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	==People==		==People==
-	===Mountain===	+	*[[Mountain People]]
-	High sexual dimorphism: females 4'6" 200lbs; males 5'6", 400lbs	+	*[[River People]]
-	*Hunter-gatherer bands based around patriarchal family, male and his females central, son-as-successor, fight over mating rights, omnivorous (tending carnivorous), cannibalism and rape common.	+	*[[Forest People]]
-	*Tribal villages based around patriarchal clans, some limited agriculture and raising pigs and buffalo, settlements in fertile mountain valleys.	+	==Island==
-	*Chiefdoms based around hereditary patriarch, tribute and luxury goods, slavery, religion justifies ruler, centralized justice and ownership.	+	The western side of the island is dominated by a mountain range that curves to the east at both ends. This is the location of the cloud forest and the fertile river valleys where the Mountain People civilization has arisen. At lower elevations is the vast rain forest that was the original home of the Forest and River People (on opposite sides of the river). The three rivers descending from the mountains merge into the Great River within and it is reasonably navigable from here to the sea unlike its tributaries, which are rife with cataracts and waterfalls. Beyond the rain forest are savannah and grasslands while the river spreads out into a vast delta on the southern end of the large lagoon. As the River People civilization has developed, they've moved out of the forest onto the plains.
-	===River===	+
-	Slight sexual dimorphism: females 3', 85lbs; males 3'6", 100lbs	+
-	*Hunter-gatherer bands based around matriarchal family, mother and sons central, meet regularly, no mating, social sex, omnivorous.	+
-	*Tribal villages based around matriarchal clans, practice all sorts of agriculture, herding, and fishing, settlements around the river.	+
-	*Chiefdoms based around hereditary matriarch, tribute and luxury goods, religion justifies nobility, centralized justice and ownership.	+
-	*Single chiefdom based around high matriarch, division of labor and public architecture, bureaucracy, paramount village.	+
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-	Social structure:	+
-	*Commoners (divided by tribes)	+
-	*Nobles (Matriarch's family, attached to a settlement)	+
-	*Royalty (High Matriarch's family)	+
-	===Forest===	+
-	No sexual dimorphism: 5'6", 100lbs	+
-	*Hunter-gatherer bands based around family, mated couple central, very territorial, meet semi-annually, herbivorous (mostly fruit).	+
	==Climate==		==Climate==
-	68-86 degrees	+	Lowland temperature varies between 68 and 86 degrees but it is much colder higher up. The island is uniformly wet. In the south, the rainy season lasts from October to May and in the north from April to November.
-	*Cloud Forest (Mountains)	+
-	*Rainforest (Plateau)	+
-	*Moist Deciduous (Coastal)	+
-	*Flooded Grasslands and Savannah (River)	+
-	*Flooded Forests (River)	+
-	*Grasslands (North of River)	+
-	*Savannah (South of River)	+
-	*Delta (End of River)	+
	==Flora==		==Flora==
	*Papaya		*Papaya
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	*Sheep		*Sheep
	===Wild===		===Wild===
		+	*Antelope
	*Elephant		*Elephant
	*Rhino		*Rhino
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	*Cheetah		*Cheetah
	*Leopard		*Leopard
		+	*Baboon
		+	*Hippo
		+	*Crocodile
		+	*Giraffe

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Latest revision as of 14:27, 29 April 2011

Contents 1 People 2 Island 3 Climate 4 Flora 5 Fauna 5.1 Domesticated 5.2 Wild

People

• Mountain People
• River People
• Forest People

Island

The western side of the island is dominated by a mountain range that curves to the east at both ends. This is the location of the cloud forest and the fertile river valleys where the Mountain People civilization has arisen. At lower elevations is the vast rain forest that was the original home of the Forest and River People (on opposite sides of the river). The three rivers descending from the mountains merge into the Great River within and it is reasonably navigable from here to the sea unlike its tributaries, which are rife with cataracts and waterfalls. Beyond the rain forest are savannah and grasslands while the river spreads out into a vast delta on the southern end of the large lagoon. As the River People civilization has developed, they've moved out of the forest onto the plains.

Climate

Lowland temperature varies between 68 and 86 degrees but it is much colder higher up. The island is uniformly wet. In the south, the rainy season lasts from October to May and in the north from April to November.

Flora

• Papaya
• Mango
• Cocoa
• Coffee
• Bananas
• Sweet Potato
• Yam
• Rubber
• Tea
• Sugarcane
• Macadamia
• Avacado
• Pineapple
• Corn
• Peanuts
• Rice
• Plantains
• Sorghum
• Cassava

Fauna

Domesticated

• Dog
• Cow
• Zebu
• Chicken
• Honey Bee
• Water Buffalo
• Goose
• Duck
• Horse/Zebra
• Guineafowl
• Peafowl
• Silkworm
• Cat
• Goat
• Pig
• Sheep

Wild

• Antelope
• Elephant
• Rhino
• Lion
• Cheetah
• Leopard
• Baboon
• Hippo
• Crocodile
• Giraffe