Calgari Islands

The Calgari Islands is the smallest continent, and is a bit of a misnomer. It's less of a series of islands as the name suggests, but is actually one rather large island. It's dominated by forests, rain, and dinosaurs. It has the highest density of these giant reptilians in the world due to the isolation of the island and the climate. The human and gnomes of the island make use of these powerful beasts, managing to domesticate some into beasts of burden, farm stock, or pets. Those that cannot be tamed are let to roam the vast wild jungles, only interacting with humans if they get too close to their settlements and are scared off.

Geography

The Calgari Islands are found just south of Pentus and shares a very similar climate. It's heavily forested, with very few mountains. Being as far south as it is, it experiences the regular seasonal changes of the temperate climate. The island is quite small, and it's possible for inhabitants to explore a large area of the land in a couple of days to weeks, if it wasn't for the difficult terrain and deadly dinos that inhabit the land.

Fauna & Flora

The most interesting animal to exist on this landmass are the giant reptillian dinosaurs, from the long-necked sauropods, to the sea dwelling plesiosaurus, to the dog-sized velociraptor. There are dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes that still thrive on the land or in the coastal bays of this secluded continent, in the vast fern-filled forests. Many are found no where else. Some of these creatures have been domesticated into pets, livestock, or beasts of burden. The Parasaurolophus is often one example of a dinosaur turned livestock, often breed and slaughtered like the common pig or cow. Meanwhile, whilst there are no horses on the Calgari Islands, the Troodon is often used as an alternative due to its high intelligence, as well as sociability that has been selected for as the creature was domesticated. Velociraptors are also often kept as very small, if a little fiesty pets comparable to cats in other places. Some animals, like the terrifying Tyranosaurus Rex, the predatorial Spinosaurus, or the territorial Triceratops and Ankylosaurus, are left alone and only interacted with on the rare occasion that one gets too close to populated areas and has to be fended off.

Natural Resources

Without many hills to act as good starting grounds for mines, or use as quarries, wood is the primart resource. Alongside wood from the forest, a lot of other materials are harvested from the various dinosaurs that are tamed or domesticated, including leather, meat, and bone. Trade is not something that holds a lot of strength on the island, as many inhaditants are wary and suspicious of outsiders due to the isolation the island has fostered. Any outsiders that do trade rary stay for long, with many fearing the clear presence of danger inherent in the beasts the natives call their pets. It is seen as a rather hostile place, but also a mysterious one due to these dinosaurs. It raises many questions, like why are they here, and how have they survived for so long on the island.

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The Calgari Islands are just south of the continent of Pentus. For the most part, they are a lush temporate forest, with mild seasonal variance to allow for a summer and a winter timespan. The Calgari Islands are one of the smallest contenants, but is too large to be considered just an island. This is why it's called an island, and yet still gets counted as a continant in it's own right.

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  Calgari Islands

  The Calgari Islands are just south of the continent of Pentus. For the most part, they are a lush temporate forest, with mild seasonal variance to allow for a summer and a winter timespan. The Calgari Islands are one of the smallest contenants, but is too large to be considered just an island. This is why it's called an island, and yet still gets counted as a continant in it's own right.

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Continent

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Nahgia