Yehuria

Yehuria is a central Raljikka nation that borders Nehzon, Ainsof, Aylen, and Betslat. Wargäreim is also extremely close to Yehuria, separated only by a narrow channel of water. Due to its location, Yehuria has long been a crossroads of trade and sees many travellers passing through on their way to somewhere else. Trading outposts are a common sight particularly around the borders and northern coast, and Nal-Gaala Lake at the nation's center has numerous small cities around it.
Yehuria is covered by dense rainforests, making it rare to find civilization anywhere but around the lake or the coast, where the forest is thinnest. Even the tradeposts near the borders are small and not meant to be more than a quick stopping point on someone's journey. Chrono-addled beasts dwell within the forest, and many of the natives see no need to expand into the forest. Because many of their buildings have a vertical design, often bult into the trees themselves, Yehurians have a kinship of sorts with the forest. It has resources for them that they may use, but only sparingly; draining the forest of its bounty will do them nothing but harm in the end. Patrols to find illegal poachers, looters, and pillagers are a common sight, and it is one of few jobs for those who dare to brave this dangerous forest.
The entire nation slopes down towards Nal-Gaala Lake, making it a risk to be on the ground when it rains too hard. There's no telling when a torrential flood of water will come rushing down. On top of that, vicious beasts -- most famously the Yehurian red tiger -- populate the deepest parts of the rainforest. As such, only trained personnel willing to risk their lives will go into the jungle, and they will also guard the paths to protect unwary travellers from the forest's danger.
The natives to Yehuria are overall hospitable to outsiders, so long as the outsiders obey their rules and do not try to enforce their customs on the natives. For this reason, they are typically not receptive to religious missionaries. It is said that the quickest way to lose a Yehurian's attention is to try and convince them they have to do something or that they need something they don't already have. To friendly foreigners that will not encroach on the rainforest, the Yehurians will gladly give rides across the lake, offer them a place to stay, give them advice, and so on. They have a large tourism industry, and many of the lake-side towns sustain their economies largely on travellers passing by or visitors to the nation.
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