Valouria



Geography
Valouria, known as “The First Kingdom”, lies between the Inner Sea to the north, the Southern Sea to the south, the Storm Peaks to the east, and the Great Forest to the west.

Climate
Valouria is temperate land, with mild winters and mild summers. It receives a great deal of rainfall, especially in the southwest, allowing for abundant harvests in the fall across the kingdom.

Topography
Valouria is a lush and verdant land. The forests supply the kingdom with timber and game, and the crown does its best to restrict illegal logging and poaching in order to ensure that their bounty lasts for generations to come- of note, a portion of the Great Forest has been designated “The King’s Forest” and is dense, protected forestland that entry is barred to.

There are several rivers, large and small, running through Valouria. The most significant of the major waterways is the Blue River, which runs north to south, parallel and through the Great Forest, terminating in the Floodlands. The river is heavily used for commerce, primarily logging and shipping goods from northern cities to the south of the nation and vice-versa.

The most important bodies of water in Valouria are the Inner Sea and the Southern Sea. The Inner Sea forms Valouria’s northern border, separating the kingdom from the Hedgelands.  The Southern Sea <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">marks Valouria’s southern border. The Kingdom claims many of the islands in the Southern Sea as its own, including the Ironforge Islands.

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Major Cities
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Smaller Towns
Beaverpoint Belguard Elkhead  Sid Falls  Silkspire  Sparrow Pass Sites Eagle's Eye == Society ==