Šyul

Šyul is the greatest river of the Hadašhim Subcontinent. The drainage area contains about three quarters of the landmass, with the flatlands around Tir-Našadar being the exception. It's main body of water comes from the Black Šyul originating in the Eastern Zabirath Mountains while the Red Šyul coming from the Western Ore Mountains being the less important. It divides the Subcontinent into three constitutive areas: The Freehold in the east, Ahargan and the Ore Mountains in the north/northwest and the Westernlands in the southwest.

The confluence of the two rivers is situated eighty miles north of Kartam, erstwhile capital of the Hadašhim Empire. The unified rivers have such a huge water volume that it carved a ravine hundreds of feet deep into the very stone foundation of the continent, making the lower river practically impassable in the event of low water. The Šyul was once respected as a mother figure among the native peoples of Hadašham. Later this cult was incorporated into the Thousander Faith as the goddess Hartapeni.