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	Eventoa is somewhat warmer than Earth, with an average temperature about 1.5-2°C higher than present-day Earth, and that with the large northern ice ~~cap~~.		Eventoa is somewhat warmer than Earth, with an average temperature about 1.5-2°C higher than present-day Earth, and that with the large northern ice sheet: with most of the parallels north of 35°N being on land for the majority of their length, there is no circumpolar cold current and, in fact, warm currents hit the far northern landmasses warming northern Seralton, eastern Ceránen, Tregos, northwestern Purédo and Éte far more than their latitudes would suggest. Meanwhile, there is barely any land south of 70°S - a few archipelagos and scattered islands - and only a single small island south of 80°S.

	The continental landmasses have mostly been isolated for long enough that they have developed their own distinct fauna and flora. There are, in fact, some large continental ecoregions for fauna and flora: Seralton-Šacoria-Témo as a large continent, with Southern Témo having more endemic species that haven't spread elsewhere due to the deserts of northern Témo and central Šacoria. Lusaṃrīte and Jūhma have their own species, and have in common many species between them, though mainly in flora and temperate fauna, while animals in their tropical zones are quite distinct; Purédo has species in common with both Ceránen (temperate and boreal) and Euxiten (tropical), but the three continents have mostly distinct species.		The continental landmasses have mostly been isolated for long enough that they have developed their own distinct fauna and flora. There are, in fact, some large continental ecoregions for fauna and flora: Seralton-Šacoria-Témo as a large continent, with Southern Témo having more endemic species that haven't spread elsewhere due to the deserts of northern Témo and central Šacoria. Lusaṃrīte and Jūhma have their own species, and have in common many species between them, though mainly in flora and temperate fauna, while animals in their tropical zones are quite distinct; Purédo has species in common with both Ceránen (temperate and boreal) and Euxiten (tropical), but the three continents have mostly distinct species.

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	==Continents==		==Continents==
	'''Seralton''', '''Témo''', '''Šacoria''' and '''Purédo''' are, geographically, part of a single landmass, which makes up slightly more than half of all land area of Eventoa. However, Purédo is rarely ever considered to be joined to the other three, as they are only connected through a mostly polar landmass with southern shores well beyond 75°N, in some places north of 80°N, particularly north of ~~Evandor~~ and Šacoria<ref>The Northern Šacorian Sea, effectively landlocked, is topographically either Eventoa's largest lake or an enormous bay of the world ocean; however, the "strait" which would connect it to the rest of the world ocean should be at roughly 84°N and is covered by the northern ice cap. This sea lies mostly between 55° and 80°N, however an arm of it reaches as far south as 46°N.</ref>. The northern part of this landmass is covered by Eventoa's northern ice sheet; ice shelves in the seas around it reach the polar circle, however, due to warm ocean currents, a small section of coast due north of Seralton, straddling the 80th parallel north, may be ice-free for a few weeks during the summer.<br/>The ice sheet is largely contained north of the polar circle and mostly north of 70°N by mountains or seas in most of the planet, with the exception of central Purédo, where in the interior it reaches well south of the polar circle (as far south as 57°N) and marks the climate of the interior highlands, the so-called «Dead Lands», a large barren wasteland that is inhospitable for most forms of life.		'''Seralton''', '''Témo''', '''Šacoria''' and '''Purédo''' are, geographically, part of a single landmass, which makes up slightly more than half of all land area of Eventoa. However, Purédo is rarely ever considered to be joined to the other three, as they are only connected through a mostly polar landmass with southern shores well beyond 75°N, in some places north of 80°N, particularly north of Seralton and Šacoria<ref>The Northern Šacorian Sea, effectively landlocked, is topographically either Eventoa's largest lake or an enormous bay of the world ocean; however, the "strait" which would connect it to the rest of the world ocean should be at roughly 84°N and is covered by the northern ice cap. This sea lies mostly between 55° and 80°N, however an arm of it reaches as far south as 46°N.</ref>. The northern part of this landmass is covered by Eventoa's northern ice sheet; ice shelves in the seas around it reach the polar circle, however, due to warm ocean currents, a small section of coast due north of Seralton, straddling the 80th parallel north, may be ice-free for a few weeks during the summer.<br/>The ice sheet is largely contained north of the polar circle and mostly north of 70°N by mountains or seas in most of the planet, with the exception of central Purédo, where in the interior it reaches well south of the polar circle (as far south as 57°N) and marks the climate of the interior highlands, the so-called «Dead Lands», a large barren wasteland that is inhospitable for most forms of life.
	* Aside from the two large landmasses that are connected by the polar land bridge, there are three subregions which are too small to be considered continents, but may be grouped differently: these are essentially small lands that extend from the polar landmasses far enough to allow human settlement. '''Éte''' - the largest and mildest (some of the islands associated with it are south of 50°N) - is located at the northeastern end of Purédo, creating a bridge towards Ceránen; '''Oduran''' is by far the smallest, due northwest of Seralton, which is still warmed by the Purédonian current enough to be mostly ice-free even with its southernmost point at 58°N; it is often politically included in Seralton, but its history is completely different, and even Seraltonians only discovered it in the modern era. '''Tregos''' lies between Šacoria and Ceránen, but its mountainous chains and relatively southern latitude - up to 53°N - shelter it somewhat from the polar ice cap. While not a separate landmass, Tregos was the last major land on Eventoa to be settled by humans, about two hundred years before the present.		* Aside from the two large landmasses that are connected by the polar land bridge, there are three subregions which are too small to be considered continents, but may be grouped differently: these are essentially small lands that extend from the polar landmasses far enough to allow human settlement. '''Éte''' - the largest and mildest (some of the islands associated with it are south of 50°N) - is located at the northeastern end of Purédo, creating a bridge towards Ceránen; '''Oduran''' is by far the smallest, due northwest of Seralton, which is still warmed by the Purédonian current enough to be mostly ice-free even with its southernmost point at 58°N; it is often politically included in Seralton, but its history is completely different, and even Seraltonians only discovered it in the modern era. '''Tregos''' lies between Šacoria and Ceránen, but its mountainous chains and relatively southern latitude - up to 53°N - shelter it somewhat from the polar ice cap. While not a separate landmass, Tregos was the last major land on Eventoa to be settled by humans, about two hundred years before the present.

