Koverine

Koverine is one of the more developed continents.

History
In the early to late first revolution, the predominant power on the continent was the Tevallian Empire, which spread its control and culture across nearly three quarters of the continent, from the eastern coast to the natural barrier of the Kiernic mountains. After the last blood descendents of the First Khagan Teval died off, the Tevallian Empire fell into civil war and it was during this time that the people of the outlying territories began to rebel, eventually forming independent states.

Of these, one was the Kingdom of the Anglekans, which became the dominant state of the Anglekan peoples. Eventually, the house of Helinial took the throne, and began conquering neighboring Anglekan states. Eventually unifying the majority of the Anglekan peoples, they declared the formation of the Helinial Empire, which would stand for only as long as the Helinal house remained in power.

Following the collapse of the Helinial Empire, the Tevallians once again gained ground, but internal strife hampered their efforts to reclaim all of their former lands.

In all of the continent's history, the Kiernic peoples of the western regions remained largely indifferent to the conflicts of the Anglekans and the Tevallians, preferring to vie for control of their own lands.

Races and Cultures
The majority population of the continent is human, with the three major ethnicities being Anglekan, Tevallian, and Kiernic. Minor ethnicities include Calmeric, Centriric, and Delmiric.

The highest population of non-humans is elves, followed by gnomes.

Various other smaller populations of non-humans are spread throughout the continent.

Climates/Terrain
In the south, the Dorain peninsula and all along the southern coast are grasslands and shrublands with scattered forests. North of the grasslands, all throughout central Koverine, are variously mixed deciduous and broadleaf forests, with more temperate coniferous forests further north. In the east, the Sulinzunkhre Mountains spread east-west from Melagatai Bay to nearly the center of the continent. Above the mountain range, steppe is dominant, gradually giving way to taiga all the way to the northern coast.

In the northern central region, mixed coniferous and deciduous forests are common, with taiga along the coastal areas.

The island of Centrire is mostly tundra and taiga.

The Trellengau Mountains separate the eastern regions from the Kiernic regions, running north-south from the southern coast almost all the way to the northern coast.

In the west, the climate is warmer than the east, with warm southerly winds aiding in preventing extreme cold temperatures. Wetlands and wet forests are common throughout the areas west of the Trellengau Mountains.