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Terra Novania

  • Novania is a Steampunk Alternate Earth. It possesses several Nexus Gates, and as such is subject to the passage of creatures and characters from other realities. It is also a space on the vast chessboard of the Celestial Paradigm. (More about that later.) The genre setting is a blend of Victorian, Edwardian, and Art Nouveau Steampunks, and little, if any, of the post-apocalypse varieties of Steampunk will be found here.

    Novanian Realms:

    Amaria
    • ~Steelhead: The Pacific Northwest region of the continent of Amaria, it's capital being Sealth City. Steelhead is a land dominated by the logging and fishing industries, as well as home to a thriving industrial revolution all it's own. It is a wild and beautiful land, punctuated by cities which somehow manage a delightful blend of the elegant and the rustic. (The Free Province of Steelhead is a tribute to the now-lost Second Life realm of Steelhead, and takes some inspiration from that realm, as well as from the actual Pacific Northwest of the US.)
      • ~Sealth City: The capitol of the Free Province of Steelhead, Sealth City is a thriving community, with the logging industry at it's core, but more recently, it's become something of a Mecca for the Aeronautics industry, with several large companies in competition in the production and innovation of airships of all sizes and applications. (Boing! Aetherboats and AeroBus Ltd. are the most well known of these companies.)
      • ~Steelhead Shanghai: A port city, steeped in maritime tradition, but also in the flavors of the exotic far East due to its extensive trade with the nation of Tsong Xiu.

        ~ Magic & Mysticism in Steelhead: Before the Pacific Northwest of Amaria was settled by "civilized" Bretonians and Europans, it was home to many thriving native tribes, as well as a variety of mystical folk. Initially, there was some small degree of hostility between these new settlers and the native cultures, but uncharacteristically, they managed to work out most of their differences in a peaceful fashion, developing a degree of grudging respect between their respective communities, though skirmishes over land and water resources do still occasionally erupt. The mystical folk were less easily appeased, and while some have integrated themselves into the modern society, others still harbor deep grudges, and have been known to commit destructive, and sometimes violent acts against these technological usurpers. (Inspiration drawn from early incarnations of Shadowrun.)


    Bretania

    Austrania

    Europa

    TSong Xiu

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