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	* '''Siceron''' is usually considered to be the northwestern subcontinent of Euxiten, however it is a separate landmass divided from the main one by shallow straits. It is also substantially larger than all other quasi-continents.		* '''Siceron''' is usually considered to be the northwestern subcontinent of Euxiten, however it is a separate landmass divided from the main one by shallow straits. It is also substantially larger than all other quasi-continents.
	* The continent of '''Sođeu''' is made of four major landmasses, sometimes all considered quasi-continents on their own, even if the largest makes up nearly 65% of the entire continent.		* The continent of '''Sođeu''' is made of four major landmasses, sometimes all considered quasi-continents on their own, even if the largest makes up nearly 65% of the entire continent.
	* The islands of '''Holenagika''', north of ~~Evandor~~, and '''Nāfo''' (Toyubeshian: ''Naafọ''), the largest of the Toyubeshian islands in Eastern Lusaṃrīte, are both large enough to be considered quasi-continents, but are geographically and historically tightly linked to the respective mainlands so much that they are considered islands; Nāfo is, for legal purposes, considered to be part of mainland Lusaṃrīte (as are a few other islands in the Lusamritene Inland Seas) by the government of the Dundulanyä Confederation, which it belongs to<ref>The strait between Nāfo and the Śubhāla region on mainland Lusaṃrīte is less than 10 km wide in its narrowest part, and is bridged for both road and rail traffic.</ref>.		* The islands of '''Holenagika''', north of Seralton, and '''Nāfo''' (Toyubeshian: ''Naafọ''), the largest of the Toyubeshian islands in Eastern Lusaṃrīte, are both large enough to be considered quasi-continents, but are geographically and historically tightly linked to the respective mainlands so much that they are considered islands; Nāfo is, for legal purposes, considered to be part of mainland Lusaṃrīte (as are a few other islands in the Lusamritene Inland Seas) by the government of the Dundulanyä Confederation, which it belongs to<ref>The strait between Nāfo and the Śubhāla region on mainland Lusaṃrīte is less than 10 km wide in its narrowest part, and is bridged for both road and rail traffic.</ref>.

