Posted by Claine April 5th 2022, 12:38pm
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Altaire is a large country of about 500 million people. The population is densely concentrated along its north and west coast, with less than 1% living inland or the south-east. Almost all of the country has a tundra climate with the most extreme parts being snow-covered year long. As a general rule, the uninhabited south-east is colder than the inhabited areas.
Vallance is the capital and largest city. Located on the north coast, it is the centre of both political and spiritual power in the country.
D'Esperance is the second largest city. Due to its focus on heavy industry, a large number of corporations are head quartered there. It is rapidly growing in population - in part due to the mass immigration of Zirans fleeing from the civil war ravishing their country.
All human habitations must be protected by wards. At sundown, all unwarded parts of the country are overrun by dangerous spirits which mindlessly consume all mortal creatures.
Wards are expensive and require constant maintenance, and smaller towns in the remote regions of the country simply do not have the funds or skills to maintain such a complex system. There are hundreds of ghost-towns scattered throughout the south-east. Many homes are obviously quickly abandoned - clothes still in the cupboard, dirty dishes still in the sink.
There are two images
The first of a rundown house with its windows broken and snow-filled garden overgrown. It is captioned "Snow covered Badlands"
The second A golden bridge while neon city lights shine in the distance. It is captioned "The Golden King Bridge of D'Esperance."
Vallance is the capital and largest city. Located on the north coast, it is the centre of both political and spiritual power in the country.
D'Esperance is the second largest city. Due to its focus on heavy industry, a large number of corporations are head quartered there. It is rapidly growing in population - in part due to the mass immigration of Zirans fleeing from the civil war ravishing their country.
All human habitations must be protected by wards. At sundown, all unwarded parts of the country are overrun by dangerous spirits which mindlessly consume all mortal creatures.
Wards are expensive and require constant maintenance, and smaller towns in the remote regions of the country simply do not have the funds or skills to maintain such a complex system. There are hundreds of ghost-towns scattered throughout the south-east. Many homes are obviously quickly abandoned - clothes still in the cupboard, dirty dishes still in the sink.
There are two images
The first of a rundown house with its windows broken and snow-filled garden overgrown. It is captioned "Snow covered Badlands"
The second A golden bridge while neon city lights shine in the distance. It is captioned "The Golden King Bridge of D'Esperance."
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