Dame Kâhâ Steppe

Dame Kâhâ Steppe
Example steppe terrain
Area	15691 km² (9752 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	17°C (62°F)
Average Elevation	5875 m (19274 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	229 cm/y (90 in/y)
Population	436275
Rural Pop	403470
Urban Pop	32805
MDI	2
Naming
Native name	Dame Kâhâ Steppe
Pronunciation	/ˈkɑhɑ/
Direct Translation	[Proper Noun (name of person)] [hurricane]
Translation	Dame the Hurricane Steppe

The Dame Kâhâ Steppe (/ˈkɑhɑ/ Dame the Hurricane [Proper Noun (name of person)] [hurricane]) is a subtropical steppe on the coast of the Cogdales region. Dame Kâhâ Steppe is a relatively typical steppe for Cogdales, as well as Eyom as a whole.

Climate

The Dame Kâhâ Steppe has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). The Dame Kâhâ Steppe receives an average of 229 cm/y (90 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. The Dame Kâhâ Steppe covers an area of nearly 15691 km² (9752 mi²), and an average elevation of 5875 m (19274 ft) above sea level.

Flora and Fauna

The Dame Kâhâ Steppe is home to a large number of different species with their population figures resting somewhat below average for a subtropical steppe, and a large number of different species with their population figures resting somewhat below average for a subtropical steppe. The keystone species of Dame Kâhâ Steppe are as follows:

Crop - Blueberry
Crop - Vaccinium corymbosum
Crop - Fique
Crop - Cherry tomato
Crop - Asimina triloba
Grass - Gouinia
Grass - Zea nicaraguensis
Grass - Patis (plant)
Grass - Chusquea culeou
Grass - Bouteloua curtipendula
Fern - Pteris cretica
Fern - Todea barbara
Fern - Adiantum aethiopicum
Fern - Polypodium cambricum
Fern - Osmunda regalis
Medicinal Herb - Blueberry
Medicinal Herb - Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis
Medicinal Herb - Gentianella alborosea
Medicinal Herb - Carapichea ipecacuanha
Medicinal Herb - Handroanthus serratifolius
Fruit - Chili pepper
Fruit - Vaccinium formosum
Fruit - Myrciaria plinioides
Fruit - Tomato
Fruit - Myrcia costeira
Tree - Dinizia excelsa
Tree - Spondias mombin
Tree - Arbutus menziesii
Tree - Zanthoxylum fagara
Tree - Alnus jorullensis
Mushroom - Tuber oregonense
Mushroom - Bovista nigrescens
Mushroom - Handkea utriformis
Mushroom - Bonomyces
Mushroom - Pisolithus
Mold - Fuligo septica
Mold - Cercospora
Mold - Penicillium digitatum
Mold - Aureobasidium pullulans
Mold - Fuligo septica

Monstrous Creatures

The Dame Kâhâ Steppe has an MDI of 2, putting it at a slightly greater risk of monster attacks than Imperial holdings. Monster insurance fees are therefore light, and bounties are moderate. Travelers are advised to heed warning signs and read any warning brochures provided by local authorities in order to avoid known monster habitats.

The most common monstrous creatures within the Dame Kâhâ Steppe are:

People and Culture

Imperial Warning: The following section of this document deals with biological race. In deference to the traditions of Eyomic peoples, we have foregone town-specific racial census. However, as our culture lacks a taboo for classification of peoples by their biology and such information is highly important for our medical practices amongst other institutions, we have stated the racial demographics of this region. We do not do so to sew the seeds of disunity. We do not do so to belittle or bemoan any group. Such issues are why we use the term 'peoples' rather than races, cultures, or species.

In respect to this universal cultural element, we have split racial classification by culture while keeping the name of each race for our own purposes. Should you see the same race listed more than once in the following section, this is to designate a major cultural division within a race.

The Dame Kâhâ Steppe is home to 436275 people. They break down into the following demographics: 65% Constructs, 20% Gnolls, 8% Imperial, 5% Tanuki, and ~2% Other.

The Dame Kâhâ Steppe is's peoples are culturally Constructi, but have their local customs and traditions. Their shared values and traditions include honor and maintaining one’s integrity and sexual license and wantonness, as well as a unique fire festival and a music festival.

Construct

The Construct subculture native to the Dame Kâhâ Steppe are noticably smaller and slighter than their neighbors. While they follow the broader tennents of Construct culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of culturally-significant jewelry or accessories and base their sence of individual idenity on religious factions or faith alliances. They also place greater cultural emphasus on prosperity and accruing material wealth and raw strength and personal prowess.

Gnoll

The Gnoll subculture native to the Dame Kâhâ Steppe are noticably either short and stocky or tall and slender. While they follow the broader tennents of Construct culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of intricate hair styles or braiding and base their sence of individual idenity on professional guild or trade-specific group. They also place greater cultural emphasus on building things in service of their posterity and personal indulgence and luxuriant pleasure.

Imperial

The Imperial subculture native to the Dame Kâhâ Steppe are noticably much bigger and bulkier than neighbors. While they follow the broader tennents of Construct culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of impractical or elaborate role-based clothes and base their sence of individual idenity on having or lacking noble blood. They also place greater cultural emphasus on conquest and domination of others and personal indulgence and luxuriant pleasure.

Tanuki

The Tanuki subculture native to the Dame Kâhâ Steppe are noticably same height and weight as the neighbors. While they follow the broader tennents of Construct culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of role or class-specific clothing items and base their sence of individual idenity on numerous castes of hereditary workers. They also place greater cultural emphasus on faithfulness towards one’s chosen friends and scheming subtly against enemies or rivals.

Local Religion

The Dame Kâhâ Steppe is overseen by Potentate Iris Alkyontha Mneme, a god serving within Pagan, the region's principal religion. Approximately 58% of the population self-report as devout. The Dame Kâhâ Steppe is overflowing with shrines and holy sites, with most noteworthy divines having one or more shrines in any location relevant to their portfolio.

Settlements and Economy

Dame Kâhâ Steppe has its economic roots in Cogdales's export of Metals, but has developed its own tourism industry, which has a marked impact on the local regional economy.

The Dame Kâhâ Steppe has an Imperial Development Index of 18. For the reference of Eyom's native peoples, a IDI of 18 means there are 18 locations within the Dame Kâhâ Steppe which the Empire can securely and regularly transport materials and personnel..

As a courtesy for scholars and agents, the Dame Kâhâ Steppe is rated I2 by Eyoms banks. Business ventures within the Dame Kâhâ Steppe are expected to return above capitol with some volatility.

Creature - Vnuedge Bone
Stone - Leolfaline
Stone - Seftmene
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