LL Lore : Oberth Ra

The last of the four countries! I'll have to consider what lore to share next!

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OBERTH RA:

• MOTTO: “With strength and pride.”
• GOVERNMENT:
  • Ruled by an Empress (a Crocodile)
  • The next Empress is chosen by the current Empress.
• PLACES AND LAND:
  • Includes the Lands of Crocodile and Tigers
  • Jungle-like forests and swamps crossed with rivers and rice patties.
  • Racial Distribution:
    • Human 60%
    • Tigers 40%
• INDUSTRIES:
  • Mercenary Bands: Tigers always practice their martial arts. Some sell their skills.
  • Food Export: Mostly rice and tea
  • Blacksmithing: weapons and armor
  • Sailing: Crocodiles are sailors and boat crafters. Good for traveling and trading.
• DIET:
  • Rice is a main staple of every meal
  • Rice wine or tea to drink.
  • Rice noodles.
  • Soy beans and some spring vegetables: ginger, bok choy, etc.
  • Most popular meat is fish from the rivers and coasts.
• BANNER:
  • White with a black crown and red border.

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GEOGRAPHY

• IMPERIAL BASTION:
  • Home of the Crocodile Empress
  • A stronghold protected by the mists.
  • Most Crocodiles live on stilted houses spread throughout Bide Mists.
  • Only the Empress and select others live inside the Bastion.
  • House style: Stilt Cabins / Cathedral
• XIAO HAMLET:
  • Home of the Tigers.
  • Surrounded by farms and rice paddies
  • The hamlet is spread around the valley.
  • Famous for it’s teas.
  • House Style: Small homes / Half stone and Half wood
• THE SINGING BOUGHS:
  • A forest on a peninsula.
  • Wind comes off the ocean and whistles through the trees. It sounds like singing.
• THE FALLEN LEA:
  • A green valley perfect for farming.
  • The valley is full of rice paddy terraces.
• DA WETLANDS:
  • Marshy swampland.
  • They can be dangerous if you wander off the main paths.
• THE CLOUD GROVE:
  • A small forest high up in the mountains.
  • It is so high that it’s in the low clouds.
• BIDE MISTS:
  • Misty marshlands.
  • Most traveling is done by swimming, rafts, or walking the elevated wooden paths.
• SKAI RIVER:
  • A very wide waterway allowing for travel through Oberth Ra.
  • It’s wide enough for boats to travel on, though not the large ocean masted ships.