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Gostiria is a state in the southeast of the League of Balúrail, on the south coast east of the Diate River. It is the southernmost state of the League and, with about 620,000 people, its most populous division. Its capital and largest city is Lusbá. The District of Têr, the federal capital, is an enclave on its coast.

Etymology

Gostiria is a compound of the Tuzquês words gostilde (coast) and isgerria (accessible).

History

The first humans in Balúrail landed in what is now Gostiria. Settlers from the Kingdom of Bóinbile, led by Séan Beascar, founded Saindo on Canea Bay in 201 ME. Further colonial towns followed along the coast, among them Tabe (215 ME), Lusbá (224 ME), Marilão (232 ME), Parintis (241 ME) and Preto (256 ME), and Marca was founded on the Diate in 263 ME.

At independence in 289 ME, Gostiria was chartered as one of the original states of the League, with Saindo as its capital. Between about 290 and 340 ME the Tuzquão conquered the lowlands and displaced the Mifajene. Settlement then spread east and inland: Zol was founded in 318 ME and Mau in 352 ME.

Saindo's small harbor on its peninsula could not serve the growing trade of the coast, and in 371 ME the capital was moved to Lusbá, on Vota Bay. Railways were built in the 9th century ME: the line between Têr and Tabe opened in 861 ME, the coastal line reached Lusbá in 874 ME and Zol in 882 ME, and the line from Vota Bay to Arremíria in Gurverde opened in 889 ME.

Geography

Gostiria covers 68,207 mi² (176,655 km²). Most of it lies in the Western Lowlands, and its northeast rises into the forests of the Eastern Highlands. It borders Ivaiê to the west along the western channel of the Diate, Gurverde to the north, and Khamria to the east across the Mazissage Mountains. The northern border runs from the Diate near Figo across Lake Bata at Mau, through the Sirilquito Hills and across Lake Arrerem, then follows the Nagua River to the mountains.

The Egoaldigo Swamp covers much of the south of the state, behind the coast between Parintis and Lusbá. The land north of it is swampy and floods often. The Sirilquito Hills cross the northwest, and the ground between them and the Diate is closely farmed. The Itanha Forest and Lake Matago lie in the northeast.

The Diate forms the western edge of the state and reaches the sea in a delta at Têr. The Arago River joins it at Marca. The Irila River flows southwest past Emos, Verme and Recrê to the sea at Tabe, and the Ipendra River flows from Lake Pedrim to Marilão. The Sovoia River rises in the Sirilquito Hills and crosses the Egoaldigo Swamp to Preto. The Mino River flows from Lake Arrerem through the Itanha Forest to Lake Urdim, where it is joined by the Feroz River, and continues to Vota Bay at Bedebó. In the east, the Midara River flows from Lake Matago, and the Pezir River reaches Serim Bay at Larne. The largest lakes are Lake Urdim, Lake Pedrim, Lake Marcoê and Lake Matago.

The coast runs from Canea Bay in the west past Sorso Bay, Vero Bay, Ipram Bay, Gurupe Bay and Vota Bay to Serim Bay in the east. The islands of the Diate delta, among them Sorre, Soro, Alo, Pedo, Crave and Arim, belong to Gostiria, as do Luco Island, Boasper Island and the Tapura and Conso Islands.

Climate

The south coast has long, cold winters that are slightly milder than those inland, with frequent fog and heavy rain. The interior lowlands have extended freezing periods in winter and short, warm summers. The highland forest of the northeast is drier, and grows colder toward the mountains.

Flora and Fauna

Goverment and Politcs

Gostiria is led by a governor, currently Irurde Espiz, who sits at Lusbá. The League maintains several forts in the state: Fort Tabe on Canea Bay, Fort Galin on the Diate above Têr, Fort Banae on Vota Bay near Lusbá, and Fort Le at Zol.

Economy

Gostiria's economy rests on its ports. Seagoing ships call at Lusbá, Tabe, Marilão, Parintis, Preto and Zol, and shipbuilding is a major industry along the coast. River traffic on the Diate passes through Marca, Itape and Brão. Iron is mined in the Sirilquito Hills, and the land between the hills and the Diate is the state's main farming district. Peat is cut in the Egoaldigo Swamp, which is also a source of medicinal herbs, reached by way of the Sovoia River. The Itanha Forest supplies timber, and the railway from Arremíria carries the goods of Gurverde to Vota Bay.

Demographics

Gostiria has about 620,000 inhabitants, nearly all of them Tuzquão. About half live in its cities, most of them on the coast and along the Diate; the interior is sparsely populated. There is no significant Mifajene population.

Cities

Name	Tier	Population
Lusbá	Capital	55,000
Preto	Medium city	25,000
Marca	Medium city	24,000
Marilão	Medium city	22,000
Parintis	Medium city	20,000
Zol	Medium city	18,000
Tabe	Medium city	15,000
Mau	Medium city	13,000
Anande	Small city	2,800
Arago	Small city	4,900
Araigo	Small city	4,500
Bedebó	Small city	4,000
Brão	Small city	3,100
Emos	Small city	4,200
Fazas	Small city	3,700
Gome	Small city	3,300
Gurupe	Small city	3,500
Issisdo	Small city	4,800
Itape	Small city	4,400
Jurão	Small city	4,700
Larne	Small city	3,000
Moute	Small city	4,100
Muto	Small city	2,600
Nivo	Small city	3,500
Oeira	Small city	4,400
Orom	Small city	4,400
Outa	Small city	3,100
Pasto	Small city	2,600
Peqom	Small city	4,600
Pirassum	Small city	3,400
Quer	Small city	3,000
Recrê	Small city	3,100
Riono	Small city	3,600
Saindo	Small city	5,000
Saojo	Small city	2,600
Sapuco	Small city	4,600
Seca	Small city	2,500
Sedre	Small city	2,700
Tacol	Small city	4,800
Urdim	Small city	3,300
Uro	Small city	4,200
Verme	Small city	4,400

Transportation

Gostiria is served by railways. One line follows the east bank of the Diate from Tabe through Têr and Itape to Mau, and continues through Aribo to Arremíria in Gurverde. The coastal line runs from Tabe through Marilão, Parintis and Preto to Lusbá, and on through Bedebó and Larne to Zol, with a branch to Gome. A third line runs north from Vota Bay to Arremíria. Roads follow the coast and the main rivers, and those across the swampy interior are often flooded.

Seagoing ships use the harbors of the south coast, and barges work the Diate, the Irila and the Mino. A single road leads east from Issisdo across the Mazissage Mountains. It is the only land route to Khamria, and it is dangerous: bandits operate in the mountains.

Culture

The landing of 201 ME is celebrated each year throughout the League as Lelêrrisse. The name is a contraction of the Tuzquês leem lêrrisse, "first landing". The celebration is most popular in Saindo, known as the First City, where the settlers first came ashore.

The House of Sitaivu, the home of Sitaivu, the Ascendant Spirit of rot and decay, stands on the northern edge of the Egoaldigo Swamp. It is reached from Urdim. Mavai is the main spiritual influence on the Tuzquão of Gostiria.

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