====== The Mountain Republic (MR) ======

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:
  * abundant water, from its coasts and mountain springs
  * metal ores in abundant quantities -- iron, titanium, silver, and others for special purposes
  * 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
  * 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, red bricks and black iron |||
^ Terrain | mountains and coasts; magma seas beneath the mountains |||
^ Portals | [[The Orm]]; [[Port Mallorma]]; Najomis; Mount Dallal... |||
^ 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