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'''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. | ||