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-Relatir is the name given to the coldest, but still habitable, section of [[planet:Ranil’inas]]. It is also the name of the Resa Sarhi that calls this area home. Rela is the Roshya hero that is said to have been born here.+Relatir is the name given to the coldest, but still habitable, section of [[planet:ranil_inas|]]. It is also the name of the Resa Sarhi that calls this area home. Rela is the Roshya hero that is said to have been born here.
  
 The sun has never graced Relatir, leaving it a cold, unforgiving wasteland. Most light is provided by Ranil’inas’ moons, Ral and Rel. Liquid water and flora are hard to find, most of it clustering around long-dormant volcanoes or geothermal hotspots. Trees are all but impossible to find. Despite the ever-present chill, it rarely snows in Relatir, as the air is quite dry. Crevasses and glacial valleys dot the landscape, breaking the monotony of rolling hills and endless plains. The sun has never graced Relatir, leaving it a cold, unforgiving wasteland. Most light is provided by Ranil’inas’ moons, Ral and Rel. Liquid water and flora are hard to find, most of it clustering around long-dormant volcanoes or geothermal hotspots. Trees are all but impossible to find. Despite the ever-present chill, it rarely snows in Relatir, as the air is quite dry. Crevasses and glacial valleys dot the landscape, breaking the monotony of rolling hills and endless plains.
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 |  Largest City  |  Daramai Relatir  | |  Largest City  |  Daramai Relatir  |
 |  General Climate  |  Tundra, Dry  | |  General Climate  |  Tundra, Dry  |
-|  Average Temperature  |  -40F (-40C) to -20F (-29C)  | +|  Average Temperature  |  -40F to -20F  | 
-|  Lowest Temperature  |  -60F (-51C) (Towards West Pole)  | +|  Lowest Temperature  |  -60F (Towards West Pole)  | 
-|  Highest Temperature  |  40F (4C)  (Geothermal Activity)  |+|  Highest Temperature  |  40F  (Geothermal Activity)  |
  
  
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 The vast majority of Relatir is comprised of snow-covered flatlands, where short grasses and lichens manage to flourish. Although these flatlands make up the bulk of this region, they are sparsely inhabited, due to the brutally cold winds and a lack of shelter from them. Water is hard to come by, even frozen. The only fauna that survives here is small animals that have developed sufficient features to retain heat. The vast majority of Relatir is comprised of snow-covered flatlands, where short grasses and lichens manage to flourish. Although these flatlands make up the bulk of this region, they are sparsely inhabited, due to the brutally cold winds and a lack of shelter from them. Water is hard to come by, even frozen. The only fauna that survives here is small animals that have developed sufficient features to retain heat.
  
-Hills and valleys break up the monotony of Relatir and these are usually home to the few inhabitants of the tundra, as they provide shelter from the wind. Many of these basins house the precious little frozen water that can be found, as well lakes and rivers. More water, even liquid water, can be found on the foothills of Ormroth and other mountains.+Hills and valleys break up the bleakness of Relatir and these are usually home to the few inhabitants of the tundra, as they provide shelter from the wind. Many of these basins house the precious little frozen water that can be found, as well lakes and rivers. More water, even liquid water, can be found on the foothills of Ormroth and other mountains.
  
 === Dormant Volcanoes === === Dormant Volcanoes ===
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 While they are usually avoided by anyone with half a mind, some Raiken call these gorges home, cutting their keeps into them and creating networks of bridges to span the gap. Unique breeds of fauna and flora are present as well. While most fauna are avian in nature, there is a strange abundance of plantlife in these gorges, despite the usual lack of warmth. This makes them popular for chefs and herbalists alike. While they are usually avoided by anyone with half a mind, some Raiken call these gorges home, cutting their keeps into them and creating networks of bridges to span the gap. Unique breeds of fauna and flora are present as well. While most fauna are avian in nature, there is a strange abundance of plantlife in these gorges, despite the usual lack of warmth. This makes them popular for chefs and herbalists alike.
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 ==== Notable Areas ==== ==== Notable Areas ====
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 === Flora === === Flora ===
  
