Kai Chi

Kai Chi is a flat dimension and part of the Alliance. Several important off-world battles during the Mage Wars were fought here. Kai Chi is distinct among flat worlds in that it is largely mountainous and desert in nature, without the large oceans characterizing most flat worlds. The Repeating horizon phenomenon can be observed here, and has been studied many times.

Due to its arid environment, Kai Chi remained sparsely populated during the Alliance era.

Long Night

After the Necromancers were disinterred in the Age of the Dragon, many settled in remote valleys on Kai Chi where they supported themselves as cocoa farmers. During the Long Night their populations were largely left un-checked as they were already living in an appropriately "primitive" fashion. However, the necromancers there were not so poorly advanced as the forces of Samuel Fate believed.

By the end of the Age of the Dragon, the necromancers had already begun to tap aquifers to irrigate their cocoa crops. Fearing competition from local farmers who had to rely on the natural rivers and streams, the necromancers did this in secret. As the Long Night fell, they continued to keep their pumping and drilling technology a secret. This allowed them to continue producing enough food while still using "simple" farming techniques which relied on animals and hand tools. With their populations able to grow while the original indiginous populations faced hard ships, by the end of the Long Night necromancers had largely suplaned the native Kai Chians.

New Day

In the Age of the New Day, the largely agrarian population of the steppes were quick to modernize, making deals with the Gudersnipe Foundation. Despite three thousand years, the locals understood the value of machinery and were eager to gain access to luxuries once out from under Fate's thumb. The necromancers already had the necessary infrastructure of roads and graded fields, they only needed tractors, trucks, and harvesters to quadruple their output. For a relatively paltry investment in farming machinery and a number of fertilizer factories, within the space of a generation Kai Chi became the breadbasket of the Known Worlds.

In more remote regions, a curious culture developed as remote necromancer temples focused on becoming self-sufficient while continuing to export. These temples could produce enough food and energy to not require anything, while also exporting valuable crops of cocoa. Some even went into full-scale chocolate production. These temples represent a curious oasis in an otherwise harsh landscape. With cement buildings, glass windows, air conditioning, and all the other modern conveniences, they are separated from the outside world. Such temples are known for their orthodoxy and are seldom visited by outsiders, but open to pilgrims from other temples.