West Coielia

West Coielia is the first country the party encountered, setting out from Georgetown. It is governed by a trade council, headquartered in the capital of Hubelet, located at the intersection of the main routes through the country. Pre-Third War, West Coielia and Coielia were united as one country (named Coielia). After the events of that war, during which West Coielia was briefly under Mauritanian control, its' peoples elected to retain independence.

Geography

West Coielia is mostly rolling plains, originally having been sheltered by mountain ranges extending along two-thirds of its' coastline. The southeastern corner of the continent houses the Coielian Desert. The western coast tends to be somewhat swampy, although it still supports the port of Georgetown, the largest port city in the western hemisphere.

The center of the continent is dominated by Lake Coielia, from which flows the Dal and Ithar rivers. The mountain range in the northwestern part of the continent are particularly steep and difficult to traverse; Few bother making the trek.

Tho the east it is separated by the straits of Malia, a long, wide, north-south split dividing what was once a mountain range in half. It is lined by tall, sheer, cliffs, and the only significant point of crossing (barring sea-voyage) is the twin cities of Malia and New Malia.

Neighbors

To the near east is Coielia, a monarchy under the rule of the dragon-queen Mizuki Urameshi. The two were originally united as one nation (pre-war), but after occupation by Mauritania, the people of West Coielia elected to remain separate from the home they no longer felt a part of. Its' capital is Cortain.

Off of the southern coast is the island nation of Zarsinlandia, founded post-war by the hero Zarsin, a kobold bard. It is inhabited primarily by kobolds, who have founded a democratic nation. It's capital is the city of Kobold-Dun.

North of West Coielia lies Mauritania. Once ruled by an aggressive and militaristic emperor, it is now a largely democratic nation, although the harsh winters and harsher landscape can sometimes separate what cities there are. It is home to the Boulderfist Summit, the home city for many dwarves and critical point during the last war. It rings the planet's northernmost pole.

The country of Kashmir lies far to the east, across the central sea.