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Country notes, from southernmost to northernmost:

For scale, Gorland is approximately the size of France, about 250,000 square miles.

• Bregis has a very humid jungle climate, and as such is uncomfortable for most civilized races; however, there may or may not be the remains of ancient races on the island, interesting for adventurers and archaeologists but not a nice place to live.
• Nubolia is similar to the Muslim world in culture. It's mostly desert, especially in the middle, which is populated by traveling nomads.
• In Kordas, the people are more settled and urbane, but the climate is similar to that of Nubolia. The difference there is that Kordas has important minerals, including diamonds, in its mountains. Kordasans are also known to be religious.
• Gremance was once a center of culture, but a half century of wars between the Deists and Elementalists have left the nation in shambles.
• Kuvich and Gellion are poor and underdeveloped, with a few natural resources but nothing major.
• Cold-water currents coming from the north give the island nation of Caldo little variance in its weather; it's temperate year-round, not nearly as warm as the other countries in the same latitude. Caldo City is a major metropolis, having been planned there for that reason.
• Letiko is a beautiful country of scenic vistas, and would be a nice place to live were it not for a history of extreme militarism and a virtual parade of dictatorial regimes.
• Lotia and the Lotian Islands are something like paradise. The climate is great, and the plant life is wonderful. It's a haven for wealthy foreigners, as well, who exploit the poorer natives. The north parts of continental Lotia are colder and less desirable for that reason.
• Gorland has warm summers and irritatingly cold winters but is a very urban and developed nation, a well-organized constitutional republic known for its many freedoms.
• The Theocracy of Erom is the religious center of the Elementalist religion, who believe that the universe is governed by the four Elemental Spirits. The climate is like Gorland's without the legendary winters.
• Cebla is mostly forest, and run by elves who are more than slightly xenophobic. Cebla Castle is just the name of an elven city now; the old human castle itself is mostly rubble.
• Clorey is the Land of Mages. It used to be a little rock, but wizards and their spells came, and now it's a major country. They make the island bigger when they need room. They don't produce anything but magic items and earth-shattering arrogance, and thus they need to trade extensively, mostly with Gorland. Of interest is also the fact that the Cloreyans have adopted Draconic as their official language.
• Due to an ancient pact, Creib is actually two kingdoms, one on top of the other. A human king rules to a depth of 10', in most cases, and beneath that are the homes of the dwarves. The north part of Creib is very mountainous, separating itself from the sea.
• Praba is a monarchy, and the ruling family are extremely xenophobic human supremacists. It's cold up there, as well, and hilly.
• The Balui Islands are cold and pretty much worthless, but they're convenient for trade between Kyotan and the mainland.
• Kyotan has an Asian culture, or what an Asian culture would be if China and Japan had a climate similar to that of Alaska, complete with frozen tundra. However, they're a very ancient civilization, and they do have a lot of natural resources.
• No one lives on Dragonmaw Isle except savages, weresharks, and some settlers. It's extremely difficult to settle. The savages get pissed easily.

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