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[[File:Quaesitores arrival, Northeastern Verona.png|thumb|250px|left|Artists depiction of quaesitores arrival near modern [[Lynnhaven County, Verona|LaPuerta, Verona]].]]

Settlement of the Tanoa Valley and coastal Eastern Verona by Latin quaesitores, spreading via Turiana and onto the Caridon Peninsula for the first time, began as early as 370 BC. While they had great success with the expansion of their territory in the south, relatively unincumbered around Venceia, the Caridon Peninsula posed greater geographical hurdles to the waves of explorers in the form of the Serra Affiada, the Tanoa River, and densely forested regions, as well as flora and fauna not encountered in Caphiria, such as the {{wp|jaguar}}, {{wp|black caiman}}, and {{wp|green anaconda}}. Along with this, Verona's equatorial and tropical monsoon climate zones posed even greater challenges with the higher than expected rainfall and flooding further threatening survival of those who remained. Once Caphirians were able to establish a rather decent foothold in the region, with indirect help from and to the dismay of the local populations, the lands served few purposes for the crown. The continuously warm, tropical climate made the region a perfect breadbasket and agricultural hub for more central, heavily populated provinces. It also served as a tourist destination for many Caphirians seeking a more distinct vacation who were also willing to make the journey and endure the local hazards of the region.

[[File:Yu-Shan_National_Park(WDPA-9030)-PeterWen-6.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Serra Affiada posed a great scaling risk to Caphirians.]]

At its greatest extent, Verona encompassed what are, today, the states of [[Santiago]] and [[Trentino]], as well as its present day area. The Varunã people were bound by a loose government structure that contained settlements such as Amelie, Linhavenus, and Viridans, which would go on to serve as important locations for the Imperium. The development of Verona's coasts to handle the production and movement of goods like sugarcane and cocoa meant larger cities developed around naturally deep harbors and the mouthes of navigable rivers, as was the case with cities like [[Lynnhaven]] and Isabel on the Lynnhaven Harbor and mouth of the Isabel River, respectively. When the region became an autonomous province of the imperium, it was subdivided into the regions of Corunha, Palūs, Sancti, Tridentum, and Veronarum. Mostly untamed hinterland, Corunha marked the boundary of the Lusia region before spilling across the Lombardia River, while Sancti formed the core of what would become Santiago, alongside Palūs, which was roughly coterminus with the shared Pantanal region between Santiago and Verona. Tridentum was a rather mountainous region southwest of Verona that had large populations of predatory fauna, limiting expansion into the region for quite some time. It would go on to become the state of Trentino in 1805. Veronarum served as the primary center of activity, with the provincial capital being placed at the inland, upriver city of [[Os Sonhos]] in the modern-day Palm Coast region. More geographically isolated portions of the province served as key areas for dissenters of the crown to congregate and plan for their independence.