Lacrivia (region)

Lacrivia is a large sprawling geographical region lying on the southwestern shore of the Trade Lake. It itself is composed of four regions: Greater Lericonnia and Lesser Lericonnia lie on the northern and southern reaches of the Lericonne Mountains respectively, and the same goes for Greater and Lesser Alletoisia with regard to the Alletoix Mountains. These are often grouped into Greater and Lesser Lacrivia based on the same distinction.
== Etymology ==
Lacrivia's name is generally believed to stem from a folktale told about Clovis Merovingius, the leader of the contingent that settled in Greater Lacrivia during the 6th Century BCE. The story goes that he was able to walk from one side of the Crevier River to the other due to the multitude of shrimp in the water. Thus the land was named 'La Crevette' - 'the shrimp'. Over time this bastardised to La Creve, then finally to Lacrive, its current form.
== Geography ==
The geography of Lacrivia is split in two - Greater and Lesser Lacrivia have fairly different climates due to the mountains separating them.
Greater Lacrivia is on the coast of the Trade Lake - thus it is green and fertile, with the land used mainly for agriculture. Closer to the mountains the land becomes harsher and is used more for pasture. Summers generally average 25 degrees Celsius, and winters 10.
Lesser Alletoisia is in a similar situation to Greater Lacrivia in that it borders on a large body of water - in this case the Merkata River to the north and the Balantegue River to the south. This is a land of plains and large, fast-flowing rivers tributary to the Merkata and Balantegue.
Lesser Lericonnia is separated from any large body of water, and had an indeterminate boundary where it meets the edge of Suren's Desert. The hot desert winds blow all the way to the mountains, raising the temperature and making agriculture nigh-impossible - Lesser Lacrivians use their hilly, steppe-like land for pasture more than anything else. Large rivers are rare here as well, with the land punctuated by many narrow, deep streams flowing from clefts in the rock and disappearing to run underground.
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