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    • 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
    • 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