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===Modern Faneria (1980s-present)===

==Geography==

Faneria's geography is demarcated visibly by the distinct regions created by the [[Deamhainn Mountains|Deamhainn mountain range]] and its constituent parts. Broadly, Faneria is separated into the lowlands surrounding the [[Vandarch Sea]], the Northern Vandarch Basin (commonly simply the Basin, with the term rarely being used in relation to the [[Gothica|Gothic]] Vandarch), the mountain regions themselves, and the northern and eastern coastal regions. While large intermediate regions exist in eastern Faneria, the northern regions and mountainous spine of the country typically see boreal or even subarctic conditions for a large portion of the year, while the Vandarch Basin is considerably more temperate with occasional deep winters due to the warming effect of the inland sea.

===Geology===

===Climate and Hydrology===

Precipitation varies highly within the country, with high annual rainfall along the northwestern and western coasts of the country at the terminal reaches of the [[Kilikas Sea|Kilikas Storm Belt]] and the inland eastern end of the country dipping into semi-arid grasslands. Most rivers in southern Faneria empty into the Vandarch Sea, and flood irregularly depending on seasonal snowmelts or after particularly intense storm patterns in the Kilikas. Large portions of the coast on both the Vandarch and the Kilikas historically were wetlands, with many of these regions being dredged or dried out by human intervention, which has markedly altered the makeup of wildlife present in most lowland areas in the country.

===Ecology===

===Geographic Regions===

====Vandarch Basin====

The Vandarch Sea is ~~one of~~ the ~~most defining~~ features of Faneria, and is critical both to the history of its human habitation as well as its ecology and hydropshere. Nearly all rivers in southern Faneria drain into the Vandarch, and the Basin in its entirety spans roughly ninety percent of the Fanerian Vandarch coast, nestled between several major mountain ranges and the freshwater sea. Vandarch flora and fauna were and remain important in the iconography, diet, and rapid growth of the populations within the Basin, including the Vandarch's edible algae and seaweed blooms, prolific seafoods such as the [[Vandarch pike]] and Northern Blue Eel, and national symbols like the Whitegill Eel and George's Grenadier Conch.

The Vandarch Sea is arguably the important cultural and geographic features of Faneria, and is critical both to the history of its human habitation as well as its ecology and hydropshere. Nearly all rivers in southern Faneria drain into the Vandarch, and the Basin in its entirety spans roughly ninety percent of the Fanerian Vandarch coast, nestled between several major mountain ranges and the freshwater sea. Vandarch flora and fauna were and remain important in the iconography, diet, and rapid growth of the populations within the Basin, including the Vandarch's edible algae and seaweed blooms, prolific seafoods such as the [[Vandarch pike]] and Northern Blue Eel, and national symbols like the Whitegill Eel and George's Grenadier Conch.

The Vandarch Basin is heavily wooded and broken up by hills in its western and northerly reaches, while the east extends into large arable fields and coastal cliff formations near and across the [[Fiannria|Fiannrian]] border in [[Costaban]]. The region recieves rainfall primarily from the [[Kilikas Storm Belt]] and [[Dericania]], with the former breaking apart on the mountains separating the Kilikas from the Basin and creating a climate which, while temperate, is occasionally subjected to harsh winter conditions in spite of the warming effect of the inland Sea. The resulting rivers are partially seasonal, and flood naturally in the western and central Vandarch in particular. As a result, freshwater plays a significant role in the culture of Faneria to the point where the largest early human structures are earthworks to control flooding, while modern-day Fanerian churches relate religion to rivers and dams, shipping locks, and dikes are a large feature of riverine art, city planning, and commerce and transit in the country.

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 ===Modern Faneria (1980s-present)===
 ==Geography==
+Faneria's geography is demarcated visibly by the distinct regions created by the [[Deamhainn Mountains|Deamhainn mountain range]] and its constituent parts. Broadly, Faneria is separated into the lowlands surrounding the [[Vandarch Sea]], the Northern Vandarch Basin (commonly simply the Basin, with the term rarely being used in relation to the [[Gothica|Gothic]] Vandarch), the mountain regions themselves, and the northern and eastern coastal regions. While large intermediate regions exist in eastern Faneria, the northern regions and mountainous spine of the country typically see boreal or even subarctic conditions for a large portion of the year, while the Vandarch Basin is considerably more temperate with occasional deep winters due to the warming effect of the inland sea.
 ===Geology===
 ===Climate and Hydrology===
+Precipitation varies highly within the country, with high annual rainfall along the northwestern and western coasts of the country at the terminal reaches of the [[Kilikas Sea|Kilikas Storm Belt]] and the inland eastern end of the country dipping into semi-arid grasslands. Most rivers in southern Faneria empty into the Vandarch Sea, and flood irregularly depending on seasonal snowmelts or after particularly intense storm patterns in the Kilikas. Large portions of the coast on both the Vandarch and the Kilikas historically were wetlands, with many of these regions being dredged or dried out by human intervention, which has markedly altered the makeup of wildlife present in most lowland areas in the country.
 ===Ecology===
 ===Geographic Regions===
 ====Vandarch Basin====
 {{Main|Vandarch Sea}}
-The Vandarch Sea is one of the most defining features of Faneria, and is critical both to the history of its human habitation as well as its ecology and hydropshere. Nearly all rivers in southern Faneria drain into the Vandarch, and the Basin in its entirety spans roughly ninety percent of the Fanerian Vandarch coast, nestled between several major mountain ranges and the freshwater sea. Vandarch flora and fauna were and remain important in the iconography, diet, and rapid growth of the populations within the Basin, including the Vandarch's edible algae and seaweed blooms, prolific seafoods such as the [[Vandarch pike]] and Northern Blue Eel, and national symbols like the Whitegill Eel and George's Grenadier Conch.
+The Vandarch Sea is arguably the important cultural and geographic features of Faneria, and is critical both to the history of its human habitation as well as its ecology and hydropshere. Nearly all rivers in southern Faneria drain into the Vandarch, and the Basin in its entirety spans roughly ninety percent of the Fanerian Vandarch coast, nestled between several major mountain ranges and the freshwater sea. Vandarch flora and fauna were and remain important in the iconography, diet, and rapid growth of the populations within the Basin, including the Vandarch's edible algae and seaweed blooms, prolific seafoods such as the [[Vandarch pike]] and Northern Blue Eel, and national symbols like the Whitegill Eel and George's Grenadier Conch.
 The Vandarch Basin is heavily wooded and broken up by hills in its western and northerly reaches, while the east extends into large arable fields and coastal cliff formations near and across the [[Fiannria|Fiannrian]] border in [[Costaban]]. The region recieves rainfall primarily from the [[Kilikas Storm Belt]] and [[Dericania]], with the former breaking apart on the mountains separating the Kilikas from the Basin and creating a climate which, while temperate, is occasionally subjected to harsh winter conditions in spite of the warming effect of the inland Sea. The resulting rivers are partially seasonal, and flood naturally in the western and central Vandarch in particular. As a result, freshwater plays a significant role in the culture of Faneria to the point where the largest early human structures are earthworks to control flooding, while modern-day Fanerian churches relate religion to rivers and dams, shipping locks, and dikes are a large feature of riverine art, city planning, and commerce and transit in the country.

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