Hamlet

Basic Info
The City-State of Hamlet is the headquarters of the Church of Eve, and exists on the northeastern continent of the World of Eve. While formally a city-state, the government of Hamlet appears to preside over the hospital town of Horatio, and the name "Hamlet" is often applied uniformly to all settlements on the continent. Hamlet has a unique governmental structure for the World of Eve, in that the head of state is the pope of the Church of Eve, but day-to-day activities are handled by a council of elected senators.

The continent commonly referred to as Hamlet is primarily swampland, uninhabitable and prone to various diseases. The most dangerous of these is the zombie virus, which struck in force when human settlers first arrived as part of King Arthur's pilgrimage, at the very start of their journey. While Arthur and his pilgrims were able to push back the zombie infestation, they were not able to claim the entire continent, and a great maze was constructed to slow zombie travel from place to place. Because the continent is largely uninhabitable, it relies on food imports from the Kingdom of Humpty to survive.

In addition to church business, the hospital town of Horatio, runk by Hamlet senator Laertes, represents the forefront of medical development in the World of Eve, with ongoing research into cures for diseases and poisons so often found in the region.

Major Cities and Sites
Besides Hamlet and Horatio, the continent is home only to the small village of North Port, home of a number of mysterious old women. The continent was once home to a fourth town, Osric, but it was recently destroyed. The people of Osric maintained a trade in medicinal and poisonous herbs, which were grown in two separate gardens on opposite side of the great labyrinth. While the average member of the public little suspects, Osric was originally home to the notorious Ranger Academy, and its ruins remain there to this day.

Despite being the center of church operations, the continent is home to only a single known ruin of Mother Eve, the salt temple, a place where salt manifests. The origin of the temple is shrouded in mystery, save that it was "bloody" and needed to be sealed by Eve with the occult power of salt.

Not far from the continent, towards the northeast, lies a "lost world" of sorts, home to unbelievably powerful monsters, strange remains, as well as a megamonster with a predilection for large-breasted women.

Trivia

 * After completing the storyline of Hamlet, much of the island - previously stocked with zombies - is left uninhabited, a property unheard of in the rest of the overworld.