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AN137k > Gresonie (french) / Gresonia (international)

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Gresonie (AN137k) is a predominantly mountainous territory. Much of the territory's topography and relief lines have already been mapped; they will naturally be preserved and detailed further. A large river, Vetil, flows through it, originating from the mountains. Additionally, another major international river, the name of which is yet to be determined, flows northward.

The climate is also outlined in the wiki on this page It will be predominantly mountainous, semi-arid in the north, and transition from continental to temperate towards the South.

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The territory is a crossroads between the north, south, as well as east and west of the continent. It is an important crossing point to traverse the continental mountain range. The population is mainly distributed in the Vetil Valley and surrounding plains. The Vetil River is navigable up to the capital; coordinating this river consistently with my southern neighbor to the ocean is essential.

The challenge for this territory will be to reconcile the passage of major communication routes, among the most important on the continent, with its rugged and magnificent nature.

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The population is primarily mountain-dwelling, predominantly French-speaking, with a culture closely aligned with Alpine peoples. Currently, Gresonie's history remains vague, but I believe it would be beneficial to develop it concurrently with that of my future neighbors.

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I have mapped Lorredion, a territory originally located in zone AR015, now relocated here. Concurrently, I am currently developing Bahengo, a tropical archipelago, which I intend to develop in parallel with this one. Being originally from the French Alps, it is very important to me to create a territory completely focused on the mountains and to manage the associated challenges between preserving and developing these fragile yet strategic areas.

Rivador in Lorredion (now in Franqueterre)

Mountain region

Bahengo currently in development

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Le Mathou (talk) 15:46, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

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	Discussion for clarification & decision

• Hello from your southern (indirect) neighbour; I map in Kwelede-peir. Two questions / concerns: 1. As of now, Central Antarephia has no history of French colonization. Being a landlocked French post-colonial state means that the colony had the sea access sometime ago. Jorisko, which is closest country from you to the sea, was not colonized as far as I remember. 2. I am afraid countries like AN137k would have trouble constructing and maintaining big infrastructure projects, like HSR (especially in the mountainous conditions). There was an informal consensus between those who map in the area that North-Central Antarephia may have a cluster of countries with weak and unstable governments, called "the strip of instability". Lack of access to the sea and too few arable land does not fit well with French Alps style you are trying to achieve here. Would you please tell us more about your intentions for this territory? Sudo91 (talk) 03:49, 29 June 2024 (UTC)