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	'''Seralton''', '''Témo''', '''Šacoria''' and '''Purédo''' are, geographically, part of a single landmass, which makes up slightly more than half of all land area of Eventoa. However, Purédo is rarely ever considered to be joined to the other three, as they are only connected through a mostly polar landmass with southern shores well beyond 75°N, in some places north of 80°N, particularly north of Evandor and Šacoria<ref>The Northern Šacorian Sea, effectively landlocked, is topographically either Eventoa's largest lake or an enormous bay of the world ocean; however, the "strait" which would connect it to the rest of the world ocean should be at roughly 84°N and is covered by the northern ice cap. This sea lies mostly between 55° and 80°N, however an arm of it reaches as far south as 46°N.</ref>. The northern part of this landmass is covered by Eventoa's northern ice sheet; ice shelves in the seas around it reach the polar circle, however, due to warm ocean currents, a small section of coast due north of Seralton, straddling the 80th parallel north, may be ice-free for a few weeks during the summer.<br/>The ice sheet is largely contained north of the polar circle and mostly north of 70°N by mountains or seas in most of the planet, with the exception of central Purédo, where in the interior it reaches well south of the polar circle (as far south as 57°N) and marks the climate of the interior highlands, the so-called «Dead Lands», a large barren wasteland that is inhospitable for most forms of life.		'''Seralton''', '''Témo''', '''Šacoria''' and '''Purédo''' are, geographically, part of a single landmass, which makes up slightly more than half of all land area of Eventoa. However, Purédo is rarely ever considered to be joined to the other three, as they are only connected through a mostly polar landmass with southern shores well beyond 75°N, in some places north of 80°N, particularly north of Evandor and Šacoria<ref>The Northern Šacorian Sea, effectively landlocked, is topographically either Eventoa's largest lake or an enormous bay of the world ocean; however, the "strait" which would connect it to the rest of the world ocean should be at roughly 84°N and is covered by the northern ice cap. This sea lies mostly between 55° and 80°N, however an arm of it reaches as far south as 46°N.</ref>. The northern part of this landmass is covered by Eventoa's northern ice sheet; ice shelves in the seas around it reach the polar circle, however, due to warm ocean currents, a small section of coast due north of Seralton, straddling the 80th parallel north, may be ice-free for a few weeks during the summer.<br/>The ice sheet is largely contained north of the polar circle and mostly north of 70°N by mountains or seas in most of the planet, with the exception of central Purédo, where in the interior it reaches well south of the polar circle (as far south as 57°N) and marks the climate of the interior highlands, the so-called «Dead Lands», a large barren wasteland that is inhospitable for most forms of life.
	* Aside from the two large landmasses that are connected by the polar land bridge, there are three subregions which are too small to be considered continents, but may be grouped differently: these are essentially small lands that extend from the polar landmasses far enough to allow human settlement. '''Éte''' - the largest and mildest (some of the islands associated with it are south of 50°N) - is located at the northeastern end of Purédo, creating a bridge towards Ceránen; '''Oduran''' is by far the smallest, due northwest of Seralton, which is still warmed by the ~~Prétalonian~~ current enough to be mostly ice-free even with its southernmost point at 58°N; it is often politically included in Seralton, but its history is completely different, and even Seraltonians only discovered it in the modern era. '''Tregos''' lies between Šacoria and Ceránen, but its mountainous chains and relatively southern latitude - up to 53°N - shelter it somewhat from the polar ice cap. While not a separate landmass, Tregos was the last major land on Eventoa to be settled by humans, about two hundred years before the present.		* Aside from the two large landmasses that are connected by the polar land bridge, there are three subregions which are too small to be considered continents, but may be grouped differently: these are essentially small lands that extend from the polar landmasses far enough to allow human settlement. '''Éte''' - the largest and mildest (some of the islands associated with it are south of 50°N) - is located at the northeastern end of Purédo, creating a bridge towards Ceránen; '''Oduran''' is by far the smallest, due northwest of Seralton, which is still warmed by the Purédonian current enough to be mostly ice-free even with its southernmost point at 58°N; it is often politically included in Seralton, but its history is completely different, and even Seraltonians only discovered it in the modern era. '''Tregos''' lies between Šacoria and Ceránen, but its mountainous chains and relatively southern latitude - up to 53°N - shelter it somewhat from the polar ice cap. While not a separate landmass, Tregos was the last major land on Eventoa to be settled by humans, about two hundred years before the present.

	'''Seralton''' is the smallest true continent - despite being joined to Šacoria in the east - and lies well within the northern temperate zone. Its northern shores (mostly on the island of Holenagika), about 70°N, are cold due to the influx of the great northern ice, though ice-free due to warm currents, but the rest of the continent is warmed by its many internal seas and by the warm current flowing northeastwards across the ocean from southern ~~Prétalo~~; that makes Seralton quite temperate for its northern latitude. Seraltonian-based civilizations have colonized much of the rest of the planet, establishing culturally Seraltonian societies particularly the near totality of the inhabitable areas of ~~Prétalo~~ and Ceránen and most of ~~Axome~~ and Sođeu, in a few parts of ~~Vaóren~~ and only marginally in the other continents.		'''Seralton''' is the smallest true continent - despite being joined to Šacoria in the east - and lies well within the northern temperate zone. Its northern shores (mostly on the island of Holenagika), about 70°N, are cold due to the influx of the great northern ice, though ice-free due to warm currents, but the rest of the continent is warmed by its many internal seas and by the warm current flowing northeastwards across the ocean from southern Purédo; that makes Seralton quite temperate for its northern latitude. Seraltonian-based civilizations have colonized much of the rest of the planet, establishing culturally Seraltonian societies particularly the near totality of the inhabitable areas of Purédo and Ceránen and most of Euxiten and Sođeu, in a few parts of Témo and only marginally in the other continents.

