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'''Márusúturon''' is the common name for the part of the largest Calemerian continental landmass which is not defined as either Evandor or Védren. It is, according to climate and biomes, the most varied continent, containing every single major biome type. At the present day, Evandorian anthropologists define it as being mostly divided in four large cultural spaces: the Chlouvānem one - whose [[Verse:Chlouvānem Inquisition|Inquisition]] covers a third or even half of the continent depending on definition, Greater Skyrdagor, the cultural Nâdja-lands (in the part of Márusúturon that is considered to be part of Evandor by countries such as Nivaren or Kalo), and the Dabuke cultural area straddling the geographical border with Védren. The steppe countries (<small>AKA</small> the Kenengyry steppe and nearby areas, e.g. the high mountains of Kŭyŭgwažtov) between the two inland seas are sometimes considered to be a distinct area, which, however, has historically had major influences first by the Nâdja, then by the Skyrdegans, and finally by the Chlouvānem; this classification also excludes New Égélonía in the far northeastern taiga, a former Cerian colony which is the only country in Márusúturon where the majority of the population is of Evandorian descent.<br/> | '''Márusúturon''' is the common name for the part of the largest Calemerian continental landmass which is not defined as either Evandor or Védren. It is, according to climate and biomes, the most varied continent, containing every single major biome type. At the present day, Evandorian anthropologists define it as being mostly divided in four large cultural spaces: the Chlouvānem one - whose [[Verse:Chlouvānem Inquisition|Inquisition]] covers a third or even half of the continent depending on definition, Greater Skyrdagor, the cultural Nâdja-lands (in the part of Márusúturon that is considered to be part of Evandor by countries such as Nivaren or Kalo), and the Dabuke cultural area straddling the geographical border with Védren. The steppe countries (<small>AKA</small> the Kenengyry steppe and nearby areas, e.g. the high mountains of Kŭyŭgwažtov) between the two inland seas are sometimes considered to be a distinct area, which, however, has historically had major influences first by the Nâdja, then by the Skyrdegans, and finally by the Chlouvānem; this classification also excludes New Égélonía in the far northeastern taiga, a former Cerian colony which is the only country in Márusúturon where the majority of the population is of Evandorian descent.<br/> | ||
The area between the Skyrdegan Sea and Evandor (the Síluren mountains) is known locally as ''Wírdaryȁngdé'' ("the vast expanse") in Nâdja, and, in the form ''Vīṭadælteh'', this toponym is in use also among the Chlouvānem (who, however, extend it as far south as the actual isthmus, which is Chlouvānem territory). Skyrdegan people call it ''Mog Yszegnuk'' (the Western Place), in ancient sources only applied to the coast but later extended all the way to Evandor (which, around a century ago, was also considered a part of ''Mog Yszegnuk'').<br/> | The area between the Skyrdegan Sea and Evandor (the Síluren mountains) is known locally as ''Wírdaryȁngdé'' ("the vast expanse") in Nâdja, and, in the form ''Vīṭadælteh'', this toponym is in use also among the Chlouvānem (who, however, extend it as far south as the actual isthmus, which is Chlouvānem territory). Skyrdegan people call it ''Mog Yszegnuk'' (the Western Place), in ancient sources only applied to the coast but later extended all the way to Evandor (which, around a century ago, was also considered a part of ''Mog Yszegnuk''). The eastern part of this area, mostly steppes, includes the area known as Zahyshyla (mostly in present-day southern Soenyŏ-tave, marginally in far northern Yalasmořea), the inland delta of the Silküd and Tülajzane rivers, which was the first cradle of civilization on Calémere, where agriculture was first developed.<br/> | ||
In terms of geography and climate, is an 'extreme' continent, as shown e.g. by its extent including many different areas, from the rainforest of the southern Inquisition (the largest on Calémere) and some areas in the Inquisitorial Near East which are Calémere's rainiest to the deserts in the southwest (by the southern shore of the Carpan Sea), which are the driest areas of the planet. | In terms of geography and climate, is an 'extreme' continent, as shown e.g. by its extent including many different areas, from the rainforest of the southern Inquisition (the largest on Calémere) and some areas in the Inquisitorial Near East which are Calémere's rainiest to the deserts in the southwest (by the southern shore of the Carpan Sea), which are the driest areas of the planet. | ||