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Drifting (Characters (Main Characters (Female (Atodna (Toddi)), Male…

- - - - Atodna (Toddi)
    - - Atakin (Kin)
  - - - Corvidae
        
        Congress
        
        Ravens
        
        Band
        
        Jays
        
        Parliament
        
        Rooks
        
        Murder
        
        Crows
      - Erinyes
        
        Harpies
        
        Furies
- - - - Countries
        
        Zetes
        
        Function and Features
        
        One of twin military states, the other being Calais. The two serve as the guards of the south, protecting Cleo and each other from invaders from the south. The countries are completely independent and lease their military to contractors to the highest bidders, no matter how far the country that needs protection is. If a nation attempts to pit the twins against each other, they will simply attack that nation instead.
        
        The peoples of Zetes are usually the more intelligent of the twin nations. While Calais will want to jump into battle with little plan of attack, Zetes will not only scout the area in question, they will also research the environment, history, and people of the area. They will do as little damage as possible while still effectively reaching their goals.
        
        The culture is one of fighters and battle logicians. There are even schools that the people attend as adolescents that teach the history of wars both on Earth and Anemoi, as well as sharpening warfare tactics. This is what makes Zetes so efficient as a military state.
        
        Rather than favoring brute strength, peoples of Zetes are much more inclined to praise wit over physical attributes. This is their main weakness (along with their tendency towards arrogance), for, while their brain power does often make up for it, they are sometimes outnumbered in terms of particularly strong soldiers. Some countries refer to Zetes as lazy and arrogant, needing Calais to do most of the dirty work, and that Zetes takes advantage of their twin in this way.
        
        Unlike the barren, dusty, cold wastes of Calais, Zetes has fortified its borders with high walls and doors that will only be opened if you can answer a riddle or strategy question. The peoples of Zetes have made the most of their land, often bringing in immigrants to work in textile mills and small farms for crops unique to the area.
        
        Orithyia: Capital State.
        
        Functions and Features
        
        Surrounded by high, steep mountains and deep caves. The Capital is a stronghold for the people of the north, and the place is impenetrable to all outsiders. No one has been able to break through, save a group of of Machinists. To this day, no one outside of Eurus knows how this was achieved, but no war ensued. The Machinists simply came in, spoke with Orithyian officials, and went back to Eurus as quickly as they'd arrived.
        
        While the mountains are almost always cold, the actual land of Orithyia is located within the warm, luscious valleys below. It is an oasis in an otherwise rocky tundra.
        
        The people of Orithyia are often docile, but are fierce when need be. Many often make visits to their cousins in the high north and learn the strength of life in such terrible conditions, and are revered upon returning to the valley. For young men and women, a test of perseverance is held bi-annually: to climb the highest mountain, Kinnel, alone, at the beginning and ending of winter. The unprepared die and are never spoken of again. Those who live and return are given the highest honors. But a fair few choose not to return to the valley after making their way over the mountains, either choosing to dwell within caves or to live in a new land altogether. They are allowed to come home, but most never do.
        
        Chione
        
        Functions and Features
        
        Country of the north, expanding from the Arctic to the north pole all across Anemoi.
        
        Fiercely independent, but warily accepts outsiders who have been marooned in the icy wastelands.
        
        Tribalistic, but not much more primitive than other countries or regions. They live and die by their codes, and these regiments keep them alive through the harshest of climates on the planet.
        
        Chionians are the warriors of the northern realm and guardians of Orithyia, but hardly anyone ever dares pick a fight with them, for their enemies must come to them, and no outsider beats an ice warrior in his own terrain.
        
        Some believe that Chione has secret police that often carry out the deeds of their leaders, but no one has ever been able to prove such claims. Mostly folks are caught up in superstition rather than conspiracy theories.
        
        Cleo
        
        Functions and Features
        
        Cleo has the mildest climate of the North. It is considered the jewel of Boreas. While other countries are brutal in their own ways and in their own locations, Cleo might as well be part of Zephyrus with its warm summers and gentle winters. This is where meetings are held between countries whenever other nations approach the northern region. As such, political tensions are high, as Northerners aren't used to so much diversity; traveling to Cleo is usually an angst-ridden experience for most northerners. But Cleo makes the most of it, becoming the melting pot of its region.
        
        Despite being filled with bustling cities, much of Cleo's land is unoccupied -- the North doesn't favor mingling with foreigners if they don't have to, and other regions are too afraid of the North to come too close. This makes Cleo ideal for hermits, many of whom scavenge the rolling hills of the nation, some nomads, others settled in small territories. Most hermits are from Orithyia, those who make it over mountains and choose not to return home. The hills of Cleo are also a good place of refuge to those fleeing the Corvidae or Erinyes. Since all of Cleo is protected by twin military states, even refugees find a place here.
        
