The Lantun-mïgē Woods (/lanˈtuŋ/ /mɪˈgæ̝/ Everharvest [next] [harvest]) are a group of temperate woods within the wetland of the Northlake region. Lantun-mïgē Woods are a relatively typical woods for Northlake, as well as Eyom as a whole.
The Lantun-mïgē Woods has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 14°C (57°F). The Lantun-mïgē Woods receives an average of 230 cm/y (90 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. The Lantun-mïgē Woods covers an area of nearly 21569 km2 (13405 mi2), and an average elevation of 1277 m (4189 ft) above sea level.
The Lantun-mïgē Woods are home to the average number of species with their population figures well below average for a temperate woods, and a modest number of species with their population figures matching the average for a temperate woods. The keystone species of Lantun-mïgē Woods are as follows:
The Lantun-mïgē Woods has an MDI of 1, which is nominally safer than the Homeland. The Lantun-mïgē Woods, therefore, does not offer bounties on monsters, nor is monster insurance required. 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 Lantun-mïgē Woods are:
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 Lantun-mïgē Woods are home to 711354 people. They break down into the following demographics: 64% Iron Elves, 20% Gnolls, 1% Iron Elves, 6% Tanuki, 7% Imperial, and ~2% Other.
The Lantun-mïgē Woods are's peoples are culturally Wood Elven, but have their local customs and traditions. Their shared values and traditions include ascetic unworldliness and pious poverty and subtlety and indirectness of action, as well as a unique spring festival and a food festival.
The Iron Elf subculture native to the Lantun-mïgē Woods are noticably either short and stocky or tall and slender. While they follow the broader tennents of Iron Elf culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of impractical or elaborate role-based clothes and base their sence of individual idenity on dynastic lineages with cadet branches. They also place greater cultural emphasus on purging evil and expelling the wicked and loyalty to one’s friends, family, and own.
The Gnoll subculture native to the Lantun-mïgē Woods are noticably either short and stocky or tall and slender. While they follow the broader tennents of Iron Elf culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of painted skin markings that sometimes change and base their sence of individual idenity on far-flung clans of affiliated families. They also place greater cultural emphasus on pacifism and peaceful resolution of problems and excellence in one’s profession or trade.
The Iron Elf subculture native to the Lantun-mïgē Woods are noticably smaller and slighter than their neighbors. While they follow the broader tennents of Iron Elf culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of piercings, whether minor or elaborate and base their sence of individual idenity on professional guild or trade-specific group. They also place greater cultural emphasus on education and knowledge-seeking and piety and devotion to the gods.
The Tanuki subculture native to the Lantun-mïgē Woods are noticably smaller and slighter than their neighbors. While they follow the broader tennents of Iron Elf culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of socially-meaningful animal motif items and base their sence of individual idenity on extended family out to cousins and like kin. They also place greater cultural emphasus on subtlety and indirectness of action and membership in an elite bloodline or caste.
The Imperial subculture native to the Lantun-mïgē Woods are noticably same height and weight as the neighbors. While they follow the broader tennents of Iron Elf culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of role or class-specific clothing items and base their sence of individual idenity on professional guild or trade-specific group. They also place greater cultural emphasus on humanistic reason and “rational” religion and filial devotion to family and parents.
The Lantun-mïgē Woods are overseen by Potentate Qhivx Freya Walos, a god serving within Labdsism, the region's principal religion. Approximately 50% of the population self-report as devout. The Lantun-mïgē Woods is overflowing with shrines and holy sites, with most noteworthy divines having one or more shrines in any location relevant to their portfolio.
The Lantun-mïgē Woods has an Imperial Development Index of 34. For the reference of Eyom's native peoples, a IDI of 34 means there are 34 locations within the Lantun-mïgē Woods which the Empire can securely and regularly transport materials and personnel..
As a courtesy for scholars and agents, the Lantun-mïgē Woods is rated C2 by Eyom’s banks. Business ventures within the Lantun-mïgē Woods are expected to return market rate with some volatility.
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