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Tendaji

Hundreds of years have passed since the destruction of the modern world. However, the segregation and individualistic mentality that resulted from Judgment’s actions left a xenophobic, battle-minded world in its wake.

Citizens of Tendaji are incredibly loyal to their own tribes. Survival depends on cooperation between every member of the small societies. Strangers are a cause of worry for each species’ unique way of life, as well as to a tribe’s livelihood. Because of this, children of mixed race are incredibly rare, and struggle to find acceptance within their tribe.

Other groups threaten to take over the relatively meager resources that can be found in each part of the world. Thus, physical battles have become the primary tactic for resolving conflicts. Although murder is still punishable within individual societies, killing is common, and often necessary, when defending food or land from others.

Although years have passed from the last world conflict, the memories of the fear and aggression are still fresh in the minds of the majority of Tendaji. Most of the world has come to a compromise of unstable peace, but there are still those who seek revenge, fame, or fortune, even at the expense of others.

Who knows what else may occupy their expansive home in Tendaji…
 

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Jauhar

Jauhar, Tendaji’s rainforest, is teeming with evolved flora and fauna. The trunks of trees and plant species that grow near the forest floor are dark shades of blue, purple, and red. The myriad fungi, however, have a tendency to glow, throwing small patches of the constantly dark world into pools of soft, neon light. Colorful crystal formations can be found just about everywhere, clinging to trees, the undersides of mushrooms, and, occasionally, sprouting straight up from the hard, black soil.

At the top of the canopy, where the sun still shines, brightness reigns. Leaves of various sizes and shapes blend together in a photosynthesizing swirl of breath-taking blues, greens, pinks, and lavenders. Here, bright, juicy berries and hard, meaty nuts grow in extraordinary abundance. The explosion of color and nutrition is due, undoubtedly, to the one or two inches of pure, clean rain that falls on the region on a weekly basis. The downside, of course, to the abundance of life-giving rain, is the unwavering blanket of heat and humidity.

Insects comprise the largest percentage of non-plant life in Jauhar. Giant, colorful descendents of butterflies and moths fill the air. Large, branch-sized creatures blend in with the plants on which they live. Meaty, protein-filled bugs flourish in the moist environment. Small mammals can also be seen on occasion, scampering from branch to branch or skittering across the forest floor.
 

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Tale

Tale, the Savanna region of Tendaji, is composed primarily of dirt and soft, off-white sand. The earth is extraordinarily cushioned here, like a bird’s down to the touch. All of the plants, grasses and trees alike, have deep roots in order to reach water hidden underground. Thus, removing them from their standing-place is nearly impossible.

The primary plant that grows in Tale is a species of sharp, crystallized, candy-colored grass. Many of the living crystals produce strange, liquid-filled pods in order to store water during the dry season. The translucent bulbs are rich in nutrients and provide the Leaf Tribe with their main source of food.

Thick, strangely twisted trees grow in a variety of blue, green, and yellow hues. They dot the landscape sparsely, but where they grow, they grow in thick clusters, indicative of an underground spring lying somewhere hundreds of feet below the earth’s surface.

Half of the year sees a good amount of rain. The sweet, warm showers last, sometimes, for hours at a time. The other half of the year, however, is a hot, moisture-deprived drought. Thus, the bodies of the few, large animals that live here are able to effectively store water for months at a time. These animals are occasionally hunted by the Leaf Tribe, but their skins are often thick and their will to fight and live extreme. Thus, the Earthlings that occupy Tale tend to leave them alone, except for on special, spiritual occasions or at the onset of a potential famine.
 

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Chibale Island

Located on the two islands west of Jauhar, Chibale is the home of all Alkidike. Their grounds are firmly protected and house the sacred Tree of Aisha, the birthplace of this strange species. Alkidike that have moved off Chibale return once a year for the sacred ritual of Creation, such a heavily kept secret that no one knows what goes on during this time.

This area of Tendaji is restricted to members of the Alkidike only. It is in this area that breeding little ones take place.
 

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Sauti

Sauti is an expansive and mountainous region inundated with purple, grey, and mossy green hues. The air here is cool compared to the regions of the southwest. The air itself seems to take on a golden hue, as though the sun is being filtered through a sort of mist. The earth itself is dense and craggy, unfit to support a large variety of life.

Pools of water can be found throughout the region. The most common water bodies are puddle-sized, settled within the bottom of the rocky valleys. However, there are some areas in this region that support water bodies the size of small lakes. Around these areas, food can be found in the greatest abundance. The protein-packed fauna often visit these watering holes. Roots and other such vegetation can also be found, but it is sparse, so it is of utmost importance to be wary of how much you take.

It is nearly impossible to create a stable settlement in the mountainous region, due to the sparsity of food sources and the difficult terrain. A few, small locations have managed to support settlements. However, for the most part, those who live in Sauti have taken up a nomadic style of life.  