	'''Šacoria''' is a continent joined to Seralton at its western end and to Témo in the southwest. It is divided into four major areas: the southeastern subcontinent, towards the island seas dividing it from Lusaṃrīte, which is by far the most populated area of the continent and where most of its countries are; the mild temperate highlands of this part of the world are also where behaviourally modern Eventoan humans first developed. Central Šacoria, the land connection between the three Old World continents, is a large belt of steppes in the north and deserts to the south - contiguous to the great northern desert of Témo to the west - that forms a huge natural barrier between the continents, broken by the sky islands of the Máro Mountains, whose rivers on both sides have been major trade routes for millennia. The south coast of Šacoria, towards Témo, lying firmly in the dry latitudes, forms a huge coastal desert contiguous to the ones of Central Šacoria.		'''Šacoria''' is a continent joined to Seralton at its western end and to Témo in the southwest. It is divided into four major areas: the southeastern subcontinent, towards the island seas dividing it from Lusaṃrīte, which is by far the most populated area of the continent and where most of its countries are; the mild temperate highlands of this part of the world are also where behaviourally modern Eventoan humans first developed. Central Šacoria, the land connection between the three Old World continents, is a large belt of steppes in the north and deserts to the south - contiguous to the great northern desert of Témo to the west - that forms a huge natural barrier between the continents, broken by the sky islands of the Máro Mountains, whose rivers on both sides have been major trade routes for millennia. The south coast of Šacoria, towards Témo, lying firmly in the dry latitudes, forms a huge coastal desert contiguous to the ones of Central Šacoria.

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	Eventoa is somewhat warmer than Earth, with an average temperature about 1.5-2°C higher than present-day Earth, and that with the large northern ice cap.		Eventoa is somewhat warmer than Earth, with an average temperature about 1.5-2°C higher than present-day Earth, and that with the large northern ice cap.

	The continental landmasses have mostly been isolated for long enough that they have developed their own distinct fauna and flora. There are, in fact, some large continental ecoregions for fauna and flora: Seralton-Šacoria-~~Vaóren~~ as a large continent, with Southern ~~Vaóren~~ having more endemic species that haven't spread elsewhere due to the deserts of northern ~~Vaóren~~. Lusaṃrīte and Jūhma have their own species, and have in common many species between them, though mainly in flora and temperate fauna, while animals in their tropical zones are quite distinct; ~~Prétalo~~ has species in common with both Ceránen (temperate and boreal) and ~~Axome~~ (tropical), but the three continents have mostly distinct species.		The continental landmasses have mostly been isolated for long enough that they have developed their own distinct fauna and flora. There are, in fact, some large continental ecoregions for fauna and flora: Seralton-Šacoria-Témo as a large continent, with Southern Témo having more endemic species that haven't spread elsewhere due to the deserts of northern Témo and central Šacoria. Lusaṃrīte and Jūhma have their own species, and have in common many species between them, though mainly in flora and temperate fauna, while animals in their tropical zones are quite distinct; Purédo has species in common with both Ceránen (temperate and boreal) and Euxiten (tropical), but the three continents have mostly distinct species.

