Central Gosterra: Difference between revisions

|Capital=[[Bóinbile]], [[Baddaen (City)|Baddaen]]

|Largest City=[[Baddaen (City)|Baddaen]]

|Population=2,350,000

|Introduction='''Central Gosterra''' is the central and most populous subregion of [[Gosterra]]. It holds the whole of the mainland [[Kingdom of Bóinbile]] and the northern part of the [[Heialdyn Stratocracy]]'s province of [[Baddaen]]. It contains both national capitals: [[Bóinbile]], the seat of the Kingdom, and [[Baddaen (City)|Baddaen]], the capital of the Stratocracy and the largest city in Gosterra. The first human settlers of [[Méniail]] landed at Baddaen in the [[Great Migration]].

The Méniail armada of the Great Migration landed at Baddaen in 0 ME. Its settlers spread along the coast and up the river valleys, and Baddaen was founded as the first city in Gosterra in 45 ME. 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.

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 Heialdyn Stratocracy took Baddaen and the land around its bay. The Eals has marked the border since.

|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 lands south of it. 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 with the Stratocracy; and the Ochi in the south. The largest lakes are [[Lake Uirssiais]] at Uirsiriar, Lake Leagh at Reas, Lake Duinear in Murbal and Lake Felm north of Baddaen.

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 near Baddaen.

The '''Heialdyn Stratocracy''' holds the northern part of the province of Baddaen, which is run by the General of the Army. Fort Dungu guards the Bay of Baddaen.

|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 Baddaen, Glibhe and Muanal, and Bóinbile is a river port on the Odhan.

|Demographics=Central Gosterra has about 2,350,000 inhabitants, about 34 per square mile (13 per km²): about 1,650,000 in the mainland Kingdom and about 700,000 in the Stratocracy's part of Baddaen province.

The largest cities are Baddaen (about 320,000), Bóinbile (210,000), Glibhe (120,000) and Uirsiriar (85,000).

|Transportation=The main railway line runs south from Bóinbile through [[Eistirigh]], Reas and Uirsiriar, crosses into the Stratocracy and continues to Baddaen and on to Urbala. The Odhan is navigable to Bóinbile, and coastal shipping links Glibhe, Muanal and Baddaen.

|Culture=Central Gosterra is the heartland of Gostaldi culture and the seat of its monarchy. Wool and weaving are long-established crafts. As the site of the first landing, Baddaen holds a central place in the history of the human peoples of Méniail.