The world created by Terry Goodkind in The Sword of Truth series consists of two lands - the New World and the Old World. The New World is made up of three roughly equal-sized regions: D'Hara in the east, Westland in the west, and the Midlands between the two. These three regions are divided by mountain ranges and, in the time between the series' first novel and its prequel, by magical barriers called the Boundaries as well. Additionally, the Midlands are split by the immense Rang'Shada mountain range.
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| - The world created by Terry Goodkind in The Sword of Truth series consists of two lands - the New World and the Old World. The New World is made up of three roughly equal-sized regions: D'Hara in the east, Westland in the west, and the Midlands between the two. These three regions are divided by mountain ranges and, in the time between the series' first novel and its prequel, by magical barriers called the Boundaries as well. Additionally, the Midlands are split by the immense Rang'Shada mountain range.
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| - The world created by Terry Goodkind in The Sword of Truth series consists of two lands - the New World and the Old World. The New World is made up of three roughly equal-sized regions: D'Hara in the east, Westland in the west, and the Midlands between the two. These three regions are divided by mountain ranges and, in the time between the series' first novel and its prequel, by magical barriers called the Boundaries as well. Additionally, the Midlands are split by the immense Rang'Shada mountain range. D'Hara consists of a number of lands that were united under the rule of Panis Rahl, who conquered his neighbours one by one until the entire eastern third of the New World was under his sway. The Midlands is made up of several separate yet distinct lands and Kingdoms while still bowing to the rule of the Council of the Midlands. The Council of the Midlands is made up of ambassadors and representatives from all the Kingdoms of the lands of the New World and was ultimately presided over by the Mother Confessor of the Confessors Order. Westland, which also consists of a number of lands, was created for people of the Midlands who wanted nothing more to do with magic of any kind. The Old World was introduced in the second instalment of the series as a land much larger than the New World and is separated from it by magic. Little is known of its geographical features. The background history to the series involves an ongoing war fought for many thousands of years over whether or not Wizards should be allowed to rule people or required to serve them. The story's focus is in large part tied to a dramatic attempt to stop the war roughly three thousand years earlier. In an attempt to end the conflict, both sides began constructing towers that derived their power from Wizards' life forces. The Black Towers were invested with the life force of Wizards who were forced to surrender their lives unwillingly, creating exceedingly rare, precious and powerful black sorcerer's sand in the process. The White Towers were invested with the life force of Wizards who gave themselves over willingly by believing that doing so would eventually end the war. Both sides rushed to complete their series of towers first, but neither side was able to complete their line of towers, as any wizard who came close enough to create the last tower was killed by the powerful magics. This created a virtually impenetrable but ultimately incomplete barrier separating the New World and the Old World and ending the war in a stalemate.
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