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{{Realms of Orethil Infobox
{{Regions of Dalel Infobox
|Realms of Orethil Name=Payalwa
|Realms of Dalel Name=Balúrail
|Image=[[File:Payalwa 01.jpg|center|frameless]]
|Image=[[File:Balúrail Belargae Swamp 02.jpg|center|frameless]]
|Size=700k mi²
{{center|[[Belargae Swamp]] in Balúrail}}
|Regions=Trael, Green Higlands, Falanga, Leban, Murzak Wilds, Olsendi Reservations
|Location=[[File:Balúrail Location Méniail Political Map.png|center|frameless|Balúrail Location Méniail Political Map]]
|Spirit=[[Moevre]], [[Tragget]]
{{center|Location of Balúrail on the continent of Méniail}}
|Inhabitants=[[Morusi]], [[Olsendi]]
|Continent=Méniail
|Notable Settlements=Harrowmere, Trael, Leban, Greenwater
|Countries=League of Balúrail
|Significance=Realm of swamps
|Largest City=[[Têr]]
|Realms of [[Orethil]] Name=Payalwa
|Regions=[[Eastern Highlands]], [[Western Lowlands]]
|Size=230,687 mi² (597,477 km²)
|Spirits=Mavai, Tahami, Sitaivu, Dañi
|Inhabitants=Tuzquão, Mifajene
|Population=2.0 million
}}
}}
{{Realms of Orethil Sections
{{Regions of Dalel Sections
|Introduction=Payalwa is the realm of swamps and bogs located on the southwestern side of the continent of [[Elemara]] in Orethil. It is the realm of the spirit Moevra, the spirit of myth and folklore and Tragget the spirit of bogs and swamps.
|Introduction='''Balúrail''' is a region of swamps, bogs and forested foothills at the southwestern end of the continent of [[Méniail]] in [[Dalel]], and the coldest region of the continent. It is divided into the [[Western Lowlands]] and the [[Eastern Highlands]]. Its native people are the [[Mifajene]]; most of its inhabitants today are [[Tuzquão]], whose state, the [[League of Balúrail]], governs the whole region. Its [[Ascendant Spirit|Ascendant Spirits]] include [[Tahami]], the spirit of bogs and swamps, and [[Mavai]], the spirit of mystery and uncertainty.
|History==== Early Inhabitants ===
|Etymology=''Balúrail'' is the [[Tuzquês]] form of the [[Gostaldi (Language)|Gostaldi]] name ''Badhol lúraild'', "land of the marshes", given by the first settlers from the [[Kingdom of Bóinbile]].
Payalwa was originally inhabited by the race of Olsendi, a small swamp adapted otter like creature who lived in small swampy villages scattered around the Payalwa lowlands. Olsendi society is denctralized and tribal in nature.
|History=
=== Formation ===
During the [[Great Erosion]], [[Aahi]] forced her way into Dalel, and the low ground of Balúrail was flooded. [[Yairan]] hardened the earth to halt the erosion, leaving the water no path to escape, and the lowlands became a vast mudflat that in time divided into the swamps, bogs and lakes of the Western Lowlands. To the east the land rises into the foothills of the [[Mazissage Mountains]], which form the Eastern Highlands.


=== Human Migration and the Morusi ===
=== Tahami and the Mifajene ===
When the swamps formed, Tahami formed with them, arising from the water trapped within the hardened earth. He made his home in the northwest of the lowlands and created the Mifajene, a small, furred, semi-aquatic people who lived throughout the lowlands in small tribal villages for thousands of years.


When humans migrated to the area, they eventually became known the Morusi. Over generations he Olsendi were slowly displaced as the Morusi continued to spread out across the land. As the Morusi grew in strength, oppression of the Olsendi continued resulting in the creation of a large reservation in the north-west.
=== Human settlement ===
|Geography=Payalwa is predominantly divided into two geographic regions.  
{{main|League of Balúrail}}
Humans arrived by sea from the Kingdom of Bóinbile in [[Gosterra]] in 201 ME and founded [[Saindo]]. Their settlements were colonial towns of the Kingdom until 289 ME, when they became independent as the League of Balúrail. The settlers, who became known as the Tuzquão, spread across the drier ground and the coast of the lowlands. In two wars, the First Mifajene War (c. 320–342 ME) and the Second Mifajene War (c. 590–612 ME), they conquered the lowlands and displaced the Mifajene, and in 704 ME the [[Mifajene Reservation]] was established in the northwest. In recent years Tahami has grown hostile to Tuzquão expansion, and the wetlands have begun to encroach on settled land.


