Drogo Island

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* Political 2005
* Political 2014

Île Drogo, or Drogo Island in English, is an island located in the North Atlantic Ocean and is considered territory of the United States of America. It is currently independently controlled by the Four Kingdoms; Dai Jernia, Kingdom of Denalé, Nado Kingdom, and Günterland. Drogo Island was nearly impossible to navigate before modern sailing techniques and technology. The island is protected by strong currents, erratic weather patterns, and strange magnetic interference. The island became populated by various survivors of sunken ships between 1400CE - 1600CE.

## Etymology

Drogo Island, or Île Drogo in French stands for "Island to Carry [Support]". The name stems from the abundance of resources the island possesses that visitors and stranded denizens could exploit in order to survive the biodiverse landscape. The Normans are responsible for naming the island when they discovered it by accident.

Exerox originally named the island Νησί της Νίκης which is Greek for "Victory Island", but he died on the voyage home and was unable to declare his discovery.

## History

### Pre-Columbian Era

#### Ancient Greeks

Drogo Island was first discovered around 300 BCE by an Ancient Greek explorer, Exerox. Exerox was an uninteresting individual who was inspired by the accolades of Pytheas of Massalia; known for traveling the Atlantic Ocean and traversing the modern British Isles. Exerox longed for the same admiration that Pytheas received and set out on his own expedition. Exerox had no real experience, influence, or power, but he came from wealth and used it to hire a team to follow in Pytheas' footsteps. The expedition went through many issues including; illness, bad weather conditions, and navigation incompetence. The expedition was way off course that eventually they ended up on the shore of Drogo Island.

Exerox first mistook the island as the Pretianic Isles, modern British Isles, but after much exploration realized it was a previously unknown uninhabited island. He decided to name the island Νησί της Νίκης which translates roughly into Victory Island. Despite the issues with navigation, Exerox believed to be near the Pretianic Isles. During his time on the island, he constructed granite plaques each inscribed with a different Greek letter to categorize different parts of the island. The crew was able to restock from the bounty on the island and set sail to return home. The voyage home was brutal and ended in the sinking of the ship and death of the crew. Only one member survived the return home and spun a wild tale to describe the journey. He was mocked for his outlandish story and many believe it to be a knockoff version of Plato's tales of Atlantis. A folk tale about the island was passed down for ages, and Exerox never received the admiration he desired.

#### Normans

Drogo Island was rediscovered in 998 CE by the Normans where they named the land Île Drogo.

### Post-Columbian Era

Due to the rough navigation of the waters near the island, Drogo Island is virtually hidden from the greater world. Many voyages end their journey at Drogo Island, and the survivors join the growing population of the denizens. Tribes developed on the island based around regions of the island. When they grew too large, wars were fought over territory and resources. Eventually, the tribes formed alliances and created civilizations.

## Geography

### Climate

Drogo Island has a tropical rainforest climate, bordering very closely on a humid subtropical climate. It is also an oceanic climate, common to many oceanic islands. Drogo Island has a rainy season that stretches through the Spring months. The northern mountains, Hollister Range, are the main cause of the variations in the temperature and rainfall that occur on the island. The mountains can also cause wide variation in local wind speed and direction due to their sheltering and channeling effects adding to the climatic variation. Drogo Island also has a sizable desert, known as the Dunes, that has an arid climate. Drogo Island has four fresh water lakes and two rivers that flow from north to south. Drogo Island is located in the hurricane belt, but due to its strange weather patterns, it has never been directly hit by a hurricane.

### Biodiversity

Drogo Island is home to many diverse biomes allowing for a wide variety of plant and animal species. Due to the chaotic weather patterns around the island, no outside interference affected the environment leaving it isolated for several hundred years.

## Demographics

### Tribal Clans

Tribes developed overtime on the island, and they got their namesakes from the Greek Alphabet that was left behind from ancient explorers.

* Alpha Clan
* Beta Clan
* Gamma Clan
* Delta Clan
* Epsilon Clan
* Zeta Clan
* Eta Clan
* Theta Clan
* Iota Clan
* Kappa Clan
* Lambda Clan
* Mu Clan
* Nu Clan
* Xi Clan
* Omicron Clan
* Pi Clan
* Rho Clan
* Sigma Clan
* Tau Clan
* Upsilon Clan
* Phi Clan
* Chi Clan
* Psi Clan
* Omega Clan

### Kingdoms

Eventually the tribes formed alliances creating their own government, borders, and culture.

* Clans Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Omega became Günterland.
* Clans Delta and Epsilon became Foddaring which later was conquered and integrated into the Kingdom of Dai Jernia.
* Clans Zeta, Eta, and Theta became the Kingdom of Hawkdonia which later formed an alliance with the Kingdom of Jernia to become Dai Jernia.
	+ The Kingdom of Hawkdonia was named after the leader who united the tribes named Hawkins, Don of the Etas.
* Clan Iota became the Land of Fire which later was conquered and integrated into the Kingdom of Dai Jernia.
* Clan Kappa became the Land of Water which later was conquered and integrated into the Kingdom of Dai Jernia.
* Clan Lambda became the Land of Air which later was conquered and integrated into the Kingdom of Dai Jernia.
* Clans Mu, Nu, Xi, and Omicron became the Kingdom of Denalé
* Clans Pi, Rho, and Sigma became the Kingdom of Jernia which later Formed an Alliance with the Kingdom of Hawkdonia to become Dai Jernia.
	+ The Kingdom of Jernia was named after the leader who united the tribes named Nadia, Jer of Sigma Clan.
* Clans Tau and Upsilon became the Nado Kingdom.
* Clans Phi, Chi, and Psi became the Land of Void.

See also: Dai Jernia, and Alpha Clan.