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CougranadaKoo-gruh-nah-duh. Cougranada is the largest continent on Cougran. It covers 26,730 miles and is almost entirely in the southern hemisphere. It is governed by the Shou Clan. It has a large network of interconnected rivers and lakes that traverse the interior of the continent. |
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Shou ClanSha-oo. The Shou Clan occupy the massive southern continent of Cougranada. They were the first of Tigren Clans. They gradually grew to occupy the entire continent and broke off into 6 other clans, which spread to the 6 other continents. |
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Blow-moe-check. The Blomochek District lies due north of the Deckmaar District, due east of the Lost Woods, southwest of the Lennel District, west of the Maqdod District, and northwest of the Zegendel District. The Dalshche River forms its western border, as the Falssee River forms its northern border.
The Ringlar Forest forms the eastern border and the Sanph River forms its southern border.
The district consists of 24 villages and Blomochek City, all of which are either east or south of Blomochek City. It claims one female-run village, Ophinia where the males raise the cubs and the females work. There are fleetah racers, sun worshipers, acrobats, bakers, and brick-makers. Alphajek is their literary center and Betajek is their center for mathematics. Tleeze is the paradise of pleasure and Skeeze is the village of the condemned.
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Deck-mar. The Deckmaar District is located in the south-central region of Cougranada. It is due south of the Blomochek District, due west of the Zegendel District, due east of Shou Fortress, and northeast of Guaou District. The Dondufen River forms the southwestern border, Lake Shouful forms the northwestern border, the Sanph River forms the northern border, and the eastern and southern borders are solid forest.
The district consists of 15 villages and Deckmaar City. Their claim to fame is Qariana, a village filled with fierce, female hunter/warriors and Poochuk, which hunts the fierce, 20-foot calfgar for fun! Rastenchuk is a village of candy-makers, Poenaar is the literature capital of Deckmaar, and Qurell is a community of scientists.
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Ev-in-stat. The Evanstaat District is located in Cougranada’s interior, butting-up against the Shougren River in its western, northwestern, and northern borders. The Shogra Tributary forms its northeastern border, and forest covers the rest. The district is due west of the Shou Fortress, northwest of the Guaou District, east of the Western Wilderness, and southwest of the Lost Woods.
The district consists of 27 villages and Evanstaat City. The district is arranged in a rectangular formation, Evanstaat City being in the center, and the villages forming a single perimeter around the city. One village, Infandell, is located over 700 miles south of the main district, which serves as a trading post for the Western Wilderness and Guaou Districts.
The village boasts of many unique specialties, one of which is the sport of jousting. There is also a mine, which supplies the world with purple daar, a very valuable mineral used to make jewelry. There are villages that breed animals, make pottery, paint, carve wooden sculptures, and manufacture wagons. The village called Amilno supplies the world with D’jah, and Azelia discovered many of the planets in Cougran’s solar system.
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Goo-ah-oh. The Guaou District is the southernmost settlement on Cougranada. Its southern border is the south polar sea called the Cheetahrian Ocean. It is bordered by temperate forests on the remaining three sides. Due north from the district is the Fortress of the Shou Clan, Evanstaat District is to the northwest, and Deckmaar District is to the northeast.
The district consists of 20 villages and Guaou City, each specializing in their own trade. There are potters, chefs, farmers, a canning industry, a village that trains birthing nannies, a village that makes perfumes and alcohols, and glassmakers. Their religious center is Ilbanou, and their legal village is Klubenia.
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Len-nell. The Lennel District is located in northeastern Cougranada. It is bordered by the Breck Delta to the northwest, the Falssee River to the west, Blomochek District to the southwest, the Ringlar Forest to the south, the Straits of Raoonada to the southeast, and the Sea of Felanada to the north.
The district contains 20 villages and Lennel City, each with a specific specialty. Aleeze supplies wood with its logging industry. XouYel, Fe, Blosh, Gaggelia, Saechel, and Thenbes each have a water pipeline going through their village to the settlements to the east. They have a village for romantic getaways, a village that invented antiseptic, various animal breeders, a training village for guards, an a mining village to supply stones for building walls.
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Mock-dod. The Maqdod District is located along the east cost of Cougranada. The northern border is the shoreline of the Straits of Raoonada, to the west is Lake Tamsell, to the southwest is the Donellier River, Lake Corazone is to the south, the Zemph River is to the southeast, and the Eastern Woods is in the east.
