Tocoatlalli
In the land of scales and feathers are secluded peoples who thrive in the lush rainforests of ancient kingdoms. Yuan-Ti and Aarakokra struggle for supremacy in an unforgiving land fraught with enourmous beasts and dangerous terrain. Small villages of lizardmen make their homes in the mangroves. Tortles' shore towns line the coast. Large cities surround magnificent temples populated with thousands of Yuan-Ti. In the mountain ranges found at the center, mysterious settlements have been built into cliffside.
The Yuan-Ti people are rumored to participate in sacrificial ceremonies of unknown rituals. Nobility are chosen by their god and devout priests hold great power within their walls. Exotic towering creatures are tamed as war machines. Though the people are marked as savages for their weird culture, their civilization has a strange complexity that brings intrigue to their borders.
Ignorant travellers that wander into the jungles are either eaten by one of the many dangerous creatures or captured by the lizardmen that hunt there. The Aarakokra are rarely seen, staying in their fortified, seculed mountain settlements. The tortle people that line the shore are friendly but treat foreigner with scrutiny.
Geography
Most of Tocoatlalli is covered in rainforest. A mountain range can be found at the center of the regiong. Small patches of tropical savannahs can be found at foot of the mountain range, when most of the larger reptilian and avian creatures hunt freely. Brakish and non-brakish mangroves can be found in the east, near the coast. Fresh water comes from rives that originate from the mountains. Frequent heavy rainfalls can create sudden wetmarshes in some areas.
Fauna & Flora
Humanoid-sized to giant sized reptilian and avian creatures can be found all throughout the region. Carnivorous plants can be found in a the rainforests. Primal elementals appear at a whim within the chaos of the region.
Natural Resources
Exotic spices, fruits and meats
Rubber
Gemstones
Tourism
Explorers with a death wish try to find treasure in ancient ruins found deep within the jungle. Traders come for the exotic goods harvested from the land. Tourist are turned away unless welcomed from an internal party.
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