        Calais
        
        Features and Functions
        
        One of twin countries, the other being Zetes. (See Zetes for more.)
        
        Calais is the physically stronger of the twin countries, but is also the less intelligent. There is a very high crime rate here, as fighting even amongst themselves is highly encouraged. This ensures that only the strong survive, and that the weak either die or are sent to live elsewhere before the age of fifteen. If they have a mind for battle and strategy, they'll simply be sent to Zetes. Otherwise, they are usually sent to the West to Karpos for farming or to Porthos for education. Inversely, troublemakers in other countries across the planet are sent to Calais to have an outlet for their violence, or to be taught a lesson in what happens when you're more aggressive than you have any right to be.
        
        Some peoples of Calais don't trust their brothers to the west, after whispers commenced of Zetes wanting to sell out Calais to their enemies. In truth, these rumors are nowhere near supported, but those in Calais know of the wit of Zetes, and they never fully trust a clever man.
        
        The land in Calais is harsh and open, inviting anyone inside who is willing to face the challenges that await them. Dust devils are often kicked up, and in the winter the winds freeze the dust devils in motion, creating unique sculptures that sometimes last through spring and all the way to summer. The solidified sands are harvested and made into weapons that sell at a very high price. This commodity helps Calais otherwise-non-existent economy greatly.
    - - Countries
        
        Iris: Capital State
        
        Functions and Features
        
        Relatively rich, very warm, and colorful.
        
        Very diverse population in terms of skin color, sexual orientation, religion, and political ideologies.
        
        Is overall progressive, but is still as stunted in its ingenuity as every other country aside from Eurus.
        
        Iris is the leader in communications. They spread word about anything and everything. News is filtered here from all over the planet. Unfortunately, misinformation is also widely spread from Iris, both intentionally and unintentionally.
        
        Chloris
        
        Functions and Features
        
        Once belonged to Boreas but was negotiated to improve trade routes with Zephyrus and is now part of the Western Region rather than the North.
        
        Largely a tourist attraction, as it is a very lush, forested area, filled with healthy vegetation and clear, clean pools and waterfalls.
        
        Karpos
        
        Features and Functions
        
        A farming city which feeds the entire western hemisphere on its own.
        
        The people are simple, hard-working individuals with their noses literally in the dirt. Their aspirations only go so high as to grow the heartiest crops each year.
        
        Holds a festival each year for folks to show off their harvests and to have eating and cooking contests. Helps attract tourists as well.
        
        Porthos
        
        Features and Functions
        
        This is where the western world sends children who are too wistful for farm work. Universities thrive here.
        
        A state of eternal youth, as no one over the age of 30, other than professors, live here.
        
        Citizens of Karpos speak ill of Porthos, unable to understand young people's desire for anything beyond growing food.
        
        Populations from other regions often visit Porthos out of curiosity. This is an area of dreamers and idealists who have the luxury of looking to the future to try and imagine what it might look like.
        
        Despite being a state of schools, very little is taught in depth. Mostly students learn philosophy, chemistry, basic arithmetic, Language Arts, music, religious studies, and a small amount of history. Things like math, physics, and any sort of engineering is considered sacred knowledge, only studied by those who live in the mysterious land of Eurus.
    - - Countries
        
        Cynara: Capital State.
        
        Functions and Features
        
        Located in the center of a ring of islands in the South, Cynara is a wonder to behold. Its beaches feature the whitest sands on the planet, its trees a deep indigo in contrast, the leaves of which are lavender. It is the jewel of the South for good reason: minerals mined from an inactive volcano on the outskirts of the island have made Cynara the richest country on the planet.
        
        The people of Cynara are, naturally, sailors. They have their share of pirates and vagabonds, but for the most part, their waters are dominated by seafaring souls with hearts as strong and wistful as the southern wind. They are very good-natured in their lives of surf, sun, and sand. Well guarded if need be, Cynara seems to have very little to worry about.
        
        As good natured as they are, Cynara's people freely devise trade routes between all regions, something else that makes them very, very wealthy. However, being the leader in ship-building and seafaring also gives them access to smuggling, usually in the form of refugees, forbidden technologies, and Machinists with sacred engineering knowledge. Without Cynara, the Machinists will not be able to get very far. Or at least, that's what Cynara thinks.
        
        Overall, these are free spirits that cannot be governed or contained. They help people in need, but can also join a life of piracy and take for themselves (though against overwhelming numbers who advise against it, few make it as a pirate, and not one full-sized ship has ever been filled with those who try to make a life of thievery possible).
        
