Due to the rainforest-like nature of Mycorzha you cannot see too far into the horizon on its ocean shores. Eventually it fades into a fog like shroud, which is locally referred to as “The Mysts”. Travelers to Mycorzha, often seasonal traders who specialize in locally prized crops or exotic spices, are referred to as having come from “Beyond the Mysts” by the locals regardless of their country of origin. While from Mycorzha also travel the oceans for trade or the occasional vacation, travel (like everything here) can take a long time. All travel across the oceans is done through wind power (no electric motors), and so it relies heavily on the present weather. Although some have heard of others who have learned to harness power from a local mushroom variety, which excites many young engineers from Mycorzha.

Those Beyond the Mysts can have vastly different cultures, some of which the people of Mycorzha find concerning. Recently some traders have come by, feeling very clever, trying to sell mechanical devices which made things faster but spewed a white cloud of toxic smoke. The elderly say they have seen the white smoke before, in what is now known as the ruins, and that it is to be strictly avoided. As such the creatures of Mycorzha do not trade with those who bring the toxic mechanical tools. However, for the most part the traders are kind and well thought of, many revisiting year after year to the delight of their local friends. On rare occasions individuals from Mycorzha have been know to permanently relocate beyond the mysts as well, usually only when falling in love with a trades creature, and will come back to say hello as often as they can afford to.

While everyone in Mycorzha speaks the same language (with different regional dialects I will get into later) the travelers usually do not speak it, so nearly all trade happens using pictography. Trade towns that work with those beyond the mysts are incredibly artistic as a result, bright and colorful and filled with artistic depictions of nearly everything you could imagine.