Löt-ëfge̜ Forest

Löt-ëfge̜ Forest
Example forest terrain
Area	10569 km² (6568 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	7°C (44°F)
Average Elevation	2428 m (7965 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	276 cm/y (108 in/y)
Population	3529057
Rural Pop	92172
Urban Pop	3436885
MDI	2
Naming
Native name	Löt-ëfge̜ Forest
Pronunciation	/lo˞t/ /ˈɛfge̜/
Direct Translation	[tiger] [basil]
Translation	Tigerbasil Forest

The Löt-ëfge̜ Forest (/lo˞t/ /ˈɛfge̜/ Tigerbasil [tiger] [basil]) is a subtropical forest within the temperate rainforest of the Aegispoint region. The Löt-ëfge̜ Forest is the political heartlands of the City-state of Soheque.

Climate

The Löt-ëfge̜ Forest has a yearly average temperature of 7°C (44°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool -10°C (14°F). The Löt-ëfge̜ Forest receives an average of 276 cm/y (108 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. The Löt-ëfge̜ Forest covers an area of nearly 10569 km² (6568 mi²), and an average elevation of 2428 m (7965 ft) above sea level.

Flora and Fauna

The Löt-ëfge̜ Forest is home to a large number of different species with their population figures well above average for a subtropical forest, and the average number of species with their population figures far below average for a subtropical forest. The keystone species of Löt-ëfge̜ Forest are as follows:

Crop - Boehmeria nivea
Crop - Guar
Crop - Saccharum officinarum
Grass - Polypogon maritimus
Grass - Miscanthus sacchariflorus
Grass - Koeleria
Fern - Davallia canariensis
Fern - Pellaea calomelanos
Fern - Alsophila capensis
Medicinal Herb - Dendrophthoe falcata
Medicinal Herb - Chelidonium majus
Medicinal Herb - Artemisia herba-alba
Fruit - Nephelium cuspidatum
Fruit - Persimmon
Fruit - Ficus uncinata
Tree - Acer platanoides
Tree - Carpinus betulus
Tree - Alnus incana
Mushroom - Austropaxillus infundibuliformis
Mushroom - Hydnocystis
Mushroom - Chroogomphus ochraceus
Mold - Alternaria alternata
Mold - Drechslera
Mold - Scopulariopsis brevicaulis

Monstrous Creatures

The Löt-ëfge̜ Forest 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 Löt-ëfge̜ Forest 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 Löt-ëfge̜ Forest is home to 3529057 people. They break down into the following demographics: 57% Gnolls, 17% Gnolls, 11% Kitsune, 6% Kivu, 7% Imperial, and ~2% Other.

The Löt-ëfge̜ Forest is's peoples are culturally Gnollish, but have their local customs and traditions. Their shared values and traditions include membership in an elite bloodline or caste and conquest and domination of others, as well as a unique spirit festival and a fire festival.

Gnoll

The Gnoll subculture native to the Löt-ëfge̜ Forest are noticably either short and stocky or tall and slender. While they follow the broader tennents of Gnoll culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of role or class-specific clothing items and base their sence of individual idenity on extended family out to cousins and like kin. They also place greater cultural emphasus on remembrance of the past and memorializing history and humanistic reason and “rational” religion.

Gnoll

The Gnoll subculture native to the Löt-ëfge̜ Forest are noticably either short and stocky or tall and slender. While they follow the broader tennents of Gnoll culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of tattoos of some cultural significance and base their sence of individual idenity on astrologically-determined birth groups. They also place greater cultural emphasus on societal or ethnic superiority over all outsiders and humanistic reason and “rational” religion.

Kitsune

The Kitsune subculture native to the Löt-ëfge̜ Forest are noticably same height and weight as the neighbors. While they follow the broader tennents of Gnoll culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of socially-meaningful animal motif items and base their sence of individual idenity on patron-client relationships with major figures. They also place greater cultural emphasus on restoring some real or imagined glorious past and zealous guardianship of their own land or holy sit.

Kivu

The Kivu subculture native to the Löt-ëfge̜ Forest are noticably much bigger and bulkier than neighbors. While they follow the broader tennents of Gnoll culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of worn weapons, tools or trade implements and base their sence of individual idenity on identity based on their local community. They also place greater cultural emphasus on harmony with nature and existing life and individual rights and freedom of action.

Imperial

The Imperial subculture native to the Löt-ëfge̜ Forest are noticably either short and stocky or tall and slender. While they follow the broader tennents of Gnoll culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of patterned hair shaving or depilation and base their sence of individual idenity on lineages based on ancient hero-ancestors. They also place greater cultural emphasus on restoring some real or imagined glorious past and seeking fortune in new places or new roles.

Local Religion

The Löt-ëfge̜ Forest is overseen by Potentate Ulios Weandronw Eadwald, a god serving within Way of Ashlin, the region's principal religion. Approximately 22% of the population self-report as devout. The Löt-ëfge̜ Forest 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

Löt-ëfge̜ Forest is noteworthy for its economic independence from Aegispoint's export of Ships. Löt-ëfge̜ Forest is particularly renound for its fertilizer industry. It is also has a noteworthy transportation industry.

The Löt-ëfge̜ Forest has an Imperial Development Index of 32. For the reference of Eyom's native peoples, a IDI of 32 means there are 32 locations within the Löt-ëfge̜ Forest which the Empire can securely and regularly transport materials and personnel..

As a courtesy for scholars and agents, the Löt-ëfge̜ Forest is rated C2 by Eyom’s banks. Business ventures within the Löt-ëfge̜ Forest are expected to return market rate with some volatility.

Fluid - Ahoo Milk
Metal - Eerd
Plant - Oaigh Hosta
Stone - Ordish
Wood - Ightiei Cottonwood

History

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