Orinilure Valley: Difference between revisions

Rewrite to current canon: farmed valley, six rivers, Lake Heshinum, neutral zone
Units: imperial first, metric in parentheses
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Valleys in Khamria Infobox
{{Valleys in Orinilure Infobox
|Name=Orinilure Valley
|Name=Orinilure Valley
|Image=[[File:Orinilure Valley - General 01.jpg|center|frameless]]
|Image=[[File:Orinilure Valley - General 01.jpg|center|frameless]]
|Size=About 600 miles north to south and 100 miles east to west
|Size=About 600 miles (970 km) north to south and 100 miles (160 km) east to west
|Location=Between the Irere Mountains and the Orinilure Mountains
|Location=Between the Irere Mountains and the Orinilure Mountains
|Realm=Orinilure
|Realm=Orinilure
Line 8: Line 8:
|Settlements=Hekut, Imish
|Settlements=Hekut, Imish
}}
}}
{{Valleys in Khamria Sections
{{Valleys in Orinilure Sections
|Introduction=The '''Orinilure Valley''' lies between the [[Irere Mountains]] and the [[Orinilure Mountains]] in [[Orinilure]]. It is about 600 miles long and 100 miles wide. Most of it is dry, open country, but six rivers cross it and end in Lake Heshinum, a salt lake at its center. The [[Himoja]] farm the land along the rivers, and their grain feeds much of Orinilure. The valley separates the two [[Oinien]] states, the [[Erden Monopoly]] to the west and the [[Orinilure Collective]] to the east.
|Introduction=The '''Orinilure Valley''' lies between the [[Irere Mountains]] and the [[Orinilure Mountains]] in [[Orinilure]]. It is about 600 miles (970 km) long and 100 miles (160 km) wide. Most of it is dry, open country, but six rivers cross it and end in Lake Heshinum, a salt lake at its center. The [[Himoja]] farm the land along the rivers, and their grain feeds much of Orinilure. The valley separates the two [[Oinien]] states, the [[Erden Monopoly]] to the west and the [[Orinilure Collective]] to the east.
|Access=The valley is the only land route between the two ranges. Roads run from the tunnel mouths of each range to the river villages and meet near the House of Iriché. The Oinien, who are nearly blind and cannot bear the sun, rarely cross it themselves and rely on the Himoja and on hired foreigners on the surface.
|Access=The valley is the only land route between the two ranges. Roads run from the tunnel mouths of each range to the river villages and meet near the House of Iriché. The Oinien, who are nearly blind and cannot bear the sun, rarely cross it themselves and rely on the Himoja and on hired foreigners on the surface.
|Historical Significance=The Himoja have lived in the valley since the [[Age of Ascendance]]. When the first human settlers entered the ranges in 150 ME, the Himoja received them peacefully and came to farm for them.
|Historical Significance=The Himoja have lived in the valley since the [[Age of Ascendance]]. When the first human settlers entered the ranges in 150 ME, the Himoja received them peacefully and came to farm for them.
Line 16: Line 16:
|Cultural Significance=The House of [[Iriché]], the [[Ascendant Spirit]] of desire and greed, stands on Lake Heshinum. The names of the lake and the rivers are Himoja.
|Cultural Significance=The House of [[Iriché]], the [[Ascendant Spirit]] of desire and greed, stands on Lake Heshinum. The names of the lake and the rivers are Himoja.
|Climate=The valley is arid. Temperatures are high by day and fall sharply after sunset, as there is little cloud. Away from the rivers there are few sources of water or shelter.
|Climate=The valley is arid. Temperatures are high by day and fall sharply after sunset, as there is little cloud. Away from the rivers there are few sources of water or shelter.
|Notable features=Six rivers cross the valley, three rising in each range. From north to south, the Tohol, the Petut, and the Shebal flow from the Irere Mountains, and the Nakol, the Bemum, and the Hemom flow from the Orinilure Mountains. Each is about 60 miles long. All six end in Lake Heshinum, which has no outlet and is salt.
|Notable features=Six rivers cross the valley, three rising in each range. From north to south, the Tohol, the Petut, and the Shebal flow from the Irere Mountains, and the Nakol, the Bemum, and the Hemom flow from the Orinilure Mountains. Each is about 60 miles (100 km) long. All six end in Lake Heshinum, which has no outlet and is salt.


About 60,000 Himoja live in farming villages along the rivers. Two Himoja towns, Hekut and Imish, stand at road junctions on either side of the Treaty Forts.
About 60,000 Himoja live in farming villages along the rivers. Two Himoja towns, Hekut and Imish, stand at road junctions on either side of the Treaty Forts.
}}
}}