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Corum | Corum is a continent on Micras. | ||
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[[image:Corum_political.png|frame|left|Continent of Corum (MCS Political Map)]] Corum | [[image:Corum_political.png|frame|left|Continent of Corum (MCS Political Map)]] Corum was first added around 3.5.0 along with the rest of the Eastern Hemisphere. It was first called Jaiha, after the first nation to be founded upon it. Later, the Babkhans renamed it Lesser Eura, because it was close to but smaller than the Euran continent. It was finally named Corum in 2006 by St. Fenix, who was tired of just calling it Lesser Eura. | ||
==Landscape== | ==Landscape== | ||
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[[image:Corum_physical.png|frame|right|Continent of Corum (MCS Physical Map)]] | [[image:Corum_physical.png|frame|right|Continent of Corum (MCS Physical Map)]] | ||
The continent of Corum encorporates exactly thirty islands plus mainland Corum. | The continent of Corum encorporates exactly thirty islands (including the very large island of [[Hypernostria]]) plus mainland Corum. 3 of these are occupied by Cräiteland, 8 are occupied by Stormark and 19 are owned by Riponia. Cräiteland hold the three small islands on the east of the continent, Riponia holds Hypernostria, and around 75%of mainland Corum. The remaining 25% is held by the Viking Empire of Stormark. | ||
3 of these are occupied by Cräiteland, 8 are occupied by Stormark and 19 are owned by Riponia. | |||
The north of the continent is dominated by the Riponian Mountains, including the continent's highest peak, Mt. Jaiha (4200 m). These give way to foothills further south until eventually falling into a wide and extremely fertile plain drained by a number of rivers. The southernmost areas of the continent and Hypernostria are icy tundra. | |||
There is only one major body of water on the continent, Lake Norton. | |||
==History== | |||
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Jaiha was the first nation to colonize Corum in 2002; it was soon joined by Korhal and the United Secular States. The first country of any lasting influence to inhabit the continent was Menelmacar, which had annexed Jaiha before 2003. A few Slobovian settlements existed in the east during late 2003 before all human habitation on the continent ceased. When people returned, they mostly settled the surrounding islands, which became centers of Stormarkian culture by Series 7. But the most important indigenous Corish nation was Riponia, which controlled the entire mainland save a Stormark enclave in the north for much of 2006 and 2007. | |||
Today, with the fall of Riponia, Corum is split between Bobalania, which holds the old Riponian areas of the mainland; Stormark, which holds its traditional island enclaves; and Craiteland, which controls the three islands to the east of the continent. | |||
[[Category:Micras]] | [[Category:Micras]] | ||
Revision as of 06:54, 30 July 2008
Corum
| Area | ??? km² |
|---|---|
| Population | approx 50 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Languages | English, Craitish |
| Largest Cities | Ripon Cherry Trees |
Corum is a continent on Micras.
Origin and Etymology
Corum was first added around 3.5.0 along with the rest of the Eastern Hemisphere. It was first called Jaiha, after the first nation to be founded upon it. Later, the Babkhans renamed it Lesser Eura, because it was close to but smaller than the Euran continent. It was finally named Corum in 2006 by St. Fenix, who was tired of just calling it Lesser Eura.
Landscape
The continent of Corum encorporates exactly thirty islands (including the very large island of Hypernostria) plus mainland Corum. 3 of these are occupied by Cräiteland, 8 are occupied by Stormark and 19 are owned by Riponia. Cräiteland hold the three small islands on the east of the continent, Riponia holds Hypernostria, and around 75%of mainland Corum. The remaining 25% is held by the Viking Empire of Stormark.
The north of the continent is dominated by the Riponian Mountains, including the continent's highest peak, Mt. Jaiha (4200 m). These give way to foothills further south until eventually falling into a wide and extremely fertile plain drained by a number of rivers. The southernmost areas of the continent and Hypernostria are icy tundra.
There is only one major body of water on the continent, Lake Norton.
History
Jaiha was the first nation to colonize Corum in 2002; it was soon joined by Korhal and the United Secular States. The first country of any lasting influence to inhabit the continent was Menelmacar, which had annexed Jaiha before 2003. A few Slobovian settlements existed in the east during late 2003 before all human habitation on the continent ceased. When people returned, they mostly settled the surrounding islands, which became centers of Stormarkian culture by Series 7. But the most important indigenous Corish nation was Riponia, which controlled the entire mainland save a Stormark enclave in the north for much of 2006 and 2007.
Today, with the fall of Riponia, Corum is split between Bobalania, which holds the old Riponian areas of the mainland; Stormark, which holds its traditional island enclaves; and Craiteland, which controls the three islands to the east of the continent.
