Description of the island of Asperiche

Asperiche, is an exchange, or free, island in Thassa, administered by members of the caste of merchants. It is, however, unlike Asperiche, very far away. It is far south of the equator, so far south as to almost beyond the ken of most Gorean, except as a place both remote and exotic. The jungles of the Asperiches interior serve as the setting for various fanciful tales, having to do with strange races, mysterious plants and fabulous animals.