Olain

Olain is entirely made up of badlands. Everything is dry, hot, and harsh to life. The main thing making it sustainable is its proximity to the Long-Tail plains which give access to a plethora of resources. Olain consists of many hills & desert mountains with a substantially large ocean of oil making up its coastline. Their borders are cut off by Torrior Tides. Olain’s desert region also consists of fields upon fields of Hoodoos that jet up into the sky creating  marvelous rocky formations.

There is one Hoodoo in the desert of Olain which closely resembles the shape of a Dragon. Its body has a very long and snake-like appearance. The Whiver here believe this formation is the embodiment of the Dragon that guided their ancestors to the country. It’s one of the country's most protected areas, as the rock formation itself is decently fragile.

Overall Oil is the most substantial resource in Olain. This is mainly due to the fact they more or less have an entire ocean to themselves. They also do a substantial amount of mining here, processing things such as sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, clay, limestone, volcanic ash, and shale. Any plant life grown is obtained from neighboring regions.

Rock slides and sandstorms are the only real two natural disasters that can happen within Olain. Rock slides don't happen all that often, but the sandstorms are almost a regular occurrence. To outside folk this could be hazardous, but the people of Olain have themselves well prepared. Most buildings are built to withstand high winds and thrown rocks kicked up by the storms, and the people have learned how to protect themselves from the raging sand.

As for wildlife, there’s quite a bit of diversity found here. Prairie dogs, mule deer, pronghorn, bison, coyotes, and bighorn sheep are common, as they’ve all adapted to the landscape. There are also magical beasts that exist within the Badlands as well, partially due to the fact no one really resides outside the country’s borders. These creatures are mostly Drakes and Wyverns who’ve taken advantage of the lack of pure population.

Common livestock raised in the region are bison. Bison provides excellent fertilizer for crops and can be used for hard labour the Whiver of the region can’t do themselves. Sometimes they will also raise mule deer to help, although they’re far less common. Many people have taken to adopting prairie dogs as common household pets. Some of the braver Whiver also try to tame Drakes as household or work-like pets as they can carry multiple of them around on their back.

Most people’s diets are composed of vegetables, roots, nuts, mushrooms, and any other plant-like material. Given the majority of the population here is Whiver there’s not a huge demand for meat products. Meat is only ever sought out for semi tame drakes in order to coax them out of eating the country’s residents.

The only major holy site here is a temple of Swift built within the center of their capital. It's a common gathering place for worship where they also hold tribute to Sunex, who is said to be buried under the temple traveling the afterlife with Swift. This temple is also home to several of Olain’s dragons, including some descendants of Sunex himself. Olain Whiver are the only Whiver in Mirror Domain who have taken to altering the story of Swift, mainly due to how isolated the region is and how prominent Sunex was in its founding.

Whiver celebrate two holidays in Olain. The Star Festival & The Great Journey. The Great Journey pays respect to the dragon that lead their people to Olain where the Whiver dress themselves up in colourful scale like costumes and conduct a large parade throughout the city, some even forming a long serpentine-like dragon float that they march around, resembling Sunex.

Foreigners and outsiders are treated rather well if they visit. Not many do, so the Whiver here have no real issues with them so long as they don't cause any trouble. Any outsiders who do cause a fuss are usually dealt with by the country’s dragon protectors. Most cities have at least one dragon outpost where the guardians of said city can watch over the people below.

Olain’s Government would be considered Soicalist, as they encourage cooperation amongst their citizens and share ownership of their resources publicly as needed. That being said, Whiver aren’t known for their intelligence or organization skills. Many of the settlements here are more or less left to their own devices. While they don’t want to admit it, the dragons of the country seem to be the ones keeping things in order. Some would argue the entire country is run by a bunch of dragons who’ve taken to hoarding whiver, although this has yet to be confirmed.