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-====== The Mountain Republic (MR)======
+====== The Mountain Republic (MR) ======
-Summary
+Nicknamed "The Land of the Five Riches" a century ago, the Mountain Republic was previously a sparsely settled agricultural region of the [[Gaddish]] people until the dawn of magitech and industry.  Now, those riches are the foundation for its success as an advanced world power:
-Nicknamed "The Land of the Five Riches" a century ago, the Mountain Republic was previously a sparsely settled agricultural region until the dawn of magitech and industry.  Now, those riches are the foundation for its success as an advanced world power:
+  * abundant water, from its coasts and mountain springs
- - abundant water, from its coasts and mountain springs
+  * metal ores in abundant quantities -- iron, titanium, silver, and others for special purposes
- - metal ores in abundant quantities -- iron, titanium, silver, and others for special purposes
+  * geothermal heat from the great magma seas under the Gaddamon Mountains
- - geothermal heat from the great magma seas under the Gaddamon Mountains
+  * [[thermocrystal|thermocrystals]] -- spherical crystals that quickly absorb, then slowly emit, an incredible amount of heat; used to transfer heat from the magma seas to other parts of the MR
- - thermocrystals -- spherical crystals that quickly absorb, then slowly emit, an incredible amount of heat; used to transfer heat from the magma seas to other parts of the MR
+  * foambeans -- a legume that can be pureed into an edible foam, which acts as a protein-rich base for much MR cuisine.  Also, when dried, the foam loses its edibility and begins to harden, so it can act as a cushiony material for various buildings and constructed objects.
- - foambeans -- a legume that can be pureed into an edible foam, which acts as a protein-rich base for much MR cuisine.  Also, when dried, the foam loses its edibility and begins to harden, so it can act as a cushiony material for various buildings and constructed objects.
 ^ Keywords | steampunk, industrious |||
-^ Themes | Cities of girders and trains; corporations and stable bureaucracy; wealth and construction |||
+^ Themes | Cities of girders and trains; corporations and stable bureaucracy; wealth and construction, red bricks and black iron |||
 ^ Terrain | mountains and coasts; magma seas beneath the mountains |||
-^ Portals | ... |||
+^ Portals | [[The Orm]]; [[Port Mallorma]]; Najomis; Mount Dallal... |||
-^ Common Elements | all metals ^ Rare Elements | thermocrystals |
+^ Common Elements | physical, fire, earth, bolt ^ Rare Elements | air, ice (more common atop mountains and in northern areas) |
 ==== Dangers ====
+small criminal gangs; magma bursts (when near magma seas); rocs
 ==== Discoveries ====
 ==== Points of Interest ====
+[[The Orm]] -- more formally "The Great Orm"; the capital city, in a hollowed-out mountain.
+Najomis -- northernmost city
+[[Port Mallorma]] -- sometimes considered a part of [[The Orm]]; a city on the western coast
+[[San Seraph]] -- a major tourist destination on [[Obol Island]] and a hotbed of intellectual piracy
+Mount Dallal -- highest peak in the Gaddamon mountains; has a portal, but only a small outpost is built there due to the wind and cold
+[[Bean City]] -- an agricultural town in the east
+[[Hippo Lady]] -- a city within a gigantic hippo lady, it's the world's center for the cosmetic and modeling industries
 ==== Notable People ====
+Premier Thomas Rem Fermis -- current elected leader of the MR