Spice Coast

The Spice Coast is the most populous, culturally diverse, and affluent region in Gernon. The region is named for its vast production of the majority of the continent's spices, and the high level of maritime trade.
==Demographics==
The area is extremely diverse. The area is 70% human, 3% gnome, 5% dwarf, 17% elf, 3% Vanaran, and 2% mixed or mystical races.
==Culture and Religion==
The region has no consistency, as people from all of the world can be found if one looks hard enough in the Spice Coast, but there are some trends. Native Spicer peoples are of a darker complexion, and even foreigners who have lived in the region for several generations have gotten darker over time. The area is generally very liberal and loose, with the annual festival, Mozkor Gantz, being the most raucous time of the year. There are of course exceptions, but generally more chaotic or freedom loving gods are worshipped by Spicers, though gods of trade are also worshipped heavily. The spicers are Mainline Polytheists, though the most highly regarded gods of the local populations are Abadar (for his defense of trade), Calistria, Cayden Cailean, Nethys, and and Gozreh.
==Cities (listed from west to east)==
Sephora: The second largest city in Gernon, after Kuroseki, and easily the most powerful economically. The greatest merchant companies are based in Sephora, and the Nobles control all taxation from the eastern cities' ships as they head west. A districted city with neighborhoods of people from all over the continent and of every race. Formerly the home of the Institute for Scholarly Learning, the premier Magical institution in Gernon.
Amaline: Usually forgotten even by the other Spice Coast cities, Amaline is the smallest of the 4 great cities of the coast. Primarily a center of Shiprights and dockworkers.
Brasseaux: Typically thought of as the biggest producer of Spices amongst the 4, though the truth is that it is still second to Sephora. Much of the confusion comes from how the city has almost no industry besides moving spices in from the farmland, processing them, and sending them down to the coast.
Reyken: Infamous for its lacivious nature, this city is full of the world's most sought after brothels, magnificent furs of the local jungle cat population, and has a monopoly on the trade of Vanilla Beans. A mythical hive of vice and gambling, and majorly dislikes Sephora for the high taxation.
Beyond the principal cities, hundreds of hamlets and rural villages dot the landscape, mostly to help support the agriculture, with none surpassing 5000 people, and the majority limited to a few hundred.
==Climate and Geography==
The Spice Coast lines the southeastern coast of Gernon, and is a very warm and tropical region. The air is humid, and there is little to no winter weather. Several jungle regions exist, but they have been severely cut back as more and more land is devoted to industrial spice agriculture. The shorelines have beautiful beaches for much of the length.
Category:Regions