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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 ||| ^ 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 ||| ^ 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 ==== ==== Dangers ====
 +small criminal gangs; magma bursts (when near magma seas); rocs
 ==== Discoveries ==== ==== Discoveries ====
  
 ==== Points of Interest ==== ==== 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 ==== ==== Notable People ====
 +Premier Thomas Rem Fermis -- current elected leader of the MR