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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 5426346" data-attributes="member: 11437">SOUTHERN MONARIEThis post details the lands south of PORT LUSITTER and the LUSITTER RIVER.Southern Monarie is characterized by its natural beauty, its jungles, and the towering mountains that form a southern butress against the sea.  It is an untamed place, especially the JADE JUNGLE, populated with JADE TRIBESMEN, who are native to Monarie.  The mountains, known as the SOUTHERN WALL, are rumored to be home to huge monsters and flying beasts.BAY OF GHOSTSLocated in the middle of Monarie's western coast, the Bay of Ghosts is so named for the many lost sailors and ships crashed on the dangerous reefs surrounding its waters.  Navigators traveling to PORT LUSITTER must take special care and follow closely their maps in order to avoid becoming another victim.  The Bay of Ghosts, despite the hazards, is still quite popular.THE STRETCHThis naked spit of isthmus runs from the AMBER JUNGLE in the north to the Jade Jungle in the south, Port Lusitter to the west.  The Stretch is otherwise an unremarkable region of verdant, low-lying grassland.THE GREEN COASTA stretch of white sand beach that runs from SANCTUARY BAY in the north along Monarie's eastern coast to the ASHEN COAST in the south, sailors and fishermen alike appreciate the Green Coast's serenity and plentiful fishing opportunities.THE ASHEN COASTLocated on the southeastern side of Monarie's eastern coast, between the Green Coast and the the BLEEDING COAST, the Ashen Coast is characterized by gray, ash-covered beaches and the foreboding volcanos known as THE LORDS that loom in the distance.  Most steer far clear of this place, both for the volcanos and also for the rumored fiery creatures allegedly living in the area.THE LORDSThese three volcanos tower over the Ashen Coast and are actively flowing with lava.  The volcanos, named LORD AGAN, LORD BINAN, and LORD VASHER respect three Velonia nobles who helped discover the region and lost their lives in a minor eruption.  As is the case with the Ashen Coast, there are rumors of strange, fiery beings living among the Lords.JADE JUNGLECalled "An Un Ve Ra" in the Southern Monaric Tribespeak language, the Jade Jungle is home to many Jade Tribesmen (they are numerous and not necessarily allied, but Honaric settlers refer to them as one group).  A vast section of southern Monarie is covered in this tall, green jungle.  It measures 160miles northwest to southeast and 100miles north to south.  Strange ruins not built by the Jade Tribesmen have been reported in the jungle's southern reaches. RUDD RIVERCalled "Pun Ha Rik" in the Southern Monaric Tribespeak language, this river flows northwest from the SOUTHERN WALL through the Jade Jungle, where it splits to become the RUER RIVER heading west and continues as the Rudd heading towards the Ashen Coast and the sea.  The Jade Tribesmen fish in this river, using spears to catch various species of small, red and green fish they call "Taki Taki".RUER RIVERCalled "Pun Ja Rik" in the Southern Monaric Tribespeak language, this river diverges from the Rudd River just inside the Jade Jungle and continues west towards RUER BAY and the sea.  This and the Rudd River are considered sacred to the Jade Tribesmen and they are loath to allow foreigners to use the rivers for any reason.RUER BAYThis bay, located at the delta where the Ruer River meets the sea, boasts a deep, natural harbor, sufficient for mooring ships of just about any size.  Despite this feature, tales of strange monsters and tribes of cannibals kept early settlers away from Ruer Bay.  Instead, Velonian settlers rounded the BLEEDING COAST and founded SANCTUARY to the northeast and Sundic settlers founded PORT LUSITTER to the north.  Now that the rumors of cannibals and monsters have mostly been disproved, both Velonia and Sund have been at odds over the rights to settle Ruer Bay.  The proximity to Silver Island makes Ruer Bay an ideal location for a second Velonian colony and, of course, Sund has been doing everything it can to delay or prevent the Empire from moving into the bay.THE BLEEDING COASTTravelers sailing for Monarie from Hoanar first come upon this broken coastline of dangerous reefs and forbidding cliffs.  Pirates are keen to hide amongst the rocks and waylay unsuspecting ships.  The Velonian navy has tried to police the Bleeding Coast, but has been mostly unsuccessful in ridding the area of pirates.THE SOUTHERN WALLThe long mountain chain, known as "Um An Ra Ket" in the Southern Monaric Tribespeak language, forms a de facto southern border of the Jade Jungle as well as territories sacred to the Jade Tribesmen.  While some tribes make homes in the mountains, most of the natives are fearful of the mountains, claiming that strange flying monsters live there.  Honaric settlers have thus far been unable to survey the mountains for possible natural resources, but plan to do so soon.</blockquote>

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