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{{ | {{Regions of Dalel Infobox | ||
|Realms of | |Realms of Dalel Name=Gosterra | ||
|Image=[[File: | |Image=[[File:GostaldiRockCoast.jpg|center|frameless]] | ||
| | {{center|Painting of a coastline in Gosterra}} | ||
| | |Location=[[File:Gostaldi_Location_Méniail_Political_Map.png|center|frameless|Location of Gosterra on the continent of Méniail]] | ||
| | {{center|Location of Gosterra on the continent of Méniail}} | ||
| | |Continent=Méniail | ||
| | |Countries=[[Heialdyn Stratocracy]], [[Kingdom of Bóinbile]], [[Yeege]] | ||
|Largest City=[[Baddaen (City)|Baddaen]] | |||
|Regions=[[Yeege Peninsula]], [[Central Gosterra]], [[Southern Gosterra]], [[Goirleach Islands]] | |||
|Size=165,149 mi² (427,734 km²) | |||
|Spirits=Ettal, Emerioa | |||
|Inhabitants=Gostaldi, Zapaha | |||
|Population=4.3 million | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{ | {{Regions of Dalel Sections | ||
|Introduction=The | |Introduction='''Gosterra''' is a region of sea cliffs, farmland and forested hills on the northwestern coast of the continent of [[Méniail]] in [[Dalel]]. It was the landing place of the Méniail armada of the [[Great Migration]], and every human people of the continent descends from its first settlers. It is divided between three states: the [[Kingdom of Bóinbile]] in the center, the [[Heialdyn Stratocracy]] in the south, and [[Yeege]], the kingdom of the [[Zapaha]], on the northern peninsula. Most of its inhabitants are [[Gostaldi]]. Its [[Ascendant Spirit|Ascendant Spirits]] are [[Ettal]], the spirit of cliffs and shores, and [[Emerioa]], the spirit of emotions. | ||
|Etymology=''Gosterra'' is a [[Gostaldi (Language)|Gostaldi]] name meaning "coast land". Its first element is shared with the name of the Gostaldi themselves, and survives in [[Heiosdyn]] as ''gostaldech'', "coastal". | |||
|History= | |||
=== Before humans === | |||
Ettal made his home in Gosterra after the [[Great Erosion]] and created the Zapaha, who have lived in small settlements on the Yeege Peninsula for thousands of years. Emerioa was the second Ascendant Spirit to settle in Gosterra. | |||
=== Landing and the early kingdoms === | |||
{{main|Great Migration}} | |||
In 0 ME one of the three armadas of the Great Migration landed at [[Baddaen (City)|Baddaen]]. Its settlers spread along the coast and up the river valleys in scattered settlements, and Baddaen was founded as the first city in 45 ME. From about 90 ME these settlements gathered into a number of small kingdoms; [[Urbala]] (115 ME) and [[Bóinbile]] (125 ME) were founded in this period. In 151 ME the Kingdom of Bóinbile united central and southern Gosterra, and for nearly five centuries it was the only human state in the region. Humans never settled the Yeege Peninsula, which remained the land of the Zapaha. | |||
=== Emigration === | |||
Pressure on land, religious dissent and a spirit of exploration carried many Gostaldi beyond Gosterra. Settlers reached [[Orinilure]] in 150 ME and became the [[Oinien]]. In 201 ME settlers from the Kingdom sailed down the coast to [[Balúrail]], where they became the [[Tuzquão]] and in 289 ME the independent [[League of Balúrail]]. In 300 ME the ancestors of the [[Arânzeni]] crossed the [[Bogh Mountains]] into [[Khamria]], and around 400 ME the [[Berturracio|Berturracioi]] sailed to [[Arezilur]]. | |||
=== Division === | |||
The speech of the south drew apart from that of the center, and by the 400s ME Heiosdyn had become a language distinct from Gostaldi. In 640 ME the southern duchies of the Kingdom rose in revolt, and the [[Free People's Army]] was formed to fight the War of the Southern Duchies. The war ended in 645 ME with the founding of the Heialdyn Stratocracy. The revolt began as a republican movement, but the army has kept control of the government since. The Kingdom and the Stratocracy remain rivals, but they are not hostile and the border between them is open. | |||
=== Modern period === | |||
Gosterra's cities and ports grew quickly in the 800s ME. The first railway in Gosterra opened between Baddaen and Urbala in 848 ME; Bóinbile was linked to [[Uirsiriar]] in 856 ME, and the lines of the two states were joined across the border in 863 ME. Branches to [[Fenu]] and [[Gorin]] followed in the 870s ME. | |||
