Lashala

Lashala is the name given to the southeastern peninsula of the continent of Natua consisting of the Northern and Southern Horns. It is named so after the La Tsia Tribe which commands the entirety of the Northern Horn and much of the densely forested Southern Horn as well, although there are many other tribes which exist there as well. The Southern Horn, which houses most of Lashala's population, is largely composed of a hot, tropical savanna, with occasional patches of dense rainforest in wetter areas. By contrast, the northern horn contains a good deal of arid yet temperate shrubland, with increasing humidity and more large vegetation to the west. Due to the relative lack of plant life in much of the Northern Horn, combined with its low altitude, a great deal of the area is uninhabitable due to the atmospheric composition of Kōna. This makes the Southern Horn a far more strategically valuable place, with more natural resources and arable land as well. The entirety of Lashala has a population of roughly 2 million people, which is mostly contained by small hunter-gatherer villages, as well as some moderately-sized agricultural settlements, with the largest cities housing only 16,000 people or so.

Geography

The Southern Horn of Lashala is predominantly made up of vast savanna plains with tall grasses, sclerophyllic plants, and few trees. The savannas are broken up by gallery forests and jungles which house most of the region's biodiversity, including most of its human populations. The western regions of the Southern Horn consist of a hot steppe climate, which encroaches on the Kyonyita Desert and has conditions which are virtually unlivable. The Northern Horn is markedly colder, with its eastern reaches consisting of arid shrubland with short-growing forests and several unique crops such as olives and grapes, however much of this land is also unlivable due to its low altitude and semi-stagnant winds which cause CO2 to build up in large quantities. Its western regions are much more livable, with climates similar to most of central Tajj Neta, which it borders. Overall, Lashala is flat, especially compared to the high-reaching Tanadszomo Mountains to the West. Due to the rivers which flow out of the mountains, however, it has plenty of access to fresh water, which is especially important since the region is surrounded by ocean on all other sides, effectively making it a very large subcontinental peninsula.

Type

Peninsula

Location under

Natua

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