Oposs
The island continent of Oposs; a warm place filled with dense jungles, home to many strange creatures and plants.
The continent consists of two major, and various minor islands.
Raw and fermented foods are staples of the Opossian kitchen. Their shorelines are rich in fish, and their jungles rich in fowl. Beastfolk resemble mammalian carnivores, so their diet is also very heavily meat-based. Soups are also very common, and used to be the most common type of "drink" until tea came around. Alcohol is quite toxic to Beastrace, to the degree that a single glass of wine would knock them out.
Some type of soup or stew would probably work best. Maybe a curry since it's heavy in spices and fat? Or dumplings made from leaves instead of dough?
There's no real united form of government in Oposs. Cities are run by clans and would have laws against hurting, killing, or stealing. But other than that, laws would vary from place to place and belief to belief.
Punishments from breaking the law would be seen as harsh in the rest of the world. They are relative to how much you hurt the victim. Did you steal from a rich person? Maybe you lose a finger. Steal from a poor person? Death sentence.
Climate
Like most of the Eastern Islands, Oposs has two main seasons instead of the more clearly defined four of Tibur. Either season may be hot or cold, as this generally depends on the winds more than the time of year. Instead, the seasons are based on the presence of or lack of rain.
Dry season, as the name implies, it is signified by a general lack of rain. Often accompanied by high temperatures, especially towards the end of the season. Crops must be harvested in this season, and dried for storage before the end of it, to prevent all the hard work from rotting away. The season lasts from the middle of winter to the middle of summer.
Wet season, contrasting the dry season, it rains almost daily, with long uninterrupted showers passing over the island. The wet season often has the coldest, but also the most unbearably hottest days of the year. The season lasts from the middle of summer to the middle of winter.
Natural Resources
History
Contact between Oposs and other nations only started some 100-200 years ago.
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