=== Eastern Higlands ===  
|Geography=
The easter portion of the realm consists of highland hills and forests nesteled against the misty Murzhakar range. Rivers from the mountains descend towards the lowlands in the west. While in some ways more hospitable, the settlements here tend to be newer.
{{main|Geography of Balúrail}}
Balúrail lies at the southwestern end of Méniail. It borders Gosterra to the north and [[Khamria]] to the east, and is separated from both by the Mazissage Mountains, which run to the sea. It covers 230,687 mi² (597,477 km²) and measures about 453 miles (729 km) from east to west and 506 miles (814 km) from north to south.


=== Western Lowlands ===
=== Regions ===
The '''Western Lowlands''', 136,720 mi² (354,103 km²), cover the west and south of the region: the land from the western coast to the [[Diate River]], and east of the Diate the coastal plain along the south coast, which takes in the [[Egoaldigo Swamp]]. They are largely peat bog, broken by patches of dry ground, lakes and light forest, and hold the great swamps of Balúrail, among them the [[Ganze Swamp]], the largest. Most of the rivers of Balúrail rise in the highlands and flow west and south across them to the sea.


Where both the Olsendi and the Morusi first settled, the west is a complex network of rivers, lakes and bogs. It also the predominant center for both civilizations.
The '''Eastern Highlands''', 93,967 mi² (243,373 km²), are the rocky foothills of the Mazissage Mountains and large expanses of boreal forest, including the [[Doye Forest]]. In the south they reach into northeastern [[Gostiria]] and end just south of the Itanha Forest, where the land falls to the coastal plain. The [[Sirilquito Hills]] and [[Lake Arrerem]] lie in their southern part.
|Regions==== Trael ===
Located on the west central coast, Trael is a region centered along the coast with the major port city of Trael along with the naval base of Fort Rebe and the smaller port town of Prato. Trael is also hime to numerous bogs and lakes including the large lakes of Tatubi and Gale.  


[[File:Greenwater and Lake Roslan.jpg|thumb|Greenwater and Lake Roslan]]
=== Climate ===
[[File:Balúrail Winter Ganze Swamp 01.jpg|thumb|Winter in the [[Ganze Swamp]]]]
Balúrail is the coldest region of Méniail. The Western Lowlands have long, cold winters with extended freezing periods and short, warm summers, and mist is frequent; [[Ezinco]] is the wettest part. The Eastern Highlands are slightly milder, but their elevation largely offsets the difference, and the foothills grow colder toward the mountains.


=== Green Highlands ===
=== Flora and Fauna ===
Located in east, the Green Highlands are the most recently settled region of Payalwa. The city of Greenwater, nestled on the shore of Lake Roslan and the Murkzakar range. The Green Highlands are often mist covered and rainy and contain the sources for most of the rivers that feed the Payalwa lowlands.
{{main|Flora and Fauna of Balúrail}}
The plants and animals of Balúrail are adapted to cold winters and waterlogged ground. Most of the swamps are made of peat. The [[Balúrail Pine]] is the most common tree of the lowlands, and boreal forest covers much of the highlands. Among the native animals is the [[Aerbicar]], a large one-horned herbivore whose wide hooves carry it across marshy peat.
|Goverment and Politics=Balúrail is governed by the League of Balúrail. The League consists of the federal [[District of Têr]], which holds the capital; four states, [[Gostiria]], [[Ivaiê]], [[Ezinco]] and [[Gurverde]]; the territory of [[Eimbuver]]; and the semi-sovereign Mifajene Reservation.
|Economy=Balúrail's economy rests on its natural resources. Peat is cut from the swamps, and medicinal herbs are gathered there. The Balúrail Pine is the main source of lumber, iron is mined in the Sirilquito Hills, and gold has been mined in Gurverde since its discovery in 771 ME. Shipbuilding and sea trade are major industries, centered on the ports of Gostiria, Ivaiê and Ezinco. Fishing is the main livelihood of the Mifajene of the [[Mifajene Reservation]], who trade a little with Ezinco.


