Ista Boundaries are Tropical in nature with a Monsoon climate; this means that they are driest during the winter months, and drenched in rainfall during the summer season. There is no snowfall in the Istan boundaries, even in the middle of their coldest winters. Instead, their average temperature is 35C/95F in the summer and 17C/62F in the winter.

Being coastal and tropical, Ista is prone to cyclones, notably between the months of 04 and 10, if they happen. Most of their cyclones are on the lower scale, but a major one occurred in recent history – 722 AL – when Ista Hold was about 70% destroyed and had to be rebuilt.

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New Katila is located quite a distance both South and West of the original location. It has the bonus feature of hot springs that were discovered on the edge of the forest, and is a much shorter walk from the Lake. You can see a map of the (completed) new Katilan set up by clicking here.
Settled neatly under the edge of the Forest, the new base for Katila is located just an hour or so from the edge of the Lake, and is right on top of several hot springs that were discovered within the edge of the forest. The buildings are condensed within a smallish area, and created specifically to house survivors and those healing, with future plans to be used but not necessarily inhabited by large quantities of permanent residents.