The sky island of Caroban moves erratically about the globe, making it difficult to find except for those with magical powers - or those who meet up with it at prescribed points, as Chaos Mages and Seers occasionally predict its movements and make this knowledge available for those who would visit to seek the College's services.

The island itself is devoted to the College, a significant portion taken up by classroom buildings, laboratories, offices and dormitories, though there are also some open grounds (primarily for practice), and a small area devoted to living quarters for the support staff. There are also guest rooms for visiting alumni who occasionally have business on Caroban, distributed amongst the grounds of the various Spheres.

Bosch is by no means a tourist location (except perhaps for the pilgrims to the Sanctuary of Order) but one of its sites more legendary to outsiders would be the Cascades of Fire, located near its border with Chronotopia, near the Living Gates. The Cascades look like numerous "waterfalls" of liquid fire, visible for a great distance across the blighted valleys of Bosch. It is believed that the touch of the Cascades can destroy even the most potent of magical devices, and hence some quests have been undertaken by Landsknechts or Knights Templar to have some evil artifact destroyed by dropping it into the Cascades. (Even if it weren't so, no one is likely to go fishing into the Cascades to retrieve it!)

The Celestial Order is a monastical order of Chronotopia's version of the veneration of an entity known as the "Star", the holy sign of this Order being a five-pointed stylized star that looks like a five-toothed cogwheel. The monks of the Celestial Order, among other things, are fiercely devoted to the combat of the forces of chaos as represented by Bosch. As such, they have a strong dislike for magic, but, even so, they have an attitude of "fight fire with fire", some members of their order studying a select sub-set of the Sphere of Spirit, the Sphere of Chaos and the Sphere of Shadow, specializing solely in spells of magic detection and magic dispelling. Some monk-mages who are able to master all of the spells across these Spheres refer to it as a new "Sphere of Negation", though such is not recognized by the College Esoterica or any other major magical body as a true Sphere. In light of this, the Celestial Order has a quirky relationship with the College Esoterica, and also has some dealings with the Technopriests of Rephidim Temple.

The males, particularly older ones, grow large "racks" (antlers) on their heads, which are shed occasionally and regrown. It is said that one can tell how old a Cervani is by how many points are on the rack ... but this is a very inexact "science", and unreliable.

Many Cervani are known to have a certain mental resistance to magical effects, perhaps borne of their tendency to be found in areas close to the Forbidden Zone of Bosch.

Chaos Mages have no agreed-upon traditional color for their robes. Their rune is "The Burst", or "The Explosion", which is also the rune for the planet Fortunatis.

The Sphere of Chaos is, according to the traditions of Rephidimite scholarship, closely associated with the Sphere of Air (Air, Sphere of), and diametrically opposed to the logical and orderly Sphere of Mind (Mind, Sphere of).

One of the Sabaoth Seven, but not considered one of the original Sabaoth Six -- demon-warriors bound to the service of the ruler of Ashdod as well as the Seven Sisters.

Chezek is depicted as the least imposing of the Sabaoth Seven, as a mutant Eeee with chibix-like features. (Considering that chibix bear at least a superficial resemblance to Eeee anyway, Chezek is basically depicted as an especially pathetic and comical-looking Eeee with a chitinous covering.)

In tales in which Chezek is included, the chibix-Eeee has no combat abilities to speak of, and is a cowardly thief and spy for the group. Chezek is sometimes associated with Barada, since chibixes are sacred to her, but his habit of being a chatterbox who occasionally thoughtlessly blabs secrets does not endear him to his mistress.

While chibix wings are very fragile, the creatures themselves are shelled, and have some ability to regenerate (slowly), making them fairly hardy. They tend to be about the size of true bats, though there are rumors that in some regions they may reach truly legendary wingspans.

In the Ashdod Territories, they are raised as a food staple by the Eeee. Chibix raised for food have their wings plucked - in part so that they cannot fly away, but also because a flightless chibix generally does nothing but sit and eat, and quickly its fatty hump grows significantly in size. Some Eeee nobles consider it a delicacy to pluck the pry loose the shell of a chibix and eat from its fatty hump, while the creature shrieks loudly, making a "pleasing" sound.

Chibix with their wings left intact are sometimes kept as pets, though they are not known for being terribly bright. (And if they misbehave, they make a nice snack.) In myth, chibix often serve as messengers for the Goddess of Secrets, Barada.

The same name also applies to a type of jungle-dwelling insect (collectively "chigai" or "chigas") to be found in the Savan, well known for attacking the unwary in swarms, capable of bringing down small prey with their bites -- or being a considerable nuisance to larger foes. Sap from the Thistlebark Tree has properties in repelling and killing these pests, leading to much speculation about their relationship to the mythical "Chigai". Alas, it is unknown whether the name for the bug or the "demon" came first.

The primary sources for chitin for use in constructing armor are the hives of the Zelaks. However, it is not unheard of that armor might be constructed from (hopefully) cast-off shells of Vykarins, though the latter type of chitin is considered inferior.

Slavery is illegal in Chronotopia, and for a long time, Savanites were simply not permitted, as the leadership did not want to become a haven for runaway slaves and possibly spark conflict with the major powers of Sinai. However, with the recognition of Xenea, the collapse of the Nagai Empire, and the end of slavery in Rephidim, this policy has been rescinded.

Nagai and many other beings more often found in warmer climates are fairly rare in this area, given its northern location, but otherwise the nation has a fairly diverse mix of races - primarily human, Korv, Cervani, Rhian, and a strain of black Khatta.

Despite this, it has a tendency to display xenophobia and even a bit of fascism at times in its dealings with outsiders. While Chronotopia relies heavily on machinery and showcases myriads of great clock towers, it is no more advanced than steam power, and even that is highly unreliable due to quantum uncertainties on the surface of the planet. In recent years, though, significant advances have been made, especially with the advent of contact with civilizations on Abaddon and the greater availability of Abaddonian iron.

The language of Chronotopia is Bosch (oddly enough, the same name as Chronotopia's worst enemy, the Forbidden Zone to the south) although Rephidim Standard is in wide usage.

Eventually, the actual City of Hands was discovered by an expedition sponsored by the Rephidim Temple, but it was believed to be destroyed later. For a time, it served as a secret haven for escaped Savanite slaves, ruled over by a mutant leader alternately known as Third-Vision, Third-Eye, or Jezebel. Eventually, the City of Hands no longer maintained its secrecy, and openly proclaimed its existence as a place for free Savanites, but it was overrun in 6099 RTR by the forces of the Nagai Empire, and destroyed.

In recent years, there have been attempts by the people of the newly formed independent state of Xenea to restore the City of Hands, though not necessarily to inhabit it again. Replicas of some of the more noteworthy structures of the City of Hands can be found in the port city of Safar, in the theme park known as Safarland.