The Countries

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Cellhonis.

Astral Layer

This place has many upstanding families, has mostly merchants, artisans, and those of craft or skill. The three layers of the Astral Layer have different types of people. On the lowest (and largest) floating layer resides the (by Astral Standards), those that own Fleets of merchant ships, or businesses in some of the realms below, and choose to reside in this place known as the ____ Layer.

(Government, Academia, Merchantry.)

The Free Republic of Jagan[/b][/size]

In this country the natives are the only inhabitants. They have skin colors ranging from an orange-ish saffron to pale cacao to the color of dark, loamy soil. These people exhale magic like others do carbon dioxide. The rainforests they live in tingle with their energy, and so the plants and animals naturally reacted. These people praise the Goddess of Aloria by praising Aloria, by revering the life she exudes. They understand that the Goddess lives in all of her children, meaning in her animals as well, so when others tried to "civilize" them they were unutterably confused. These people are non-materialistic and they live in this warm humid climate so their reverence for clothing is nil. Their tough skin protects them from the Sweet-Blood Seekers (parasites) and their relationships with the animals protect them from the predators. In this culture where the animal magic is the most abundant the animal that you bond with has to be a symbol of your spirit. To find these they go on spirit quests in their jungles, smeared in a salve from the sacred Manasweet leaves, and the animal that comes to lick away the salve is their spirit companion. They bring the animal back with them to the village and their bonding ritual is then completed.

The land here has versions of all jungle-dwelling animals. The White Tiger, the Jaguar, pandas and koalas, Orangutans, Chimpanzees, lemurs, warthogs, Parrots, Toucans, Iguanas, Snakes, and basically any tropical animal you can think of you can probably find here in one form or another. The further east the more tropical the forests get, and the further west and the closer to Elonphala you go the more the animals lose their exoticness, slowly becoming the bears and coyotes and things that we are familiar with in temperate climes.

The plants here are as diverse as the animals, as varied as there are fish in the sea. Plants for arthritis, baby pains, broken bones, headaches, coughs, a tree sap that can make you see sounds and taste colors, a root that makes your hair stick straight up, a Black-and-white striped tree that hides white tigers. There are flowers the size of small houses, and trees that you can carry in a jar. One just has to look, and know what they are seeing. The natives are well versed in all plant lore in this area, so their medicine men and women are highly sought out and well paid by the bright-eyed people of the rest of the world.

Elonphala

The biggest country in Cellhonis, it's people are as varied in this country as they are in the whole of the rest of Cellhonis. They all come from different countries (or even from Emeria) and settled here once its forests were finally conquered, some five hundred years ago (relatively recently). Since then the forests have been cut back more and more to allow for the growing population to create their cities. Most houses have small gardens in the back where they grow their own vegetables and grains and sometimes cotton or flax, but there are grocers that sell the canned fruits and herbal remedies from the natives of Jagan and the groves of Jaticu seu and Tularia.

As Elonphala's climax community is temperate deciduous forest, many of the animals around were deer and rabbits and other such temperate game. Because of the destruction of the forests though it is harder and harder to find any game at all in this area, except for the one deep forest that still lies in the heart of the country, the one the humans left alone "for game hunting" but which really refused to be cut down. Some still believe they should cut their way to the heart of the forest, where a lake there is rumored to have exquisite healing abilities.

The plants are less varied than the ones in T.F.R.o.J., and less because the forests have been fragmented and destroyed, but new ones that previously would not grow in Elonphala have been cultivated, and as such have become invasive species. But over all, Elonphala still has a rather wide range of plantlife, especially in its great forest.

Krev'vinstra

Only those who wish to live free of the law or to hide from enemies have any kind of permanent residence in this place. Loners, outsiders. Because of the blistering sun, buffeting winds and sands the people here are tanned and their skin is almost of a consistency of leather. They wear many layers of cloth, trying to protect as much skin as possible from the elements.

Only reptiles and tenacious scavengers can survive in this arid land.

Water-storing plants and dry shrubs are all that can survive.

Jaticu Seu



Starthiria




Pirrondegra

There are no people of Pirrondegra. No tribes live here because of the rough terrain and the death-defying entrances into the Valley. The land is surrounded by mountains, deadly forests and rocky seas, so the paradisaical inside remain (apparently) untouched by man.

As for animals this country, being largely isolated and untouched, still holds animals from prehistoric times before the forests grew and the mountains rose, animals now lost in other lands to time and evolution. Everything from the Curled-Antler Deer to the bluefoot rabbits, to the Nine-spot Cave Lions and Death Rattlers (snake). In the inner lakes the fish remain Paleozoic as well, and are obviously influenced still by the dinosauric ages. These inner lakes are favorite spots for the rare birds that do not fly native to this place.

The plantlife is equally as diverse and rare, so this place is a healer's and a botanist's dream. This country also has rich natural resources in woods, minerals, oils and spices. If one could find a way into this place, a fortune could be easily made.

Vaysrni



Cyrashias

This country

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Emeria



Tularia

There is currently no unified country here.

Mountain of Wyrms

The Dominion State led by Halfang rules these lands with their hybrid machines. The population is larger then most would attribute to the mountains thanks to the sky fleets of magic origin. The soaring capital city of Dominaria is the only city within this country.

Mayarta

The Maya culture thrives here, and not the classical Maya of Earth. These people are obsessed with the idea of earth and sea being one while divided, their great cities reflect this. Often the only entrance to their homes are by river or sky due to the massive earthen walls that protect the residents from any "other worldly harm". Those who gain access to these cities are welcomed by magnificent stone buildings, numerous aqueducts and waterfalls, and the famous barges that provide these lands with supplies and trade goods.

Dragon Spine Archipelago

Great white clouds often cover the Dragon Spine as a result of the steam powered cities that thrive here. Magic is considered an aberration and destroyed on site, yet the same evolution of technology that developed in the north has also come to power here. Small stones that generate generous amounts of heat and energy are mined from the earth to power the great steam boilers, in this way the great forests still remain in this land. Though at this time the forests are almost tropical due to the high humidity caused by the boilers, as well as the heat. Several long rails connect the tips of the land together via a steam powered rail network. While steam powered vessels slowly make their way down rivers and into the sea. Rumor has it that steam powered projectile devices are also in use, though no one has truly witnessed such a thing. Low walls crafted of iron are the only form of defenses used here, the cities are notoriously frail. After condemning so many of their neighbours for being "unholy" few foreign nations will trade goods with this land. Only the merchant nations to the south feed this country now.

Lequaria

Lequaria has always been a golden example of naval cities. In this era massive cities dot the coastlines and live to the heart beat of commerce. Fine pottery, rare stones, and obsidian art are all exported in turn for whatever else is needed. These cities have survived for so long on trade that they in fact have no other occupation within their lands. The rulers themselves are simply powerful business men and women. While this land does feel the influence of its northern neigbours in the fact that magic and science are simply labeled as Alchemy, that is where the similarities end. This region has hundreds of philosophers and scientists studying the art of Alchemy in an attempt to create profitable sales goods. Most every house occupied by an alchemist has a lab of some sort, or in some houses libraries filled with "ingredient" lists and the processes of creating new items. Due to it's difficulty to use in a battle situation no Alchemy is officially used in combat. The armies here consist of Merchant Militia, hired to protect convoys. Though this is not truly needed, no one has ever dared to raid the profitable towns and cities of Lequaria for fear of destroying the trade routes they control.

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