-__Ral’s Gift__ - A flower with a very thick stalk covered in metallic ‘scales’, a trademark of many plants. Its bulb is covered in a similar coating and only opens when the moon is sufficiently full, usually around 60% or greater. Its petals generally adopt a shade of light blue, much like Ral’s light. In most cases, there are seven petals.+Ral’s Gift - A flower with a very thick stalk covered in metallic ‘scales’, a trademark of many plants. Its bulb is covered in a similar coating and only opens when Ral is sufficiently full, usually around 60% or greater. Its petals generally adopt a shade of light blue, much like Ral’s light. In most cases, there are seven petals.
  
 The stalk is tough and rich in fiber, while the bulb, and in turn, its petals, are very sweet, albeit tough. It typically grows where heat is abundant, making it easily found around geothermal hotspots or lava flows. For most Raiken living in Relatir, this plant is a mainstay in cooking, where its sweet petals are used in practically anything applicable. The stalk is tough and rich in fiber, while the bulb, and in turn, its petals, are very sweet, albeit tough. It typically grows where heat is abundant, making it easily found around geothermal hotspots or lava flows. For most Raiken living in Relatir, this plant is a mainstay in cooking, where its sweet petals are used in practically anything applicable.
  
-__Creeping Land__ - A very aggressive and resilient green moss that can grow just about anywhere. On first glance, it does not look much different than normal grass. However, the stubby green blades that grow on top of the densely-packed reddish-green moss are just a diversion and a trap to herbivorous animals. This moss is capable of growing extremely fast and will actively seek out other flora and even animals to consume.+Creeping Land - A very aggressive and resilient green moss that can grow just about anywhere. On first glance, it does not look much different than normal grass. However, the stubby green blades that grow on top of the densely-packed reddish-green moss are just a diversion and a trap to herbivorous animals. This moss is capable of growing extremely fast and will actively seek out other flora and even animals to consume. It cannot survive in environments where heat and direct light is present, which keeps it from taking over the planet.
  
 Prolonged exposure and ingesting the green blades that cover Creeping Land induces drowsiness and minor paralysis. For most creatures, this means they are unable to move when the moss begins to envelop them for consumption. Prolonged exposure and ingesting the green blades that cover Creeping Land induces drowsiness and minor paralysis. For most creatures, this means they are unable to move when the moss begins to envelop them for consumption.
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 This moss has been an issue to Raiken in the past and still is to a degree. However, some medicines have been developed with the slightly paralytic poison. When times were exceptionally tough, it wasn’t uncommon for the starving to boil this moss before eating it, since it is extremely common and grows very quickly. It is filling, as it has plenty of fiber, but it tastes terrible. This moss has been an issue to Raiken in the past and still is to a degree. However, some medicines have been developed with the slightly paralytic poison. When times were exceptionally tough, it wasn’t uncommon for the starving to boil this moss before eating it, since it is extremely common and grows very quickly. It is filling, as it has plenty of fiber, but it tastes terrible.
  
-__Rel’s Scorn__ - A rare flower that only blooms in Rel’s reddish moonlight when the moon is nearly full. After this time frame has passed, the flower wilts and dies. It typically grows in higher altitudes and away from other plants. Instead of a metallic coating, this flower is covered in soft hairs that act like fur to insulate heat. Its nine petals are a deep red, bearing a white stripe through the middle.+Rel’s Scorn - A rare flower that only blooms in Rel’s reddish moonlight when the moon is nearly full. After this time frame has passed, the flower wilts and dies. It typically grows in higher altitudes and away from other plants. Instead of a metallic coating, this flower is covered in soft hairs that act like fur to insulate heat. Its nine petals are a deep red, bearing a white stripe through the middle.
  