|Geography= | |||
Gosterra is a long coastal strip on the northwestern side of Méniail, running from the Yeege Peninsula in the northeast to the southern coast of the Heialdyn Stratocracy. The sea lies to the west. To the east the Bogh Mountains separate it from Khamria, and its northern part borders [[Aráinia]]. In the south it meets Balúrail at the [[Mazissage Mountains]]. It covers 165,149 mi² (427,734 km²). | |||
=== Regions === | |||
The '''[[Yeege Peninsula]]''' is the mountainous north of Gosterra. The [[Yeege Mountains]] form its backbone, with Mount Guse, Mount Meena and Mount Croan among their peaks. | |||
'''[[Central Gosterra]]''' runs from the Yeege Peninsula to [[Baddaen Bay]] and holds the Kingdom of Bóinbile. It is a country of farmland and lakes broken by the [[Scairiof Hills]] and by the Uiniac, Grang and Meallum forests. [[Lake Uirssiais]], a deep lake at Uirsiriar, lies near the border with the Stratocracy. | |||
'''[[Southern Gosterra]]''' holds the Heialdyn Stratocracy. Its uplands are the [[Baddaen Hills]] and the [[Enis Hills]], and its forests include the Ardor, Rhyche, Crosbar, Mona and Mineineo forests. [[Lake Esbing]] lies at Urbala. | |||
The '''[[Goirleach Islands]]''' lie off the northwestern coast; the largest are Calain and Eilidh. | |||
The coast is rugged and lined with cliffs, broken by bays such as Baddaen Bay and [[Raos' Bay]]. The principal rivers include the Bálg, the Odhan, on which Bóinbile stands, the Eals, the Anmyne, the Funsyne, the Allso and the Ôest. | |||
=== Climate === | |||
Gosterra has an oceanic climate, with mild winters, cool to warm summers and frequent rain, and fog is common on the coast. It is milder than Balúrail to the south. | |||
|Goverment and Politics=Gosterra is divided between three states. | |||
The '''Kingdom of Bóinbile''' is a monarchy under the [[Orr Dynasty]]; the current monarch is [[Safren Suir]]. Its capital is Bóinbile, and it is divided into four duchies: [[Uiniac]], [[Uirsiriar (Duchy)|Uirsiriar]], [[Murbal]] and the Goirleach Islands. Its language is Gostaldi. | |||
The '''Heialdyn Stratocracy''' is governed by the Free People's Army; its head of state is the Supreme General, currently [[Golas Hes]]. Its capital is Baddaen, and it is divided into three provinces: [[Baddaen]], [[Enis]] and the [[South Coast (Heialdyn)|South Coast]]. Its language is Heiosdyn. | |||
'''Yeege''' is the kingdom of the Zapaha and governs the Yeege Peninsula. It is ruled by a queen, currently [[Nyekee Dhenne]] of the [[Dhenne Dynasty]], from [[Nenye Nuuxoo]], and is divided into three duchies: Kappee, Edhaa and Eluu. | |||
The Kingdom and the Stratocracy are rivals, but relations between them are peaceful and the border is open. | |||
|Economy=Gosterra's farmland supports cattle, sheep and grain, and wool is a major product. Fishing, shipbuilding and sea trade are major industries; the chief ports are Baddaen, [[Fenu]], [[Muanal]] and [[Glibhe]], and Bóinbile is a river port on the Odhan. Gosterra is the largest trading partner of the League of Balúrail. | |||
Railways have been built since 848 ME. A main line runs from Bóinbile through [[Eistirigh]], [[Reas]] and Uirsiriar into the Stratocracy and on to Urbala, with branches to Baddaen, to Fenu and to Gorin. | |||
|Demographics=Gosterra has about 4.3 million inhabitants, about 26 per square mile (10 per km²): about 2.4 million in the Heialdyn Stratocracy, 1.75 million in the Kingdom of Bóinbile and 150,000 in Yeege. More than half of the human population lives in towns and cities. | |||
The largest cities are Baddaen (about 320,000), Bóinbile (210,000), Fenu (140,000), Glibhe (120,000), [[Ciero]] (90,000), Uirsiriar (85,000) and Urbala (75,000). | |||
Most inhabitants are Gostaldi, who speak Gostaldi in the Kingdom and Heiosdyn in the Stratocracy. The Yeparchist branch of [[Tefar]] is the main religion. The Zapaha live only in Yeege, which has no human population. | |||
|Native Spirits=[[Ettal]] is the Ascendant Spirit of cliffs and shores and the original spirit of Gosterra. He created the Zapaha. His home, the [[House of Ettal]], is in the Duchy of Kappee in Yeege. | |||