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	'''Lusaṃrīte''' is the second-largest continent of Eventoa and the largest in the southern hemisphere; only a very small section of its mainland is north of the equator - with the northernmost point of its mainland being slightly south of 6°N, although many of its associated islands are. A long cordillera follows its western coast leaving the narrow western shore mostly arid, while the lower lying eastern part of the continent is generally a tropical forested maze of internal seas, gulfs, bays and islands that fill the sea dividing it from its smaller eastern neighbour Jūhma. Only in the northwest is there an unbroken rainforest, which is also the least densely human-populated area of the continent. Towards the south, beyond the tropics, the continent is more mountainous, with some drier - but moderately small - basins in the rainshadow. Southern Lusaṃrīte is temperate but mild, particularly north of the main mountain chains; even the southern shore is relatively mild except for the few parts beyond the southern polar circle - the southernmost continental mainland - due to the lack of a southern ice cap<ref>It is particularly warmer than Earth at comparable latitudes, due to Eventoa being on average warmer than Earth overall.</ref>.		'''Lusaṃrīte''' is the second-largest continent of Eventoa and the largest in the southern hemisphere; only a very small section of its mainland is north of the equator - with the northernmost point of its mainland being slightly south of 6°N, although many of its associated islands are. A long cordillera follows its western coast leaving the narrow western shore mostly arid, while the lower lying eastern part of the continent is generally a tropical forested maze of internal seas, gulfs, bays and islands that fill the sea dividing it from its smaller eastern neighbour Jūhma. Only in the northwest is there an unbroken rainforest, which is also the least densely human-populated area of the continent. Towards the south, beyond the tropics, the continent is more mountainous, with some drier - but moderately small - basins in the rainshadow. Southern Lusaṃrīte is temperate but mild, particularly north of the main mountain chains; even the southern shore is relatively mild except for the few parts beyond the southern polar circle - the southernmost continental mainland - due to the lack of a southern ice cap<ref>It is particularly warmer than Earth at comparable latitudes, due to Eventoa being on average warmer than Earth overall.</ref>.

	'''Jūhma''', to the east of Lusaṃrīte, has a similarly tropical northern part, while the inland sea in the west of the continent is somewhat more arid. The eastern shore is particularly rainy but gets more temperate towards the south; its southern shore, barely reaching 45°S, is much milder than Lusaṃrīte's. Excluding Sođeu, which is an insular continent, Jūhma is the only continent on Eventoa whose mainland is entirely in the southern hemisphere (its northernmost point, the tip of a protruding peninsula, is at 4°S), even if some of the most remote islands traditionally grouped with it are north of the Equator. Southern Jūhma is generally antipodal to southern Seralton and central Šacoria.<br/>		'''Jūhma''', to the east of Lusaṃrīte, has a similarly tropical northern part, while the inland sea in the west of the continent is somewhat more arid: the desertic areas of central Jūhma, though nowhere as extensive as those in the northern hemisphere of Eventoa, are, climate-wise, fundamental in bringing minerals to the rainforests of Lusaṃrīte. The eastern shore is particularly rainy but gets more temperate towards the south; its southern shore, barely reaching 45°S, is much milder than Lusaṃrīte's. Excluding Sođeu, which is an insular continent, Jūhma is the only continent on Eventoa whose mainland is entirely in the southern hemisphere (its northernmost point, the tip of a protruding peninsula, is at 4°S), even if some of the most remote islands traditionally grouped with it are north of the Equator. Southern Jūhma is generally antipodal to southern Seralton and central Šacoria.<br/>
	Lusaṃrīte and Jūhma, which are culturally often treated as a single megacontinent, have some among the most fertile lands on the planet and have the greatest percentage of fertile lands to total land area, which has enabled the Lusamritene and Juhmene civilizations - most notably the Dundulanyä one mostly on Lusaṃrīte and the Skyrdagor one on Jūhma - to be, at multiple times, the most advanced on the planet; however, the relative isolation of these two continents has also played against the local civilizations, as the most notable dark age among them - particularly among the Dundulanyä - came about a millennium before the present as a result of more frequent contacts with the civilizations of the Northern hemisphere, which brought to Lusaṃrīte and Jūhma diseases that spread massively across both continents, disrupting the local civilzations - a change from which only the two major ones, the Dundulanyä and the Skyrdagor, eventually fully recovered - and changing their demographical profile.		Lusaṃrīte and Jūhma, which are culturally often treated as a single megacontinent, have some among the most fertile lands on the planet and have the greatest percentage of fertile lands to total land area, which has enabled the Lusamritene and Juhmene civilizations - most notably the Dundulanyä one mostly on Lusaṃrīte and the Skyrdagor one on Jūhma - to be, at multiple times, the most advanced on the planet; however, the relative isolation of these two continents has also played against the local civilizations, as the most notable dark age among them - particularly among the Dundulanyä - came about a millennium before the present as a result of more frequent contacts with the civilizations of the Northern hemisphere, which brought to Lusaṃrīte and Jūhma diseases that spread massively across both continents, disrupting the local civilzations - a change from which only the two major ones, the Dundulanyä and the Skyrdagor, eventually fully recovered - and changing their demographical profile.

