Tomborani Plateau
In the west of Mahador, between the Vursan Mountains range separating Mahador andSamaria and the lush Golcaï River valley, stands a large and tall plateau, named after the secretive and ancient civilisation that calls it home.
Geography
The Edges and Surounding Regions
The Tomboraan plateau is located in the far west of Mahador. It extends from the north-west of the continent all the way to the northern edge of both the Near Sh'maari and the Great Sh'Maari deserts. The western edge of the plateau is made up of the Vursan Mountains, which separate the Samarian continent from Mahador. The eastern edge cnstitutes of high and steep clifs that separates the plateau from the low plains at its base. In contrast, the northern edge quite gently slopes down as it opens towards the Mahadorian sea while the southern edge does something similar as dissapears beneath the sands of the Great Sh'Maari desert.The Interior
The interior of the plateau is not at all flat, as it resembles more something like a series of mountain ranges stacked side by side and compressed together. Changes in elevation within the plateau are quite intense, with deep valleys, cut by powerful rivers as well as high peeks, some of which are snow capped, despite being so close to the equator. Numerous lakes, most of which are quite deep, dot most of the northern half of the plateau. The largest one, Lake Tyana, ccupies the centre of the plateau.Northern Half
Many rivers also flow from the northern half of the plateau and towards the east, cascading down the steep eastern slopes of the plateau and forming large waterfalls, which sometimes plunges hundreds of metres down, from the top all the way to the lows-lying plains to the east. There, they become tributaries of the mighty Golcaï River, which grows substantialy in the region thanks to the influx of water from those rivers.Southern Half
The southern half of the plateau is comparatively quite dryer, especialy as it loses altitude approching the Great Sh'maari to the south. Dried up river channel are still visible in the region, snaking their way down to the south. During intense wet seasons, these chanels may turn back into rivers, but they dont survive long as they leave the plateau. They quickly dissapear beneath the sand dunes.Ecosystem
From the north, to the south, the ecosystem of the plateau changes quite a bit. In the north, near the Mahadorian Ocean, the ecosystem looks quite alike the jungles to the east, near the Golcaï River and beyond. It is a green, lush and humid region. Further south, near lake Tyana, the amount of rain drops and the rising altitude transforms the jungles into savanas. In the far south, approching the Great Sh'Maari desert, the savana turns into brushland, then rocky desert land, devoid of vegetation.
Localized Phenomena
Hasserati Winds
During the dry season, a hot and dry wind blows from the deserts to the south, chaneled by the Goraan Mountains to the east and the Vursan Mountains to the west. This wind is well known to be able to dry up humidity from the soil and air in mere hours. It sometimes carries sand and dust which obsures the sky above the plateau. Similar to the Red Storms, it brings minerals to the plateau that helps the soil remain fertile.Climate
Much of the plateau experiances a wet and dry season. The wet season occurs from may to october, with abundant rains in the north and central regions and scatered showers in the south. The precipitations begin to fall in the north at first, and end in the north last, meaning that the wet seon in the north can last 1-2 months longer than in the central region.
The dry season occurs from November to April, though for the south, it can begin as early as September. During this time, only the north will still receive occasional rains, though they will be less heavy than in the wet season. The central and southern regions wont receive any substantial rains, and in the extreme south, near the desert, no rain will fall during at least those 6 months.
Type
Plateau
Owning Organization
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