[[Emerioa]] is the Ascendant Spirit of emotions and was the second Ascendant Spirit to settle in Gosterra, during the [[Age of Ascendance]]. Her home, the [[House of Emerioa]], is in the Mona Forest in the province of Enis. | |||
|Legacy=Gosterra is the homeland of the human peoples of Méniail. The Oinien of Orinilure, the Tuzquão of Balúrail, the Arânzeni of Khamria and the Berturracioi of Arezilur all descend from settlers who left it. | |||
|See Also=* [[Gostaldi]] | |||
* [[Zapaha]] | |||
* [[Kingdom of Bóinbile]] | |||
* [[Heialdyn Stratocracy]] | |||
* [[Yeege]] | |||
* [[Great Migration]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 01:41, 13 October 2026
| Gosterra | |
|---|---|
| Image |  Painting of a coastline in Gosterra |
| Location |  Location of Gosterra on the continent of Méniail |
| Continent | Méniail |
| Country(ies) | Heialdyn Stratocracy • Kingdom of Bóinbile • Yeege |
| Largest City | Baddaen |
| Subregions | Yeege Peninsula • Central Gosterra • Southern Gosterra • Goirleach Islands |
| Size | 165,149 mi² (427,734 km²) |
| Spirits | Ettal • Emerioa |
| Native Races | Gostaldi • Zapaha |
| Population | 4.3 million |
Introduction
Gosterra is a region of sea cliffs, farmland and forested hills on the northwestern coast of the continent of Méniail in Dalel. It was the landing place of the Méniail armada of the Great Migration, and every human people of the continent descends from its first settlers. It is divided between three states: the Kingdom of Bóinbile in the center, the Heialdyn Stratocracy in the south, and Yeege, the kingdom of the Zapaha, on the northern peninsula. Most of its inhabitants are Gostaldi. Its Ascendant Spirits are Ettal, the spirit of cliffs and shores, and Emerioa, the spirit of emotions.
Etymology
Gosterra is a Gostaldi name meaning "coast land". Its first element is shared with the name of the Gostaldi themselves, and survives in Heiosdyn as gostaldech, "coastal".
History
Before humans
Ettal made his home in Gosterra after the Great Erosion and created the Zapaha, who have lived in small settlements on the Yeege Peninsula for thousands of years. Emerioa was the second Ascendant Spirit to settle in Gosterra.
Landing and the early kingdoms
In 0 ME one of the three armadas of the Great Migration landed at Baddaen. Its settlers spread along the coast and up the river valleys in scattered settlements, and Baddaen was founded as the first city in 45 ME. From about 90 ME these settlements gathered into a number of small kingdoms; Urbala (115 ME) and Bóinbile (125 ME) were founded in this period. In 151 ME the Kingdom of Bóinbile united central and southern Gosterra, and for nearly five centuries it was the only human state in the region. Humans never settled the Yeege Peninsula, which remained the land of the Zapaha.
Emigration
Pressure on land, religious dissent and a spirit of exploration carried many Gostaldi beyond Gosterra. Settlers reached Orinilure in 150 ME and became the Oinien. In 201 ME settlers from the Kingdom sailed down the coast to Balúrail, where they became the Tuzquão and in 289 ME the independent League of Balúrail. In 300 ME the ancestors of the Arânzeni crossed the Bogh Mountains into Khamria, and around 400 ME the Berturracioi sailed to Arezilur.
Division
The speech of the south drew apart from that of the center, and by the 400s ME Heiosdyn had become a language distinct from Gostaldi. In 640 ME the southern duchies of the Kingdom rose in revolt, and the Free People's Army was formed to fight the War of the Southern Duchies. The war ended in 645 ME with the founding of the Heialdyn Stratocracy. The revolt began as a republican movement, but the army has kept control of the government since. The Kingdom and the Stratocracy remain rivals, but they are not hostile and the border between them is open.
Modern period
Gosterra's cities and ports grew quickly in the 800s ME. The first railway in Gosterra opened between Baddaen and Urbala in 848 ME; Bóinbile was linked to Uirsiriar in 856 ME, and the lines of the two states were joined across the border in 863 ME. Branches to Fenu and Gorin followed in the 870s ME.
