Mên-yèka Brushlands

Mên-yèka Brushlands
Example brushland terrain
Area	17347 km² (10781 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	23°C (73°F)
Average Elevation	8943 m (-13609 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	69 cm/y (27 in/y)
Population	61877
Rural Pop	386724
Urban Pop	386724
MDI	3
Naming
Native name	Mên-yèka Brushlands
Pronunciation	/ˈjèka/
Direct Translation	[Proper Noun (name of person)] [tradition; ritual]
Translation	Mênsrite Brushlands

The Mên-yèka Brushlands (/ˈjèka/ Mênsrite [Proper Noun (name of person)] [tradition; ritual]) are a group of subtropical brushland on the coast of the Bulwark region. With a population of 61877, Mên-yèka Brushlands are the least populated region in all of Eyom.

Climate

The Mên-yèka Brushlands has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). The Mên-yèka Brushlands receives an average of 69 cm/y (27 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. The Mên-yèka Brushlands covers an area of nearly 17347 km² (10781 mi²), and an average elevation of 8943 m (-13609 ft) above sea level.

Flora and Fauna

The Mên-yèka Brushlands are home to a modest number of species with their population figures typically above average for a subtropical brushland, and a large number of different species with their population figures resting somewhat below average for a subtropical brushland. The keystone species of Mên-yèka Brushlands are as follows:

Crop - Coffea canephora
Crop - Kola nut
Crop - Coleus rotundifolius
Crop - Pearl millet
Crop - Shea butter
Grass - Lintonia
Grass - Polypogon
Grass - Eriochrysis
Grass - Urochondra setulosa
Grass - Andropogon
Fern - Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Fern - Actiniopteris radiata
Fern - Asplenium auritum
Fern - Lygodium microphyllum
Fern - Polypodium cambricum
Medicinal Herb - Croton gratissimus
Medicinal Herb - Atropa belladonna
Medicinal Herb - Bacopa crenata
Medicinal Herb - Aloe succotrina
Medicinal Herb - Iris pseudacorus
Fruit - Acanthosicyos naudinianus
Fruit - Ziziphus lotus
Fruit - Moringa stenopetala
Fruit - Treculia africana
Fruit - Cucumis anguria
Tree - Englerodendron leptorrhachis
Tree - Cassia fikifiki
Tree - Drypetes arguta
Tree - Searsia (plant)
Tree - Brachystegia eurycoma
Mushroom - Gummiglobus
Mushroom - Weraroa
Mushroom - Austropaxillus infundibuliformis
Mushroom - Astraeus odoratus
Mushroom - Bondarcevomyces
Mold - Smuts
Mold - Scedosporium
Mold - Trichoderma viride
Mold - Curvularia
Mold - Mucor hiemalis

Monstrous Creatures

The Mên-yèka Brushlands has an MDI of 3, the average for Eyom. Monster insurance fees are thus typical, as are bounty payouts. Travelers are advised to be armed at all times.

The most common monstrous creatures within the Mên-yèka Brushlands 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 Mên-yèka Brushlands are home to 386724 people. They break down into the following demographics: 64% Tanuki, 12% Goblins, 9% Hobgoblins, 7% Hobgoblins, 6% Grey Elf, and ~2% Other.

The Mên-yèka Brushlands are's peoples are culturally Z̚oman, but have their local customs and traditions. Their shared values and traditions include raw strength and personal prowess and education and knowledge-seeking, as well as a unique relic festival and a wine festival.

Tanuki

The Tanuki subculture native to the Mên-yèka Brushlands are noticably same height and weight as the neighbors. While they follow the broader tennents of Tanuki culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of culturally-significant jewelry or accessories and base their sence of individual idenity on warbands or civic military service groups. They also place greater cultural emphasus on ascetic unworldliness and pious poverty and cunning and the ability to trick others.

Goblin

The Goblin subculture native to the Mên-yèka Brushlands are noticably smaller and slighter than their neighbors. While they follow the broader tennents of Tanuki culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of significant scent or perfume uses and base their sence of individual idenity on warbands or civic military service groups. They also place greater cultural emphasus on conquest and domination of others and submission to lawful authority.

Hobgoblin

The Hobgoblin subculture native to the Mên-yèka Brushlands are noticably much bigger and bulkier than neighbors. While they follow the broader tennents of Tanuki culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of color choices with social meaning to them and base their sence of individual idenity on identity based on their local community. They also place greater cultural emphasus on education and knowledge-seeking and faithfulness towards one’s chosen friends.

Quenn

The Quenn subculture native to the Mên-yèka Brushlands are noticably same height and weight as the neighbors. While they follow the broader tennents of Tanuki culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of impractical or elaborate role-based clothes and base their sence of individual idenity on identity based on their local community. They also place greater cultural emphasus on filial devotion to family and parents and purging evil and expelling the wicked.

Grey Elf

The Grey Elf subculture native to the Mên-yèka Brushlands are noticably smaller and slighter than their neighbors. While they follow the broader tennents of Tanuki culture, they have diffrenciated themselves by adopting a tradition of impractical or elaborate role-based clothes and base their sence of individual idenity on inheritance of an ancient body modification. They also place greater cultural emphasus on faithfulness towards one’s chosen friends and remembrance of the past and memorializing history.

Local Religion

The Mên-yèka Brushlands are overseen by Potentate Xunx Hyacinemus Tadwineus, a god serving within Fawresm, the region's principal religion. Approximately 40% of the population self-report as devout. The Mên-yèka Brushlands 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

Mên-yèka Brushlands has its economic roots in Bulwark's export of Armor, but has developed its own armor industry, which has a marked impact on the local regional economy.

The Mên-yèka Brushlands has an Imperial Development Index of 16. For the reference of Eyom's native peoples, a IDI of 16 means there are 16 locations within the Mên-yèka Brushlands which the Empire can securely and regularly transport materials and personnel..

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

Crystal / Gem - Ghmnalite
Plant - Gteia
Plant - Oweepp Astilbe
Stone - Lddch
Stone - Rtuanite
Stone - Tccereanite
Stone - Tchttmene
Stone - Uisialite
Wood - Etckaighce Cottonwood

History

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