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| The official [https://bheiskell.github.io/riiga-timeline-map/ historical slideshow map] of Riiga. | | The official [https://bheiskell.github.io/riiga-timeline-map/ historical slideshow map] of Riiga. |
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| ==Realistic Biomes==
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| * '''Polar/Ice''' - Freezing cold land covered primarily in packed ice which sees little sunlight.
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| * '''Tundra''' - A cold, barren land with frozen soil, almost no trees, and short growing seasons allowing only grasses, shrubs, and mosses.
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| * '''Taiga''' - Cold forests mostly containing evergreen conifers, with very short summers and cold, snowy winters.
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| * '''Alpine Tundra''' - A high-altitude, treeless, freezing area with thin air which may be covered in snow throughout the whole year.
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| * '''Montane Forest''' - High-elevation deciduous forest lands that may be cool or warm depending on their place in the world.
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| * '''Temperate Forest''' - Forests mostly made of deciduous trees that see distinct warm summers and cool winters.
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| * '''Temperate Grassland''' - Grassland which sees freezing winters and hot summers, tough grasses, and low rainfall.
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| * '''Savanna''' - Grassland which experiences heavy rainfall in one season, but is otherwise quite dry and warm.
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| * '''Wooded Savanna''' - Savanna filled with low-density trees that do not create a canopy.
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| * '''Subtropical Forest''' - Forest that sees high precipitation, warm weather, and humidity, with a distinct canopy.
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| * '''Subtropical Rainforest''' - Tall forests that see regular rainfall but experience a short dry season, with a multi-layered canopy and rich soils.
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| * '''Monsoonal Forest''' - Deciduous forest that experiences a long dry season followed by a season of extreme rainfall.
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| * '''Tropical Rainforest''' - Tall, lush rainforests that see heavy continuous rainfal and no dry season, with several distinct canopies and poor soil quality.
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| * '''Mediterranean''' - Land with cool and wet winters and dry summers, with most rainfall falling during winter and a lot of sunlight.
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| * '''Dry Grassland''' - Cool grassy lands with low-growing vegetation and patchy coverage, perfect for grazing animals.
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| * '''Semiarid Desert''' - A desert with less sand dunes and more barren rocky ground that sees a wide range of temperatures.
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| * '''Arid Shrubland''' - Land with very little rainfall covered mostly in sparse shrubs and stones rather than sand dunes.
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| * '''Arid Desert''' - A very cold or very hot barren, dusty land with almost no precipitation, hostile toward most flora and fauna.
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| ==Riigan Biomes==
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| * '''Glass Mountains''' - Due to mountains made of shimmering stone, glass mountain regions suffer from no vegetation whatsoever thanks to the storms of glass grains.
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| * '''Hills of Burden''' - A region in the Pearl Mountains which are really difficult to climb, causing them to be mostly void of trees and wildlife.
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| * '''Blightlands''' - Tropical forested land filled with poisonous plants and animals due to the natural toxic blight bursts that occur there.
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| * '''Burning Rainlands''' - A barren, toxic region that experiences rain that slowly dissolves organic material.
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| * '''Blue Forest/Night''' - A temperate, humid region which sees heavy blue-tinted seasonal fog, shrouding the land in darkness.
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| [[File:Geopoliticalriiga.jpg|1000px|thumb|A geopolitical map of Riiga coloured by altitude. The key is in the upper left corner. ]] | | [[File:Geopoliticalriiga.jpg|1000px|thumb|A geopolitical map of Riiga coloured by altitude. The key is in the upper left corner. ]] |
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| Each city marked represents a population of 10,000,000 both within it and in the surrounding area.
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| It also shows known [[Archaios]] locations, and man-made [[Wonders]] of certain (blue) or uncertain (white) locations.]]
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| [[File:knownriiga.jpg|1000px|thumb|A map of showing which areas are well known and which are unknown, very poorly known, or knowledge given by a third party.]]
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| [[File:riigatrade.jpg|1000px|thumb|A map of major trade routes in among the connected Riigan cultures. Red: The Archroad. Orange: Archroad connections. Aqua: The main sea trading routes. Blue: The Diamond Route. Goods shown are only of major sources.]] | | [[File:riigatrade.jpg|1000px|thumb|A map of major trade routes in among the connected Riigan cultures. Red: The Archroad. Orange: Archroad connections. Aqua: The main sea trading routes. Blue: The Diamond Route. Goods shown are only of major sources.]] |
