Skoteinos

In the ancient Greek language, Skoteinos can be literally translated to mean 'dark'. And dark this land is. It lives in the shadow of a monstrous volcano that sits in the distance. Through out the history of Skoteinos, the sleeping monster in the distance has only erupted twice. Though eruptions are few and far in between, they have always proved to be devastating. Every thing and any thing that could not, and cannot get out of the way of the pyroclastic flow will be incinerated, only their bones shall remain. Though, with the ash that has remained in the soil, all plant life here is richer than any where else, but the same cannot be said about the water supply, which contains a large amount of ash, one must be careful to not stir up the bottom of the creek, for if that happens, the water becomes cloudy and unsuitable to drink until it all settles down again.