Orzya

Orzyan Map

Orzya is a Region of Morpheus. It is located at the west of the Map. Mostly inhabited by elven and merfolk, the land of Orzya is known for being open to reffugees, but lenient in its laws. Because of these there is a common stigma associated with Orzya - Saying how those without Elven or Beasty features are doomed to the life of a slave upon stepping foot on the shores of this beautiful nation.

## Geography

Describe the location's geographic features. Is the terrain a plain, a mountain or rolling hills? You can also talk about the views and natural beauty of the location.

There is little nature on the land. The majority of the upper land consists of wastes and dry plains that lay flat with only 2 more rocky mountain areas. This then being expanded upon with artificial nature made with science, yet even this adds little colour to the landscape. The main beauty from the upper towns is the complexity and art behind the most extravagant of buildings.

In the Ocean however the land is filled with a pastel beauty of purples, silvers and blues. The land holds many dimensions in shape and size. The majority of the underwater buildings are built into natural rock - with some exceptions.

LOCALIZED PHENOMENA

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CLIMATE

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FLORA & FAUNA

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NATURAL RESOURCES

Wood from the forests, grain from the fields, sheep in the rolling hills and metals and stone from the bowels of the earth. Natural resources define all the assets that can be found by prospectors, or can be exploited by the population living in, or near by this location

## People

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### **Notable Races**

Human - if human, or species that look that of human, enter Oryza's walls, they must be accompanied by a superior non-human counterpart. Humans much wear a blue Oryzian crest to show their race, and they must be branded to show the family they come from. Humans become branded on their 16th birthday. No human is involuntarily made into a worker under the age of 18, allowing them the right in their youth to be sent away from the region.

Siren - The female siren is one of the main inhabitants of the Ocean Kingdoms.

Merfolk - Mermen and Mermaids also inhabit the waters of Orzya.

Elf-Kin - The elf kind that resides within Orzya's borders are those of water, ice and moon. These elf's live within the small area of land that is above water. They are famed for their beautiful appearance. It is said these angelic beings take, kidnap and abuse the human kind, keeping them under tow.

Android - The elves of the land made Androids to roam the cities both above and below water. The Android of this land is known as Orzyian AI and are water/steam based engines that function on H2O slimier to how mortals function in aid with Oxygen.

Religion

The people in Oryza accept both the Maori and Caoul water gods as there main point of worship. The Maori god of Water magic; Aquaphoros, and the Caoul god of Water; Chalchiuhtticue. There are shrines located all across the area to worship these two beings, them often shown as a genderless Gemini duo, normally with fish like qualities, tail and fins.

The kingdom itself does not care for maori or caoul within their borders. All people inside the borders being treated with respect depending on their title and family status. However humans are normally considered a low status, used and abused for slave work and also the maintenance of the AI. When people come in from outside, the respect is only shifted to those who appear non human. Unless a slave, there religion states that humans cannot pass without the chains of a master.

TOURISM

What sort of people visit this location as tourists, what are they eager to see and visit and experience? Where do they stay during their time there.

## Kingdoms of Orzya

Orzya is seprated into multiple kingdoms. There are 4 kingdoms above land in Orzya, these are ruled by elven blood and are easy to traverse by land and by boat. More kingdoms rest below the water level, and it is unknown how many different civilisations of merfolk are hidden below serface.

## Laws of Orzya

The Locals of Orzya are very respectful of the land and criminal activity is low because of the care the locals bring to their communities. There is a very loose law in Orzya baced on a hieracy of class. The main law around this being 'do not commit a crime against someone socially above you in class'. The richer

#### **Slavery - The history of Orzyian slaves.**

Slavery is massivly known in Orzya, and is something many travellers, torists, reffugees and locals fear. Orzya was one of the first nations to open their borders to the victims of war, under the terms that the reffugees would find work within the land in exchange for hospitality. With Orzyans loose Law around abuse

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## Food and Trade

### Food

Orzya is knows for having delicacys from all over the globe, and some foods that you may not find in other locations. Different animals, Bugs, Flora and vegetables are grown in farmland that offer a unique culinary experiance for anyone new to the land.

**Human Meat** - With a high persentage of Merfolk, there is many resturants and stalls that sell human meat (or other species that are considered inferior) the sourse of this meat comes from farms.

## Government

Each Orzyan Kingdom will be ruled by a King/Queen and they will have a parlerment that issues judgement and control over the poplation. The royal familys are extended by marriage and heirs.

Because of the laws of Orzya, most reigning familys are respected and show care to the people. There has been some leaders in history that has been known to be corrupt, but with assasins to hire being a common trade in upperclass orzya, these corrupt folk never last long in power.

It has been said that some of the Mer-kingdoms are ruled more currupt than elven kingdoms.

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HISTORY

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