        Talos
        
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        Functions and Features
        
        Making up a gigantic chain of interconnected islands is the mighty country of Talos. While they do not police their people under any sort of governance, they do keep the peace as best they can, as well as train for war at sea, which, of course, no region (except perhaps Eurus) could ever rise to. They are the guardians of Cynara, their precious capital, but they also guard another island in secret: Dysis, an island hidden in evanescent fog, home to all sorts of people. These people ensure a true sense of freedom and must be protected. No one, save the Machinists, have ever ventured farther south than Talonians.
        
        These self-governing anarchists are rough around the edges, but are overall very well-meaning. Wiser than their friends to the West and kinder than their tentative trade partners in the far North, Talonians are seen as odd all around, too loud in some ways, too calm in others. Perhaps it isn't too surprising to note that their closest friends are actually the nomads of the North, despite the location. Seeing as sailors have restless hearts as well, they fair well with wanderers of land. This comes in handy for trading secrets and rumors, which keeps Dysis one step ahead of those who search for her.
        
        While they may generally be very jolly and relaxed, those who grow up in Talos know their own kind of harsh environment. Not only is the sea a harsh mistress, but those who do not callous their hearts to some extent will not survive. Death is very, very common at every age. There are many who are unable to carve out a sailor's life. Some are sent to Cynara, others to Dysis, others still to live as nomads in Cleo. And a rare few, even rarer than those sent to Dysis, are even sent to the East, to Eurus and her mysterious lands to learn of sacred knowledge and to inform the people there of what the South has learned and acquired.
        
        Dysis
        
        Functions and Features:
        
        Veiled in a thick fog created when the warmth of the tropics mingles with the chill of the icy south, Dysis is a large, relatively unexplored island that lies outside Talos's borders. Only the most experienced sailors of Talos and Cynara know of its existence, and it is a secret well kept. Rumors of it have stirred many peoples, but none have found ever found her. Pathetically made ships have sunk in their vain efforts to learn her location, and all sailors of the South swear by her secrecy: no one knows anything of her, is their mantra.
        
        Dysis largely consists of counter-culture in a way that redefines rebellion. Its discovery was not, in fact, the work of sailors, but of Machinists. No one is sure of how they'd found her without their own boats. Still, they found her all the same, and have harbored rebels of all kinds: sailors, farmers, doctors, politicians, hunters, warriors from every region. Dysis is home to those who would rather die than be kept in the dark.
        
        Once you enter Dysis, you are not allowed to leave. They cannot risk anyone outside the Five Captains knowing the exact locations of the island. However, this makes for an enriching environment. As far as much of Dysis is concerned, the rest of the world doesn't exist. This is Dysis's weakness: they grow complacent in their corner of the world, safely tucked away in secrecy. They have resigned themselves to exile. Their leaders, the Machinists, have so far reminded them of what is at stake, that their home could be taken at any moment if they're not prepared to fight for it. Still, whether or not the people of Dysis are ready remains to be seen.
    - - Countries
        
        Anatol
        
        Functions and Features
        
        Despite being an Eastern State (home of the rebels), Anatol is much like other nations, especially its western friends in Iris. Anatol is meant to be a sort of psuedo-capital, to keep up appearances for governmental higher-ups, as well as the rest for the rest of the world. Hosting festivals in which "advanced, experimental" contraptions are put on display. Eurus, the mysterious Eastern Region, is compromised of Machinists, the only people on the planet who have any sort of mathematical, scientific, medicinal, or engineering knowledge. Anatol is meant to appease those who believe in the Machinist rebellion.
        
        There is much unrest in Anatol. The people enjoy their lives of privilege and are reluctant to pull their weight in the rebellion. They would much rather reap the benefits of their technological progress than lend themselves to its advancement or freedom. Spies from Iris help this unrest along, and are swaying some Anatolians to turn on the rebellion.
        
        Since Anatol must be on a display of sorts at all times, they are seen as the most technologically advanced in the world. They are the only known nation with computers, television, and radio (Porthos has been given radio as well, as has Iris, to Iris to placate them, and to Porthos to inspire the younger minds). Other nations and regions aren't so keen on this kind of technology; most people of Boreas, for example, refuse to even travel to or trade with all of Eurus. The West sees the East as a curiosity. The South, though they don't have much use for technology other than things like sonar and radar, are delightfully enthused by advancement and would help it along in any way they can.
        
        The people of Anatol are incredibly fickle and superficial. Less wealthy but more advanced than Iris, they are the true "first world" as far as they and the rest of the world is concerned. This makes them complacent. The war does not appeal to them. They would sooner see Eurus fall to tyranny than disrupt their current lives. They fail to understand that all of their luxuries would be taken from them if Eurus's rebellion falls.
        
        Gryphon
        
        Functions and Features
        
        Orien (Capital State)