=== Falanga ===
Railways have been built since 861 ME in Gostiria, the District of Têr and Gurverde: a coastal line runs from Tabe through Lusbá to Zol, and lines from Têr and from Vota Bay reach [[Arremíria]]. Ivaiê, Ezinco, Eimbuver and the Mifajene Reservation have no railways.
Located in southern Payalwa, Falanga contains the capital city of Harrowmere along with numerous swamps and lakes. Borered by the Roslan hills in the north and the Murzakar range in the east, Falanga is a populous region with numerous ports scattered along the coast. The interior is sparely population.  
|Demographics=
[[File:Gorísio Estilgive Photo 01.jpg|thumb|right|A photograph of Gorísio Estilgive, president of the [[League of Balúrail]].]]
Balúrail has about 2.0 million inhabitants, about 1.7 million of them in the Western Lowlands. Most are Tuzquão, and nearly two-thirds live in towns and cities, most of them on the coast or on dry ground. The largest city is Têr, with about 300,000 people. Smaller communities from other regions live in the port cities; the largest are [[Gostaldi]] from [[Gosterra]], followed by [[Berturracio|Berturracioi]] and a very small number of [[Arânzeni]].


=== Leban ===
The Mifajene number about 77,000: about 60,000 on the Mifajene Reservation, about 7,000 free Mifajene in Eimbuver, and about 10,000 living dispersed elsewhere, mostly in Ezinco and Gurverde.
Leban is a penisula located on southwestern Payalwa. It is the smallest and most densely populated region of Payalwa. It's capital is Leban. It is known for the home of Moevre, numerous towns and villages and dense swamps.
|Culture={{main|Culture of the League of Balúrail}}


=== Murzak Wilds ===
Tuzquão culture is shaped by Balúrail's swamps and long winters. Its language is [[Tuzquês]], and its towns are built on dry ground and along the coast. Peat cutting is a common trade. Mavai has been the main spiritual influence on the Tuzquão since their arrival.
An unsettled region in the north east. Home to the remaining Olsendi villages that aren't located on the reservation. Most of the region is dense forests, large lakes and misty mountains.


=== Olsendi Reservation ===
The Mifajene live in small tribal villages without a central government and remain close to Tahami, who created them. Mifajene cave art survives in the [[Donal Hills]].
The reservation is located in the northwestern corner of Payalwa. Home to the vast majority of Olsendi as well as the House of Tragget.
|Native Spirits=[[Mavai]] is the Ascendant Spirit of mystery and uncertainty. Her home, the [[House of Mavai]], is in the state of Ivaiê.
|Climate=[[File:Winter in Payalwa.jpg|thumb|Winter in Payalwa]]
Payalwa has two distinctive climate regions. The western lowland has long winters with extended freezing periods. The eastern highlands are milder mist laden and temperate.
|Flora and Fauna=[[File:Panten Male 01.jpg|thumb|A male Panten wanders through Payalwa]]
Pantens - Large mammals creates with wide hooves that can easily cross marshy peat.  


Jacas - Reptilian swamp dwellers.
[[Tahami]] is the Ascendant Spirit of swamps and bogs. His home, the [[House of Tahami]], is on the Mifajene Reservation in northwestern Balúrail.


Turfels - Wolf like swamp hunters.
[[Sitaivu]] is the Ascendant Spirit of rot and decay. Its home, the [[House of Sitaivu]], is on the northern edge of the [[Egoaldigo Swamp]] in Gostiria.


Bedunge - Large dangerous insects
[[Dañi]] is the Ascendant Spirit of mist and fog. Her home, the [[House of Dañi]], is in the Mazissage Mountains, on the border between Balúrail and Khamria.
|Native Spirits=[[Moevre]] is the [[Ascendant Spirit|ascendant spirit]] of myth and folklore. Her home is in Leban (region).
|Gallery={{Slideshow|
 
Tuzquão_Peat_Cutter_Photo 01.jpg:: A common profession in Balúrail is that of the peat cutter.
[[Tragget]] is the [[Ascendant Spirit|ascendant spirit]] of swamps and bogs. His home is on the Olesndi reservation in north western Payalwa.
Ivaiê Streetscene Photo 01.jpg :: A photograph of [[Ivaiê_(city)|Ivaiê]] 884 ME
}}
|See Also=* [[League of Balúrail]]
* [[Tuzquão]]
* [[Mifajene]]
* [[Western Lowlands]]
* [[Eastern Highlands]]
* [[Flora and Fauna of Balúrail]]
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