The Shimmering Isles

Known to the native Elven population as "The Sapphire Isles". The Shimmering Isles are an archipelago south of Blightshire that have progressively been colonized by Freeport Union beginning in 32 AQ with some irredentist holdouts in the outlying territories to the present day.

The first of Freeport conquistadors searched in vain for actual sapphires and other gems to no avail, in spite of the repeated implementation of enhanced-interrogation techniques on natives that had been considered equal partners in trade deals with prior human visitors (mostly pirating clans and southbound adventurers hoping to reach the edge of the world).