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	* Aside from the two large landmasses that are connected by the polar land bridge, there are four subregions which are too small to be considered continents, but may be grouped differently: these are essentially small lands that extend from the polar landmasses far enough to allow human settlement. Two of these four subregions are commonly considered parts of Prétalo, '''Éte''' - the largest and mildest - at its northeastern end, creating a bridge towards Ceránen, and '''Seriman''' at the opposite end. '''Oduran''' is by far the smallest, due north of Seralton, which is still warmed by the Prétalonian current enough to be mostly ice-free even with its southernmost point at 63°N; it is often politically included in Seralton, but its history is completely different, and even Seraltonians only discovered it in the modern era. '''Tregos''' is the most remote, between Šacoria and Ceránen, but its mountainous chains and relatively southern latitude - up to 53°N - shelter it somewhat from the polar ice cap. While not a separate landmass, Tregos was the last major land on Eventoa to be settled by humans, about two hundred years before the present.		* Aside from the two large landmasses that are connected by the polar land bridge, there are four subregions which are too small to be considered continents, but may be grouped differently: these are essentially small lands that extend from the polar landmasses far enough to allow human settlement. Two of these four subregions are commonly considered parts of Prétalo, '''Éte''' - the largest and mildest - at its northeastern end, creating a bridge towards Ceránen, and '''Seriman''' at the opposite end. '''Oduran''' is by far the smallest, due north of Seralton, which is still warmed by the Prétalonian current enough to be mostly ice-free even with its southernmost point at 63°N; it is often politically included in Seralton, but its history is completely different, and even Seraltonians only discovered it in the modern era. '''Tregos''' is the most remote, between Šacoria and Ceránen, but its mountainous chains and relatively southern latitude - up to 53°N - shelter it somewhat from the polar ice cap. While not a separate landmass, Tregos was the last major land on Eventoa to be settled by humans, about two hundred years before the present.

	'''Seralton''' is the smallest true continent - despite being joined to Šacoria in the east - and lies well within the northern temperate zone. Its northern shores, about 60°N, are cold due to the influx of the pack ice north of it - and the polar ice cap further north - but the rest of the continent is warmed by its many internal seas and by the warm current flowing northeastwards across the ocean from southern Prétalo; that makes Seralton quite temperate for its northern latitude~~<ref>Compared to Earth, it's like Europe, but somewhat colder.</ref>~~. Seraltonian-based civilizations have colonized much of the rest of the planet, establishing culturally Seraltonian societies particularly the near totality of the inhabitable areas of Prétalo and Ceránen and most of Axome and Sođeu, in a few parts of Vaóren and only marginally in the other continents.		'''Seralton''' is the smallest true continent - despite being joined to Šacoria in the east - and lies well within the northern temperate zone. Its northern shores, about 60°N, are cold due to the influx of the pack ice north of it - and the polar ice cap further north - but the rest of the continent is warmed by its many internal seas and by the warm current flowing northeastwards across the ocean from southern Prétalo; that makes Seralton quite temperate for its northern latitude. Seraltonian-based civilizations have colonized much of the rest of the planet, establishing culturally Seraltonian societies particularly the near totality of the inhabitable areas of Prétalo and Ceránen and most of Axome and Sođeu, in a few parts of Vaóren and only marginally in the other continents.

	'''Šacoria''' is a continent joined to Seralton at its western end and to Vaóren in the southwest. It is divided into four major areas: the southeastern subcontinent, towards the island seas dividing it from Lusaṃrīte, which is by far the most populated area of the continent and where most of its countries are; the mild temperate highlands of this part of the world are also where behaviourally modern Eventoan humans first developed. Central Šacoria is divided into an area of broken highlands, towards Vaóren, which had a large influence in world history due to it being at the crossroads of the three continents of the Old World; north of it lies a steppe area in the heart of the continent, which eventually leaves its place to taiga in the north and along the central eastern coast, and tundra and barren lands in far northern Šacoria towards the isthmus that connects it to the continental polar ice cap.		'''Šacoria''' is a continent joined to Seralton at its western end and to Vaóren in the southwest. It is divided into four major areas: the southeastern subcontinent, towards the island seas dividing it from Lusaṃrīte, which is by far the most populated area of the continent and where most of its countries are; the mild temperate highlands of this part of the world are also where behaviourally modern Eventoan humans first developed. Central Šacoria is divided into an area of broken highlands, towards Vaóren, which had a large influence in world history due to it being at the crossroads of the three continents of the Old World; north of it lies a steppe area in the heart of the continent, which eventually leaves its place to taiga in the north and along the central eastern coast, and tundra and barren lands in far northern Šacoria towards the isthmus that connects it to the continental polar ice cap.
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	'''Sođeu''' <!-- cfr. Queáten on Calémere but south of Vaóren=Védren, nearly a chain from there to Axome -->		'''Sođeu''' <!-- cfr. Queáten on Calémere but south of Vaóren=Védren, nearly a chain from there to Axome -->

