The various islands around Latakar are all vastly different. Due to the various conflicts happening in the mainland over the past centuries, there are only a few docks and, as a result, few ships large enough to traverse the open seas and explore them.

 

This has led to most islands (except those around Zholis) to become isolated from the rest of the world. For example, there is an island whose inhabitants still believe the world to be under attack from the Daemons, since that's when they were last in contact with the world.