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== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
[[File:HercLocator.png|thumb|left|150px|Herciana's position (green) within northeastern [[Sarpedon]] (gray) and [[Urcea]] (light green).]] | [[File:HercLocator.png|thumb|left|150px|Herciana's position (green) within northeastern [[Sarpedon]] (gray) and [[Urcea]] (light green).]] | ||
Herciana is a tropical island sitting close to the equator with | Herciana is a tropical island sitting close to the equator with a mostly flat topography, with minor variation in and around the city of Messisoria, notable for its steep hills. Most of the island is covered in a tropical rainforest which abates slightly towards the coasts due to the weather and wind patterns of the [[Sea of Canete]], and accordingly most human settlement is on the coastal sections of the island. The coastal littoral regions of Herciana, with wind factors, average about 120 F highs all year long, with the interior portion of the island getting significantly hotter. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Herciana was one of the earliest hubs of [[Ancient Istroyan civilization]] in [[Sarpedon]], with major colonies being established around 1650 BC and the island becoming a major hub and port for further colonization efforts heading west. The makeup of the pre-Istroyan population of the island is not clearly understood, as no written language exists prior to the spread of colonies to the island and material artifacts provide inconclusive evidence. A wide range of theories exist, but the most accepted theory suggests an Istroyan-adjacent peoples living on the island before the arrival of foreign colonies and quickly adapting to the new urban lifestyle. Unlike most other places in the Istroyan world, decentralization was a temporary phenomenon and evidence suggests that the colony of Messisoria quickly established itself as the preeminent political and economic city on the island beginning in ca. 1200 BC, building an informal hierarchy that was increasingly centralized in the centuries to come. The city would eventually establish what would become known as the [[Messisorian Kingdom]]. The island of Herciana underwent significant growth as a result, as the wealth conquest began to flow directly to the island. Most of the cities of Herciana appear to have been either directly incorporated by Messisoria by around 970 BC, although it appears extension of Messisorian citizenship was used as the primary method of centralization. As the island grew, appetite for additional foreign conquest appears to have taken place. | Herciana was one of the earliest hubs of [[Ancient Istroyan civilization]] in [[Sarpedon]], with major colonies being established around 1650 BC and the island becoming a major hub and port for further colonization efforts heading west. The makeup of the pre-Istroyan population of the island is not clearly understood, as no written language exists prior to the spread of colonies to the island and material artifacts provide inconclusive evidence. A wide range of theories exist, but the most accepted theory suggests an Istroyan-adjacent peoples living on the island before the arrival of foreign colonies and quickly adapting to the new urban lifestyle. Unlike most other places in the Istroyan world, decentralization was a temporary phenomenon and evidence suggests that the colony of Messisoria quickly established itself as the preeminent political and economic city on the island beginning in ca. 1200 BC, building an informal hierarchy that was increasingly centralized in the centuries to come. The city would eventually establish what would become known as the [[Messisorian Kingdom]]. The island of Herciana underwent significant growth as a result, as the wealth conquest began to flow directly to the island. Most of the cities of Herciana appear to have been either directly incorporated by Messisoria by around 970 BC, although it appears extension of Messisorian citizenship was used as the primary method of centralization. As the island grew, appetite for additional foreign conquest appears to have taken place. | ||