	'''Lusaṃrīte''' is the second-largest continent of Eventoa and the largest in the southern hemisphere; only a very small section of its mainland is north of the equator - with the northernmost point of its mainland being slightly south of 6°N, although many of its associated islands are. A long cordillera follows its western coast leaving the narrow western shore mostly arid, while the lower lying eastern part of the continent is generally a tropical forested maze of internal seas, gulfs, bays and islands that fill the sea dividing it from its smaller eastern neighbour Jūhma. Only in the northwest is there an unbroken rainforest, which is also the least densely human-populated area of the continent. Towards the south, beyond the tropics, the continent is more mountainous, with some drier - but moderately small - basins in the rainshadow. Southern Lusaṃrīte is temperate but mild, particularly north of the main mountain chains; even the southern shore is relatively mild except for the few parts beyond the southern polar circle - the southernmost continental mainland - due to the lack of a southern ice cap.		'''Lusaṃrīte''' is the second-largest continent of Eventoa and the largest in the southern hemisphere; only a very small section of its mainland is north of the equator - with the northernmost point of its mainland being slightly south of 6°N, although many of its associated islands are. A long cordillera follows its western coast leaving the narrow western shore mostly arid, while the lower lying eastern part of the continent is generally a tropical forested maze of internal seas, gulfs, bays and islands that fill the sea dividing it from its smaller eastern neighbour Jūhma. Only in the northwest is there an unbroken rainforest, which is also the least densely human-populated area of the continent. Towards the south, beyond the tropics, the continent is more mountainous, with some drier - but moderately small - basins in the rainshadow. Southern Lusaṃrīte is temperate but mild, particularly north of the main mountain chains; even the southern shore is relatively mild except for the few parts beyond the southern polar circle - the southernmost continental mainland - due to the lack of a southern ice cap<ref>It is particularly warmer than Earth at comparable latitudes, due to Eventoa being on average warmer than Earth overall.</ref>.

	'''Jūhma''', to the east of Lusaṃrīte, has a similarly tropical northern part, while the inland sea in the west of the continent is somewhat more arid. The eastern shore is particularly rainy but gets more temperate towards the south; its southern shore, barely reaching 45°S, is much milder than Lusaṃrīte's. Excluding Sođeu, which is an insular continent, Jūhma is the only continent on Eventoa whose mainland is entirely in the southern hemisphere (its northernmost point, the tip of a protruding peninsula, is at 4°S), even if some of the most remote islands traditionally grouped with it are north of the Equator. Southern Jūhma is generally antipodal to southern Seralton and central Šacoria.<br/>		'''Jūhma''', to the east of Lusaṃrīte, has a similarly tropical northern part, while the inland sea in the west of the continent is somewhat more arid. The eastern shore is particularly rainy but gets more temperate towards the south; its southern shore, barely reaching 45°S, is much milder than Lusaṃrīte's. Excluding Sođeu, which is an insular continent, Jūhma is the only continent on Eventoa whose mainland is entirely in the southern hemisphere (its northernmost point, the tip of a protruding peninsula, is at 4°S), even if some of the most remote islands traditionally grouped with it are north of the Equator. Southern Jūhma is generally antipodal to southern Seralton and central Šacoria.<br/>

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	Eventoa is somewhat warmer than Earth, with an average temperature about 1.5-2°C higher than present-day Earth, and that with the large northern ice cap.		Eventoa is somewhat warmer than Earth, with an average temperature about 1.5-2°C higher than present-day Earth, and that with the large northern ice cap.

			The continental landmasses have mostly been isolated for long enough that they have developed their own distinct fauna and flora. There are, in fact, some large continental ecoregions for fauna and flora: Seralton-Šacoria-Vaóren as a large continent, with Southern Vaóren having more endemic species that haven't spread elsewhere due to the deserts of northern Vaóren. Lusaṃrīte and Jūhma have their own species, and have in common many species between them, though mainly in flora and temperate fauna, while animals in their tropical zones are quite distinct; Prétalo has species in common with both Ceránen (temperate and boreal) and Axome (tropical), but the three continents have mostly distinct species.

