Nations

Avulte

A small union of city-states in the floodplains of the delta of the River Tivae just before it meets the sea of Uran.
The delta is surrounded by desert.
Each city sends their most powerful magic user the the council of Avulte (Green Court) which governs the region through magocracy.
The council has gotten into the business of controlling flood and drought cycles with their powerful magic which has increased the agricultural yield of the area and grown it beyond the land's natural carrying capacity.
A civil war occurred recently after the union became divided on whether or not magic should be used to prevent flooding. The proflooders won and exiled the leaders of the anti-flood movement to neighboring regions.
The primary exports and trade of the union is agriculture, magic, and potions. They are reliant on imports of minerals and metals.

A hot and dry steppe populated by nomadic people who primarily raise grazing livestock.
Powerful magic laders usually become leaders of each nomadic group. Sometimes there is strife internally between groups but usually there is harmony as these groups share a common culture.
There are ruins of ancient civilizations along the steppe that follow the path of a dried up riverbed they call Tuldra.
They believe themselves to be the descendants of the Tuldran peoples who fled the cities for the hills and steppe after a mysterious cataclysm dried up the river and caused widespread famine and collapse.
They are very protective of their region to outsiders and generally frown upon outsiders visiting the ruins. They trade with peoples further up the coast refusing to allow anyone to enter.
There was previously a war with a neighboring state who tried to enter the region, loot the ruints, and extract unique precious metals from the caves beneath the hills. This power was pushed back successfully and trade was closed after a long barrier fence was erected by magic users to keep them out. Many are wary that group will return and seek revenge.

High plateau, with extreme winds
Cities and villages built into the canyons, crevasses, and caves that dot the region
Their skill with minerals has brought them wealth and favorable trade, organized into a single state ruled by the elected Archduke
They also trade magical artifacts from the buried remains of a long-dead civilization Magic and trade are necessary to supplement the meager food that the land can provide
Speak the Va language

Cold, frigid, monster-infested forests make for a hazardous environment
The people are spread thin into small, tight-knit villages, each ruled by a witch, but there is no central authority of any kind
Yatan is making unwelcome incursions into their land to harvest timber; a guerilla war may be brewing
Outsiders are shunned and may struggle to survive the dangers of the forest

Warm and lush, fruit trees and edible plants are everywhere
There may be some beef between populated areas but people have strong conflict resolution skills and there has not been a war in many years
No single person is the leader, each community has a council
Many small cummunities as well as heavily populated areas
Though no one alive has reported a sighting, there is legend that the reason why the forest is so lush is because a witch lives deep in the heart of the forest. The witch tends to the health of the region.

The biggest city is a river town with high trade. Things used to be more successful but overfishing is slowly ruining the river.
No rain
Really low water level in the river and lots of dead fish along the side of it
Very hot
Can be hard to find resources the farther out from the city you get
Because fishing is becoming harder to live off of, many are joining the military instead
Lots of military presence

Desert, sany, windy, buffy
Weather is either hot and dry, or windy and sandy (sandstorms); monsoons are rare but do happen every few years
The city has been built down into the ground due to extreme sandstorms, and to have better access to deep water pools in the earth
Population of less thatn 5,000, very community based society.
Feeds mostly on bugs, may have meat if lone animals stray too far into the desert
Not a wealthy society, not much for means. People are aoverall content due to community strength.
No single leader, instead a council of leaders, each in charge of their own division (trade, food, housing, etc)
Generally 4-5 people with magic abilities at a time. These powers are accepted within the community and are used to help maintain
Trades mostly bugs, sand, and rare rocks for food, clothing, and weapons

Tundra, cold, town resides by a large pool of open water
Population of about 5,000
About 20% of the population has magic abilities. Frowned upon to use magic in public spaces
Royal family rule, king, queen, princess, prince, la la la
Trades ice, fish, ice sculptures, and some rare rocks for fresh fruits and vegetables, clothes, and weapons.
Comfortable society, the population tends to keep to themselves Not strongly community based, more focused on families.

Grassy plains, some forest, three rivers that join
Many small towns and a couple of large cities, mainly farmers, river fishing, hunting is how people make their living
Many follow the Church of Ilur. Church has more authority than the state
Magic belongs only to the church higher ups, you either swear loyalty to the church or you are executed as evil
The Church uses Auru as a ceremonial language

Lots of dense forest, with trees large enough to have houses built inside.
Many living here are refugees, climate is always warm with lots of shelter from the forest
No religion here, people are all about working around nature with the least damage to it as possible
Animals are abundant
No real government, just people wanting to live free from the church and other states

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