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Kaisen, Western Isles. See the Atlas of the Western Isles.
Gorjan was a language commonly spoken in the Western Isles. Gorjania was the most northerly of Gaohund nations existing before the defeat on the continent. In the names of their islands, the prefix "kai" indicates northern, and the prefix "wel" indicates southern.
Gorjania was the most northerly of Gaohund nations existing before the defeat on the continent. In the names of their islands, the prefix "kai" indicates northern, and the prefix "wel" indicates southern.
Grackleburg was he second largest city of the Middle Islands, after Millbrew. It lies on the south side of the island of Longshores. See the Atlas of the Middle Isles.
Great Ice, the was the name given to the great frozen lands of the pole that faces away from the sun. See also the Outer Darkness.
Green Islands were considered by most Gaohund to be remote, as they were beyond a large, sparsely populated island called Forestal and a wide strait called the Canikam Gap. Those who lived there, however, saw their position differently: they were the link to civilization for the many isles farther east (See Eastern Islands). The village of Bedford was the center of culture and commerce for the Green Islands. The abundance of unspoiled nature and fresh air attracted many summer tourists, who also come to tour Foundation Hall, the building in which the government of the Gaohund people was drafted some three hundred years before. "Big Island" was a major supply of natural resources.
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Hall of Five Hundred Statues was the seat of government of the Gaohund Republic. See Old Town.
Hams was a fishing village on the south shore of Stanton. It is a center for the agricultural area of South Stanton, the greatest producer of crops east of the Western Isles. It lies at the mouth of the Hams River, which drains the cropland of South Stanton. See the Atlas of the Middle Isles.
Highland Park was the Echeloni District of New Warrick, Masters of Industry and Their Politics. Two generations before Aurelia Alexander, the Alexander's Nest began constructing certainty differentials and by the next generation, it was one of the most powerful businesses in New Warrick. Four of the sons married into the Salo Nest, an old money Nest that originally made their fortunes in lumber. The two Nests eventually controlled much of the tech, lumber, and shipbuilding in Gaohund lands. The city Echeloni are divided according to the two political parties. Two allied Nests supported the Foundational party, and a host of smaller Nests supported the Star-Comet party. The Star-Comet Party was beginning to recall images from pagan ways to support them. The Star-Comet itself was once considered a god, so now these phrases are applied to the party: giver of light in darkest times; the one that moves when all else was still; the independent, the unrestrained. Many of the Star-Comet supporters are also engaged with the Norrell Corporation or the Crippen-Draunt Industries.
Institute, The was the officer training facility of the Captains. It was located in Johnson City, Irin. See the Atlas of Irin and Surrounding Isles.
Irin, Island of was the largest of the Gaohund Islands. The island was the native home of the people of Irin (see below). The Irin people raised sheep and mined coal on higher eleva
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