	==Continents==		==Continents==

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	(Author's note: Eventoa is partially based on [[Verse:Calémere\|Calémere]], so expect recurring or very similar names despite the different geography; but nearly everything about Eventoa except from a rough continent map is still to be decided.)		(Author's note: Eventoa is partially based on [[Verse:Calémere\|Calémere]], so expect recurring or very similar names despite the different geography; but nearly everything about Eventoa except from a rough continent map is still to be decided.)

			==Planetary data==
			(TBA)

			Eventoa is somewhat warmer than Earth, with an average temperature about 1.5-2°C higher than present-day Earth, and that with the large northern ice cap.

	==Continents==		==Continents==

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	==Continents==		==Continents==
	'''Seralton''', '''Vaóren''', '''Šacoria''' and '''Prétalo''' are, geographically, part of a single landmass, which is by far the largest on the planet. However, Prétalo is rarely ever considered to be joined to the other three, as the only connection is an isthmus between far northern Šacoria and the polar part of Prétalo, which is mostly beyond 80°N and covered by the planet's largest ice cap and the neighboring seas are part of the northern polar pack. For this reason, Prétalo was mostly unknown to people from Seralton (and even farther Šacoria and Vaóren) until the early modern era. Due to the mountainous polar isthmus of Šacoria, the ice cap is mostly notable in Prétalo, where in the interior it reaches well south of the polar circle and marks the climate of the interior highlands, the so-called «Dead Lands», a large barren wasteland that is inhospitable for most forms of life.		'''Seralton''', '''Vaóren''', '''Šacoria''' and '''Prétalo''' are, geographically, part of a single landmass, which is by far the largest on the planet. However, Prétalo is rarely ever considered to be joined to the other three, as the only connection is an isthmus between far northern Šacoria and the polar part of Prétalo, which is mostly beyond 80°N and covered by the planet's largest ice cap and the neighboring seas are part of the northern polar pack. For this reason, Prétalo was mostly unknown to people from Seralton (and even farther Šacoria and Vaóren) until the early modern era. Due to the mountainous polar isthmus of Šacoria, the ice cap is mostly notable in Prétalo, where in the interior it reaches well south of the polar circle and marks the climate of the interior highlands, the so-called «Dead Lands», a large barren wasteland that is inhospitable for most forms of life.
			* Aside from the two large landmasses that are connected by the polar land bridge, there are four subregions which are too small to be considered continents, but may be grouped differently: these are essentially small lands that extend from the polar landmasses far enough to allow human settlement. Two of these four subregions are commonly considered parts of Prétalo, '''Éte''' - the largest and mildest - at its northeastern end, creating a bridge towards Ceránen, and '''Seriman''' at the opposite end. '''Oduran''' is by far the smallest, due north of Seralton, which is still warmed by the Prétalonian current enough to be mostly ice-free even with its southernmost point at 63°N; it is often politically included in Seralton, but its history is completely different, and even Seraltonians only discovered it in the modern era. '''Tregos''' is the most remote, between Šacoria and Ceránen, but its mountainous chains and relatively southern latitude - up to 53°N - shelter it somewhat from the polar ice cap. While not a separate landmass, Tregos was the last major land on Eventoa to be settled by humans, about two hundred years before the present.

	'''Seralton''' is the smallest true continent - despite being joined to Šacoria in the east - and lies well within the northern temperate zone. Its northern shores, about 60°N, are cold due to the influx of the pack ice north of it - and the polar ice cap further north - but the rest of the continent is warmed by its many internal seas and by the warm current flowing northeastwards across the ocean from southern Prétalo; that makes Seralton quite temperate for its northern latitude<ref>Compared to Earth, it's like Europe, but somewhat colder.</ref>. Seraltonian-based civilizations have colonized much of the rest of the planet, establishing culturally Seraltonian societies particularly the near totality of the inhabitable areas of Prétalo and Ceránen and most of Axome and Sođeu, in a few parts of Vaóren and only marginally in the other continents.		'''Seralton''' is the smallest true continent - despite being joined to Šacoria in the east - and lies well within the northern temperate zone. Its northern shores, about 60°N, are cold due to the influx of the pack ice north of it - and the polar ice cap further north - but the rest of the continent is warmed by its many internal seas and by the warm current flowing northeastwards across the ocean from southern Prétalo; that makes Seralton quite temperate for its northern latitude<ref>Compared to Earth, it's like Europe, but somewhat colder.</ref>. Seraltonian-based civilizations have colonized much of the rest of the planet, establishing culturally Seraltonian societies particularly the near totality of the inhabitable areas of Prétalo and Ceránen and most of Axome and Sođeu, in a few parts of Vaóren and only marginally in the other continents.