The district consists of twenty-one Carcalian villages and Maqdod District. There is a salt-mine located at Blozh, boat building in Joushek, which obtains some of its raw materials from Oaful, Oppu, and Raphe. There are bread-makers and fruit farmers, metal-smiths, and hunters. Two villages supply the water to the district, Gohl Village supplies the east side, and Yemm Village supplies the west. The village of Tybifia, located near Lake Tamsell, provides a meeting point for those who wish to experience the great outdoors. The journey from Maqdod City takes only an hour by coach, pulled by the shakpar, a fast-running, bipedal bird standing four-feet tall, and perfect for transportation.
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Poo-vin-star. The Puvenstaar District is located in the southeastern region of Cougranada, southwest of the Eastern Woods, south of the Maqdod District, and east of the Zegendel District. It is bordered by the Corrabee River to the west, Lake Corazone to the northwest, the Zemph River to the north, Lake Hummis to the northeast, and the Cheetahrian Ocean to the southeast.
It is composed of 23 Carcalian villages and Puvenstaar City, which cover all of the necessary functions of a district. The village of Pesoj trains doctors, the village called Opamao houses the official records, and the village of Pamdeej is the religious center. They grow fruits, breed animals, and have scientists who invent and philosophers who postulate deep issues.
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Sash-uh-low. The Sashalow Peninsula is located in the northern center of the Cougranadian continent. It juts into the southeastern side of Lexinia, and is bordered by the Sea of Teknaar on its north and west shores, the Gulf of Shandow to the east, the Western Wilderness to the southwest, and the Lost Woods to the south and east.
The district has one city, Dracksell, and 11 villages. There are three villages to the north, one on the east coast, and four at the peninsula’s base. The residents, due to their isolation from freshwater, rely heavily on melons for their moisture. The forest provides animals to hunt, berries and nuts to pick, and raw materials to sustain their buildings. The district is highly susceptible to flooding from the storms that occur during the latter months of the year.
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Zee-gun-dell. The Zegendel District is located in eastern Cougranada, west of the Puvenstaar District, southwest of the Maqdod District, east of the Deckmaar District, and southeast of the Blomochek District. The district is bordered by water, the Donellier River to the north, Lake Ivanhoel in the northwest, the Shartre River in the west, Lake Savinto to the southwest, Lake O’Maabee to the southeast, the Corrabee River to the east, and Lake Corazone to the northeast.
The district has 28 villages, each with their own specialty. The villages of Sadare and Teljone monitor the water system, which is fed from all the sources of water surrounding the district. Three of the villages participate in hunting; there are fruit and vegetable farmers, textiles, goods manufacturers, and food preparers. Their entertainment consists of spear-throwing competitions, sword fighting, and the artisan galleries.
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The Western Wilderness consists of eight villages situated in and around the Shougren River and a massive expanse of subtropical forest once occupied by the mighty Clush and Shenlo sects of the Shou Clan. After the great migration, these lands were reclaimed by the forest.
The Western Wilderness begins at the west coast of Cougranada and extends inland to the edge of the Evanstaat District. The district is bordered by the Sea of Teknaar and the Sea of Dellmo-naar to the north, the Sybeerian Ocean to the west, and the Cheetahrian Ocean to the south.
The settlements are very poor, needing to trade just to survive. Raroolia provides a significant amount of goods from southern Lexinia, but for the most part, they are islands onto themselves, choosing to stay isolated, versus relocate into one big city.
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The Eastern Woods is located on the eastern tip of Cougranada, immediately across the Straits of Raoonada from the Raoolen River and southwestern Raoolia. It is barren of settlements save one, the Shven Castle, abandoned during the Great Migration by the future Shven-Shong. It claims one body of water, Lake Hummis on its western border with Puvenstaar, which is to its southwest. Maqdod District lies to the northwest. The district is solid forest.
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The Lost Woods is bordered by the Shougren River to the south, Lake Shouful to the southeast, the Dalshche River to the east, the Gulf of Shandow to the north, and the Sashalow Peninsula to the northwest.
The district is solid, tropical jungle, too thick to navigate, which was perfect for the Maestro sect of the Shou Clan. The only trace of settlement that still exists is the long-abandoned Castle Maestro, which can only be seen from the air. The Evanstaat District is to the southwest, Shou Castle lies to the south, and the Blomochek District lies to the east.
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Copyright © 1977-2008 P*JET * IMAGES & Pam and Eric Tilden
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