The Valley

**The Valley** is a geographical area near spawn as well as a **major faction** and country, currently under the leadership of King Leif. It is a coastal and nautical themed faction with a large focus on the sea, birds, industry and trade. Its main settlement is **Valley Harbor**, within which spawn is included.

Its closest neighbouring faction is the Overgrowth, beyond a desert to the west.

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## Geography & Economy

### Climate & Biome

The Valley is composed of two biomes; warm plains and shattered savannah, both bordering the sea, as well as surrounded by desert on almost all sides. Because of this, the climate is warm and subtropical, as well as oceanic.

The north of the Valley is covered by large, extremely tall and treacherous shattered mountains, the tallest of which is Mt Starshower, after which the mountain range is named. These mountains are notably home to natural hot springs which occasionally cascade into waterfalls that feed into the shallow waters between them.

Because of its surrounding large deserts, most notably the Withersands, which extend as far as The Overgrowth, The Valley is considered a sort of "oasis", which makes it an attractive destination for desert-weary travelers.

The body of water on its eastern coast is the Starshower Strait. The body of water on its western coast is the Starshower Sound. Both are composed of a warm ocean biome and a tropical ocean biome, with a large coral reef in the middle of each.

### Nature

#### **Fauna**

The Valley has a few distinct endemic species, just about all of which are birds; its heraldic animal is the griffin, and megabirds are the faction's most iconic and popular riding animal, while geese are its most popular pet and farm animal.

The whole territory is frequented by rock (gray) and willow (brown) ptarmigans, seagulls, pelicans, the occasional vulture as well as deer, snakes (including rattlesnakes) and the occasional squirrel.

Its northern prairies are populated with prides of lions, giraffes, wild hogs, zebras and the occasional rhino or wild horse. The savannah mountains are inhabited by small populations of wild goats and llamas.

Its waters are populated with a variety of tropical fish, seahorses, turtles, dolphins and most notably, a large population of harp seals. Its beaches are populated widely with coconut crabs, due to the large amount of coconut palms, an animal scarcely found anywhere else in such high numbers. Additionally, otters often swim and nest along the coast and rivers.

#### **Flora**

The plant-life of the Valley is in accordance with its climate - most strikingly, most trees one will see are palms, acacias and ironwood, although apple trees, azaleas and oak trees aren't uncommon. Most endemic flowers make up only the most common ones; poppies, daffodils and oxeye daisies.

However, the warm climate also makes the Valley a perfect spot for cultivating certain plants, which ties greatly into its economy and culture; grapes, tomatoes, apples and peppers grow well there, and are a staple of the faction.

### Locations

#### **Valley Harbor**

Valley Harbor is the faction's de-facto capital and a sizeable town which, as its name implies, relies heavily on its harbour.

### Economy & Exports

The Valley, being a traveling hotspot, is full of trade and deals a lot in shopping and trading, with lots of shops and utilities.

The Valley is a majorly agricultural faction, with large swathes of land dedicated to plant farming. The Valley's staple crops and major agricultural exports include wheat, grapes, peppers, tomatoes, apples, onions and carrots, occasionally also prickly pears. This has also led to the Valley being one of the only exports of wine, apple juice and cider.

Fishing is another huge industry in the faction, which makes up the other part of its exports.

## History

### Modern History

The Valley as a country was created about fifty years ago from present day, by Leif, who established it as a settlement around a small stone ruin which can nowadays be found built into the right side of the spawn house.

### Conflicts

The Valley has been involved in a few conflicts so far, courtesy of Leif, Gale, Morgan and Puffball.

The first was the conflict between Leif and Morgan, which led to the subsequent banning of Morgan from the Valley and their house inside the territory being burnt.

The second was the conflict between, Leif, Gale and Puffball which begun as a consequence of an outbreak of The Rot sprouting inside Puffball's forest, directly outside the Valley borders.

## Faction Details

The Valley is one of the major factions of the server. It's open to join by residency or otherwise.

## Laws

There aren't many laws established inside The Valley, but following the subsequent conflicts, some laws and bans had been rolled out.

These include:

* Banning Morgan from the Valley territory
* Banning Puffball from the Valley territory
* A bounty set for any Illagers that encroach on Valley land