Malplenan

Political

There are 14 nations on Malplenan, and two distinct regions with an ever changing number of tribes. These nations are largely grouped into four categories:

South of the Mountains

The Majun Majun Empire

The Ardada Empire

Birdland

The land south of the mountains has been recently peaceful as there is plenty of food and other resources to go around. The Rueda Kingdom, Union of the Amikwànò, Confederacy of Khünd Ajil and the tribes that claim to be Mel̓ux̌aca’ all get along. The Pallina Tribes is the only exception, where various tribes often come down from the mountains and skirmish for new land. This is largely believed to be due to overpopulation of the Pallina.
The Majun Majun Empire takes up the north west quarter of the continent. It is mostly secluded from the rest of the continent due to bordering the Wanta Mountains to the south and the Nishi Sea to the west and north and the Chaa Mui Forest to the east. This has caused it to develop its own unique culture and beliefs that are considered atypical by the rest of the continent.
The Ardada Empire used to cover almost half of Malplenan. Since it fell, seven nations have risen up to take its place. Arriutat, The Holy Deucracian Empire, Lo Ardada Empire, Nòu Ardada Empire, Nòuscriure, The Principalities of the Ardada and The Republic of the Ardada. Its neighbours to the south in Birdland also took the opportunity to seize some of its land before the newer nations had fully formed.
Birdland covers the south east corner of Malplenen, and includes Mata Duitan, The Boneana Republic and Paísawizi. It gets its name since the latter two nations are filled mostly with birds (Moda, Hovdet and Pisongada). However, Mata Duita often gets included due to its close proximity and due to its political history with the Boneana Republic.

Geography

Malplenan is divided in two by a long stretch of mountains that span from the north west tip all the way down to the middle of the southern shore. The two halves are often referred to as "north of the mountains" and "south of the mountains". However, the western portion of the mountains start to blur the line between what is in the mountains and what is south of the mountains.
Kaveto Mountain stands in the center of the continent, towering above all of the other mountains. It is strangly warm high up the mountain, and Zapryesh starts to take effect. Many of the world's oldest artifacts are found around the mountain as well.
The mountains are made up of five chains, from west to east, the Wanta Mountains, Rodante Mountains, T̍lim̍ Qul Mountains, Settentrionale Mountains, and the Meridionale Mountains. There are four main ways to get through the mountains, The Pass, Kaveto Pass, Pallina Pass, and across the Trucco Peninsula. The Wanta Mountains, especially its ridge, are considered impassible.
The geography south of the mountain is varied. There is the Rodante Hills , which is a drier climate, the Amikwànò Marshlands which collect all of the moisture, the Kaveto Plateau, which is heavily forested with coniferous trees, and the Khünd Plains.
North of the mountain is a lot more homogenous. The majority of the land is taken up by the deciduous forests of Chaa Mui Forest, Baissart Forest and Guhkki Viesut. However, there are a couple small regions of the Kaveto Foothills and the Boneana Lowlands.
The last region is known as the Wanta Desert. It is locked between the Wanta Ridge and Umi Cliffs. Our only knowledge of that area comes from the world map, which was created by flying over the mountains with a sketchpad. Passage in and out of the region is extremely dangerous and no known species live there.

Maps

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  World Map

Type

Continent

Included Locations

• Lake Lhel̍tum

Inhabiting Species

• Canviar
• Foradar
• Snezhinka
• Sqʷn̓ečstm

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