockade of the Densac Gulf.

The southwesternmost islands are populated with humans unlike any seen elsewhere in the Flanaess or Hepmonaland; it is rumored that they are survivors of an ill-fated expedition from another land far to the west, although they have hidden themselves too well to be questioned."[1]"

Rumors and legends

"A wingless flying serpent that used to fly over Breeka's Teeth regularly has suddenly stopped its routine flights. Instead, it drifts high over it's home in the Odan, flying in complex patterns and emitting a terrible, keening wail. It has avoided all contact with anyone on the ground, but does not seem wounded."[3]"

Publishing history

Breeka's Teeth were created by Sean Reynolds and only appeared in The Scarlet Brotherhood (1998).

References

Notes

Citations

  1. a b c The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999), p.57.
  2. a b The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999), p.56.
  3. The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999), p.61.

Bibliography

Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

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Breeka's Teeth Geographical feature Mountainous, The Scarlet Brotherhood 56, 57, 61, Map