Central Gosterra: Difference between revisions
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|Capital and Largest City=[[Bóinbile]] | |Capital and Largest City=[[Bóinbile]] | ||
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The border between the two states is open. | The border between the two states is open. | ||
|Economy=The farmland supports cattle, sheep and grain, and wool is a major product. Fishing, shipbuilding and sea trade are major industries. The chief ports are Glibhe and Muanal, and Bóinbile is a river port on the Odhan. | |Economy=The farmland supports cattle, sheep and grain, and wool is a major product. Fishing, shipbuilding and sea trade are major industries. The chief ports are Glibhe and Muanal, and Bóinbile is a river port on the Odhan. | ||
|Demographics=Central Gosterra has about 1, | |Demographics=Central Gosterra has about 1,985,000 inhabitants, about 29 per square mile (11 per km²): about 1,735,000 in the mainland Kingdom and about 250,000 in the Stratocracy's part of Baddaen province. | ||
The largest cities are Bóinbile (about 210,000), Glibhe (120,000) and Uirsiriar (85,000). | The largest cities are Bóinbile (about 210,000), Glibhe (120,000) and Uirsiriar (85,000). | ||
Latest revision as of 03:03, 21 October 2026
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| Image |  A painting of Baddaen from around 200–300 ME |
| Location |   |
| Reagion | Gosterra |
| Capital and Largest City | Bóinbile |
| Population | 1,985,000 |
Introduction
Central Gosterra is the central subregion of Gosterra. It holds the whole of the mainland Kingdom of Bóinbile and the part of the Heialdyn Stratocracy's province of Baddaen that lies north of the Glanuf River. Its largest city is Bóinbile, the capital of the Kingdom.
History
Landing and the early kingdoms
The Méniail armada of the Great Migration landed in 0 ME at Baddaen, on the bay at the southern edge of the region. Its settlers spread along the coast and up the river valleys, and from about 90 ME the settlements gathered into small kingdoms. Bóinbile was founded on the Odhan in 125 ME, and in 151 ME the Kingdom of Bóinbile united central and southern Gosterra. Many of the settlers who later left Gosterra sailed from its ports, among them those who reached Balúrail in 201 ME.
Division
In 640 ME the southern duchies of the Kingdom rose in revolt, the Duchy of Baddaen among them, and the Free People's Army was formed. When the War of the Southern Duchies ended in 645 ME, the Kingdom kept the land north of the Eals River, and the land between the Eals and the Glanuf passed to the new Heialdyn Stratocracy. The Eals has marked the border since.
Modern period
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.
Geography
Central Gosterra covers about 68,800 mi² (178,300 km²). It runs from Mount Croan and the Yeege Peninsula in the north to the Bay of Baddaen and the Glanuf River in the south, beyond which lies Southern Gosterra. The sea lies to the west. To the northeast the Aráinia Mountains separate it from Aráinia, and to the east and southeast the Bogh Mountains separate it from Khamria.
It is a green country of farmland, lakes and forested hills, with a cliffed coast broken by bays. The Odhan is its principal river; it flows west past Bóinbile and reaches the sea at Glibhe on Raos' Bay. Other rivers include the Malobh, which flows into Lake Malobh; the Bálg, which flows past Donga to Reas; the Eals, which runs from the coast at Muanal past Uirsiriar and marks the border between the two states; the Ochi; and the Glanuf, which forms the southern edge of the region and reaches the sea at Baddaen. The largest lakes are Lake Uirssiais at Uirsiriar, Lake Leagh at Reas, Lake Duinear in Murbal and Lake Felm in the south.
The Scairiof Hills cross the center of the region, and the Baddaen Hills rise on the peninsula north of the Bay of Baddaen. The large forests are the Uiniac Forest in the center, the Grang and Meallum forests around Uirsiriar, and the Ardor Forest in the south.
Climate
The climate is oceanic, with mild winters, cool to warm summers and frequent rain. Fog is common on the coast.
Goverment and Politcs
Central Gosterra is divided between two states.
The Kingdom of Bóinbile holds the north and center. Its mainland is divided into three duchies: Murbal in the north, Uiniac in the center and Uirsiriar in the south. The Kingdom's fourth duchy, the Goirleach Islands, lies offshore and forms a separate subregion. The capital, Bóinbile, is in Uiniac. Forts guard the coast and the approaches to the capital, among them Fort Mys, Fort Múnd and Fort Cealrus.
The Heialdyn Stratocracy holds the land between the Eals and the Glanuf, the northern part of the province of Baddaen, which is run by the General of the Army. Fort Dungu guards the Bay of Baddaen.
The border between the two states is open.
Economy
The farmland supports cattle, sheep and grain, and wool is a major product. Fishing, shipbuilding and sea trade are major industries. The chief ports are Glibhe and Muanal, and Bóinbile is a river port on the Odhan.
Demographics
Central Gosterra has about 1,985,000 inhabitants, about 29 per square mile (11 per km²): about 1,735,000 in the mainland Kingdom and about 250,000 in the Stratocracy's part of Baddaen province.
The largest cities are Bóinbile (about 210,000), Glibhe (120,000) and Uirsiriar (85,000).
Most inhabitants are Gostaldi, who speak Gostaldi in the Kingdom and Heiosdyn in the Stratocracy. The Yeparchist branch of Tefar is the main religion.
Transportation
The main railway line runs south from Bóinbile through Eistirigh, Reas and Uirsiriar, crosses into the Stratocracy and continues to Baddaen. The Odhan is navigable to Bóinbile, and coastal shipping links Glibhe and Muanal with the other ports of Gosterra.
Culture
Central Gosterra is the heartland of Gostaldi culture and the seat of its monarchy. Wool and weaving are long-established crafts.
See also