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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
The Otisco Rectory is comprised of two distinct landmasses separated by Phenic's Strait. South of Phenic's Strait is Skanateles, an island in the [[Nysdra Sea]]. Skanateles is relatively featureless, topographically speaking, and in terms of climate it is covered almost entirely by {{wp|boreal forests}}, with some coastal clearings where previous human activity took place during the period of [[Varshan]]i domination. North of Phenic's Strait is the Martis Peninsula, whose coastal lowlands are similar in climate and appearance to Skanateles. Further inland, the Martis Peninsula area elevates to about 50-90 feet above sea level, gently sloping upward with a handful of rocky outcroppings giving the landscape some definition. Administratively, the Rectory is divided into the "Insular Area" and "Peninsular Area", covering Skanateles and Martis, respectively. | The Otisco Rectory is comprised of two distinct landmasses separated by Phenic's Strait. South of Phenic's Strait is Skanateles, an island in the [[Nysdra Sea]]. Skanateles is relatively featureless, topographically speaking, and in terms of climate it is covered almost entirely by {{wp|boreal forests}}, with some coastal clearings where previous human activity took place during the period of [[Varshan]]i domination. North of Phenic's Strait is the Martis Peninsula, whose coastal lowlands are similar in climate and appearance to Skanateles. Further inland, the Martis Peninsula area elevates to about 50-90 feet above sea level, gently sloping upward with a handful of rocky outcroppings giving the landscape some definition. Administratively, the Rectory is divided into the "Insular Area" and "Peninsular Area", covering Skanateles and Martis, respectively. | ||
Otisco is sparsely inhabited and can be roughly divided into five distinct areas in terms of human geography. The derisively named "colonial zone" sits on the southern shore of Skanateles and is centered on Fort St. Francis, the Urcean-built settlement serving as cathedral city of the rectory. Fort St. Francis and the rest of the colonial zone is primarily composed of Varshani refguees as well as veterans of the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] granted land here as compensation for their service in the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. The second area, the "penal zone", sits on the northern end of Skanateles and is primarily centered around Arononia, a penal colony established for various participants of the [[Pachoy Rebellion]]. The third area, the "future area", represents the southern tip of the Martis Peninsula, a mostly uninhabited area which has been surveyed and parceled out into portions of future development. The fourth area is the "old area", representing the very northwestern and eastern periphery of the territory of the Martis Peninsula. The old area is still inhabited by small numbers of Owasco people, some of whom live on the land permanently in small settlements while most Owasco in the area are pastoral farmers who enter and exit the territory seasonally. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||