Geography
Gosterra is a long coastal strip on the northwestern side of Méniail, running from the Yeege Peninsula in the northeast to the southern coast of the Heialdyn Stratocracy. The sea lies to the west. To the east the Bogh Mountains separate it from Khamria, and its northern part borders Aráinia. In the south it meets Balúrail at the Mazissage Mountains. It covers 165,149 mi² (427,734 km²).
Regions
The Yeege Peninsula is the mountainous north of Gosterra. The Yeege Mountains form its backbone, with Mount Guse, Mount Meena and Mount Croan among their peaks.
Central Gosterra runs from the Yeege Peninsula to Baddaen Bay and holds the Kingdom of Bóinbile. It is a country of farmland and lakes broken by the Scairiof Hills and by the Uiniac, Grang and Meallum forests. Lake Uirssiais, a deep lake at Uirsiriar, lies near the border with the Stratocracy.
Southern Gosterra holds the Heialdyn Stratocracy. Its uplands are the Baddaen Hills and the Enis Hills, and its forests include the Ardor, Rhyche, Crosbar, Mona and Mineineo forests. Lake Esbing lies at Urbala.
The Goirleach Islands lie off the northwestern coast; the largest are Calain and Eilidh.
The coast is rugged and lined with cliffs, broken by bays such as Baddaen Bay and Raos' Bay. The principal rivers include the Bálg, the Odhan, on which Bóinbile stands, the Eals, the Anmyne, the Funsyne, the Allso and the Ôest.
Climate
Gosterra has an oceanic climate, with mild winters, cool to warm summers and frequent rain, and fog is common on the coast. It is milder than Balúrail to the south.
Goverment and Politics
Gosterra is divided between three states.
The Kingdom of Bóinbile is a monarchy under the Orr Dynasty; the current monarch is Safren Suir. Its capital is Bóinbile, and it is divided into four duchies: Uiniac, Uirsiriar, Murbal and the Goirleach Islands. Its language is Gostaldi.
The Heialdyn Stratocracy is governed by the Free People's Army; its head of state is the Supreme General, currently Golas Hes. Its capital is Baddaen, and it is divided into three provinces: Baddaen, Enis and the South Coast. Its language is Heiosdyn.
Yeege is the kingdom of the Zapaha and governs the Yeege Peninsula. It is ruled by a queen, currently Nyekee Dhenne of the Dhenne Dynasty, from Nenye Nuuxoo, and is divided into three duchies: Kappee, Edhaa and Eluu.
The Kingdom and the Stratocracy are rivals, but relations between them are peaceful and the border is open.
Economy
Gosterra's farmland supports cattle, sheep and grain, and wool is a major product. Fishing, shipbuilding and sea trade are major industries; the chief ports are Baddaen, Fenu, Muanal and Glibhe, and Bóinbile is a river port on the Odhan. Gosterra is the largest trading partner of the League of Balúrail.
Railways have been built since 848 ME. A main line runs from Bóinbile through Eistirigh, Reas and Uirsiriar into the Stratocracy and on to Urbala, with branches to Baddaen, to Fenu and to Gorin.
Demographics
Gosterra has about 4.3 million inhabitants, about 26 per square mile (10 per km²): about 2.4 million in the Heialdyn Stratocracy, 1.75 million in the Kingdom of Bóinbile and 150,000 in Yeege. More than half of the human population lives in towns and cities.
The largest cities are Baddaen (about 320,000), Bóinbile (210,000), Fenu (140,000), Glibhe (120,000), Ciero (90,000), Uirsiriar (85,000) and Urbala (75,000).
Most inhabitants are Gostaldi, who speak Gostaldi in the Kingdom and Heiosdyn in the Stratocracy. The Yeparchist branch of Tefar is the main religion. The Zapaha live only in Yeege, which has no human population.
Native Spirits
Ettal is the Ascendant Spirit of cliffs and shores and the original spirit of Gosterra. He created the Zapaha. His home, the House of Ettal, is in the Duchy of Kappee in Yeege.
Emerioa is the Ascendant Spirit of emotions and was the second Ascendant Spirit to settle in Gosterra, during the Age of Ascendance. Her home, the House of Emerioa, is in the Mona Forest in the province of Enis.
Legacy
Gosterra is the homeland of the human peoples of Méniail. The Oinien of Orinilure, the Tuzquão of Balúrail, the Arânzeni of Khamria and the Berturracioi of Arezilur all descend from settlers who left it.
See also