 While in bloom, this flower releases an alluring smell strong enough to attract animals for half a kilometer. The scent is strong enough to draw the attention of Raiken. Despite its attractive smell, this flower is far from pleasing. Each petal is loaded with deadly toxins capable of killing a Raiken in a matter of hours. Its stalk however, is perfectly safe to eat. While in bloom, this flower releases an alluring smell strong enough to attract animals for half a kilometer. The scent is strong enough to draw the attention of Raiken. Despite its attractive smell, this flower is far from pleasing. Each petal is loaded with deadly toxins capable of killing a Raiken in a matter of hours. Its stalk however, is perfectly safe to eat.
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 +Frost Sage - One of the many medicinal herbs that flourish around the deep gorges in Relatir. This small, blue-leaved plant has no flowers and is covered in dense hairs to stave off the cold. Although it is an unassuming plant, it was and still is of great aid to healers. By crushing its leaves with its roots, it creates a poultice that numbs the body where it is applied. The first painkillers were made utilizing Frost Sage.
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 +Ice Stalk - 
  
 === Fauna === === Fauna ===
  
-__Salil Byzar__ - +Salil Byzar -  
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 +Gorge Shrieker - 
  
 ==== Infrastructure ==== ==== Infrastructure ====
  
 +Due to the logistical issues with building up infrastructure in Relatir, it is rather limited compared to other regions of Ranil’inas, seconded by Delrasu. Alliance presence here is minimal, as Relatir has little tactical value.
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 +There are major highways spanning across the tundra, but they are few in number. All of them are directed towards major cities, such as Daramai Relatir, or other large clan keep cities in other places.
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 +Airfields are sparse, given the fact that the cold tends to freeze any liquids in machinery. As such, airfields are only present in the largest clan keeps where heating can keep the planes in working order.
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 +==== Cultural ====
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 +Relatir’s unique features lend themselves to the culture that has developed there. From reliance on moonlight to the ever-present chill, the inhabitants of Relatir shape their way of life and state of mind.
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 +=== Rel and Ral ===
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 +Up until the invention of reliable transport, many Raiken living in Relatir had never seen the sun. Instead, they see Ranil’inas’ moons, Rel and Ral, as their sources of light.
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 +But they do not see Rel and Ral as equals. Ral, the moon with a blueish hue, is seen as a life giver where Rel, the moon with a reddish hue, is seen as an ill omen. This belief stems from flora that only blooms when a specific moon is present, in addition to the fact that their Roshya, Rela, is depicted as having blue scales.
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 +Where Ral brings a flower, aptly named Ral’s Gift, which is used in cooking and as a symbol of prosperity, Rel allows its own flower, Rel’s Scorn, to bloom, which is capable of killing those who consume it.
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 +As such, festivals and celebrations are held when Ral is present, while mourning and grief takes place while Rel is present.
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 +=== Rela, the Eternal Watch ===
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 +Rela, the Roshya that embodies stoicism and determination, calls Relatir home, as it is named after her. The inhabitants of Relatir strive to follow her example, bearing the pain of the cold and lack of resources with indifference, but they do not forget to band together to bear the weight together.
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 +As such, those who live in Relatir are extremely close with their clans, but view outsiders with some disdain. They are the perfect example of old clan values and strive to remain as such, as unmoving as the ice that surrounds them. 
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 +Rela is also seen as the greatest watchperson, charged with guarding the inhabitants of Relatir against the lifechill that creeps from the west pole. Those who seek to emulate her take a post along Rela’s watchtowers to join her in her eternal vigil.
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 +=== The Lifechill ===
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 +The name given to the bone-chilling fog that originates from the west pole of Ranil’inas. It has the appearance of a thick, white cloud rolling along the ground, usually several meters tall. Despite its innocent appearance, it is extremely dangerous.
  
 +Fortunately, the lifechill rarely ventures past Rela’s Watchtowers, but the impression it leaves when it does is lasting. This slow-moving cloud has the capability of freezing anything in a matter of minutes, sometimes even seconds, depending on the intensity. Entire villages have been frozen, locked in a sort of stasis for all time.
  
 +The Alliance has made several attempts to stave off this extreme cold to no avail. It is a relentless and ruthless force, one of the only things that the inhabitants of Relatir fear universally.
  
  
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