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Zena

The region of Zena occupies the north-eastern most part of Tendaji. As such, it is undeniably the coldest area in the land. The rocky, mountainous terrain is almost always covered in a thick layer of ice and snow, making it a beautiful, yet treacherous place in which to live.

Greys and blues are the dominant hues in Zena, and all of it glitters spectacularly whenever the sun shines through to hit the frozen landscape. However, as often as it is sunny, it is windy; fierce, cold air that is capable of piercing through even the thickest fur. Thankfully, there are plenty of shallow caves in which to take shelter, should such a storm hit, but there are not too many creatures who live in Zena. Only the most well-adapted make this land their home.

Surprisingly, the animals that do dwell in the region provide a large amount of food, and water is never in short supply, but people must work together to survive; there are very few nomads here. Zena has more settlements than its neighbor, Sauti, but the people are protective of their resources; they do what they can to survive.
 

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Oba

The nation of Oba holds the largest amount of inhabitants not just in ratio to its size, but in raw numbers as well. Oba holds more than half of Tendaji's total inhabitants, its cities large and well equipped to handle the massive amounts that reside there. Their buildings are very seldom one story, many in the largest cities stretching toward the sky enough to hold ten to fifteen families per building. Their homes are mainly made with clay packed together, but it is reinforced with wood in order to sustain the growing upward habits of the cities.

Oba as a terrain is hot and sweltering, their water supplies located in springs and lakes bubbling from two general areas. The farther from a water source, the more like desert the terrain becomes. Trees are seldom found in Oba, instead replaced by hardy, dry grass and brush that can survive the desert environment. The lands are sweltering hot in the day and drop to low temperatures in the night, the sand not retaining any of the heat of the day.

The south of Oba consists entirely of beach, allowing for a prosperous fishing community to the south, and the west of Oba boarders Tendaji, allowing for the supply of lumber to the rest of Oba.
 

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Matori

Matori is the smallest area in Tendaji, surrounding a large inlet in the south-eastern end of Tendaji. The entire nation is nearly all coastline and beach, leading to tropical lives and culture. The buildings of Matori are small and clustered together, with breezeways and open designs to allow for airflow, but can be closed up when the rains come.

Matori endures rains on almost a daily basis, ranging from half an hour to (rarely) all day, but provide the people with drinkable water to store and use. Since Matori's entire land lines coasts and beaches, fresh water is hard to come by and typically takes a trip of three to four hours to reach the nearest stream or brook. Cliffs line the northern edge of Matori, becoming a natural border to their nation, but also cuts them off from Sauti and most of Tendaji. Usually along this cliff face is where most freshwater can be found through the waterfalls leaving Sauti and entering Matori. The land is sandy to say the least, with patches of dry grass and sparse trees popping up randomly on the land, and farther back towards the northern and western edge jungle-like forests rooting themselves in to secure a source of lumber and vegetation to survive on. In these jungles, the people of Matori have managed to introduce animal farming.

The island chain to the south of Matori is known as the Market Isles and is the main source of trading in Matori and to Oba.
 

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Yael

The Island of Yael is the largest island known to Tendaji, reaching about a quarter of the size of the mainland. Not having known the detoxifying qualities of the Alkidikes' mother tree Aisha, the soil of Yael is dangerously full of toxins and chemicals. The yaeli seem to have adapted biologically to the toxins, but have left them with odd physical traits in the process.

The land is covered in tropical forests, releasing enough oxygen into the air that the humidity is seen as a mist through most of the day on the island. The ground underfoot is made of a close relative to limestone, creating a very porous terrain with fully developed underground caves and rivers. Opening to these cave systems are deep chasms in the ground, usually filled with fresh water. The foliage on Yael has learned to live with the rocky ground and can commonly be seen wrapping around the large rock formations, creating a false idea of ruins throughout Yael.

At the southern end of the island is a large volcano. There are no accounts of the volcano ever becoming active, but when the earthlings that were to become the Yaeli first were dumped on the island there were no traces of previous inhabitants to ask or learn from.
 

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Belrea

The continent of Belrea is the newly discovered home of the Lightning and Geian earthlings. It is smaller than Tendaji in size, but houses many more people in large towering cities that grow upwards once they cannot grow out any longer.

The terrain is moderate, with varying rocky outcroppings, rippling mountains to the north, and coal mines scattered throughout, giving the people of Belrea the source of their technological steam power. The center of the continent is occupied by a vast field of crops, grown to provide the bulk of Belrea's produce for the people.

The people of Belrea have placed technology and knowledge on the highest of pedestals, focusing on knowledge growth as the utmost priority for their society. They feel that by improving technology, they can in turn improve society. The continent of Belrea is the most technologically advanced area within Tendaji. The capitol city of Valmon hosts what is known as the Academy, a large system of academics who are chosen as the brightest of their people to lead the separate sectors of the Academy in their sciences. Belrea is home to a fascinating mix of hard science and magic, using both hand in hand to be able to create wondrous things like the flying blimps that first flew to Tendaji.