The Heartlands (The Heartlands)

The Heartlands is believed to be one of the original spheres - maybe even the original sphere - of Maquette.
All The Heartlands (12)

The Great Abbey

Key

Kagiana Academy; Branch 0 (part of Key)

Kagiana University (part of Kagiana Academy; Branch 0)

Diamond Heights (part of Key)

Emerald Cove (part of Key)

Heart Hollow (part of Key)

Ventricle River

Wandering Island

Hidden Heartlands

Vinedale (part of Wandering Island)

Amaranth Point

Much of this belief stems from the presence of the Great Abbey in the skies above Key, the main city of the Heartlands.  Key is a sprawling megacity, known to have been continuously inhabited for tens of thousands of years.  Islands float in the skies above Key, and most are also inhabited - although the villages present on some of them tend to be a good deal quieter than Key.

The sphere of the Heartlands has the following settings or conditions:

    • It can be traveled to by any method - walking, flying, a spaceship, a wooden ship, a draphibian, a magical gate - any method of transit you can think of will let you enter the Heartlands.
    • All levels of technology function within it - from medieval looms to advanced spaceships.  All levels of technology can enter it.
    • All levels of medical care are possible - prosthetics, medical care for organics that can allow the regrowth and attachment of new limbs, artificial prosthetics, typical treatment of illnesses, artificial wombs, etc.
    • The Heartlands has a regular seasonal cycle, similar to Earth - summer, autumn, winter, and spring.
    • There is a day-night cycle, with a moon and a sun.
    • Decay is possible - if a piece of meat is left out, it will grow rotten.