Barancha Tropics

**Barancha Tropics**, also known as **The Tropics**, is one of the biggest districts in the Colorverse. It is a tropical rainforest that is spread far and wide with different regions in it.

The lizards who live there are called Leaflets. They come in two shades; orange and green. These nature lizards grow certain types of agriculture on their backs and mostly take on the roles of harvesting, adventuring, and hunting. Even though the two colors interact with each other without a problem, each color has their own separate region where they live.

## Pre-Barancha Tropics

Leaflets truly had the freedom to go anywhere before the districts was made. Every inch of the land was nature, so the Leaflets loved it. During this time, the Leaflets were able to make their territory bigger by exploring and founding land. They didn’t know that in the future, this was able to impact them a lot and help them keep a good piece of the tropics.

One historic landmark the leaflets founded was Healer’s Grove. Before lizards uncovered the place and founded it again, it used to be a place for rituals and chants. Surrounding the grove would be large and dark rocks with unique symbols and shapes carved into them. At the night, these symbols would glow in different colors. It is unknown how the symbols had been carved into the rocks. In some old books, it has been said that the lizards who founded Healer’s Grove themselves carved symbols into it, while others read that the symbols had come from Dawn and Dusk, and Dawn had given the rocks the power to glow. Some of these symbols were chants that the leaflets deciphered and eventually started reciting in hopes that they would still remember it even when the rocks eroded and disappeared. Now, these rocks are still here but are drastically smaller and weaker than before. The symbols that were carved into them can be faintly seen.

Another landmark the leaflets founded was the Wild Wetlands, which was crawling with green lizards before districts were made. Some lizards preferred the damp, wet environment and went to live there, burrowing in holes and building semi-strong huts with the swamp bark provided. None of these huts are able to be seen today due to the weather breaking them apart. Leaflets that lived in the marsh consisted of a diet of amphibians, bugs, birds, fish, and other animals living in the swamp. Now, lizards still live in the swamp, but not much. Through time, the swamp got farther and farther away from the main part of the tropics. The lizards who lived there would have to trek a long way to the tropics to trade and trek a long way back to arrive to their homes. Some leaflets became tired of this and began living in the main part of the tropics.

Leaflets had sharp survival skills and would be the most well-fed out of any of the other species roaming the land. The leaflets would eat any type of animal, dirty or not, and would find water holes easily to drink out of. They were very kind and usually shared their materials with the other lizards.

Leaflets back then would either burrow in holes and mountains or build small huts. These lizards did not mind where they slept unless it was cozy and comfortable.

### Barancha Fields

This area of Barancha Tropics is the farmstead of the district, because it is the place where they plant a lot of different types of agriculture. There are small huts on the left and right areas of the village, and there is a path in the middle that leads to the fields. They have farms and orchards grown there where leaflets tend to everyday. If you go further along the path, you will approach the beach, where you can find Leaflets and Sharklets playing with each other. Many lizards come there to relax and enjoy the breeze of the ocean. It is a very popular place!

### Lush Wilds

This area is the heart of Barancha Tropics, being located right in the middle of the district. It is the first thing you see when you enter the and the last thing you see when you leave. The Green Leaflets live here, commonly trading with other lizards for goods and materials. The middle of the area is decorated with a huge stone circle with the Tropic’s logo in the middle, being a single leaf. Around that stone circles are the huts, with thatched roofs and heavily boarded walls. The Leaflets always make sure to heavily protect their buildings because of frequent wildclaw raids.The Lush Wilds is also a place filled with mystery and excitement, so many leaflets love to adventure there and find out interesting things lurking in the leaves.

### Wild Wetlands

Located away from the three areas is the wetlands, a hidden swamp filled with trees emerging from the high-rising water. There are only a few patches of land in the wetlands, so you would need a boat to travel from place to place. There is only one known lizard who lives in this swamp, Moss. It might seem odd to live in such a hidden-away place, but this area in the tropics is one of the most efficient hiding spots from the Wildclaws. They can never reach this place, thus, they never raid it.

### Healer's Grove

Somewhere south of Lush Wilds is Healer’s Grove, a small, enclosed town where lizards come and preserve the ancient history of the land. These lizards who live in this town are very strict, secretive, and quiet, and prefer that no other lizard cross their lands unless they have a valid reason to.

Every day, the citizens of this town come and chant about ancient ruins. Most of the chants and rituals are from over one thousand years ago. Leaflets that live here think that reciting these chants are important, and they spread this information down from generation to generation. The chants were found on ancient rocks, which had carvings that glowed in the night. These rocks have eroded and are still getting smaller, so the chants carved onto the rocks will disappear someday. Luckily, every lizard will remember what it said.

Most of these lizards take up the job of healers to help injured lizards or priests to host the chanting ceremonies. Healers who commonly help injured lizards have houses surrounded by many herbs. You can clearly tell if a lizard lives there or not, because a healer’s house will usually have ivy growing from every side of the walls, herb bushes on the back and side of the house, and the sweet, sickening smell of medicine wafting through the air.

Priests will have a more distinct-looking hut with small, mythical statues placed here and there and the hut having a more circular shape. These lizards wear a white robe that falls down to their feet. They will also hold a delicate white staff with the Barancha Tropics crest in the middle.

### Meeting Point

This area is the meeting point between Barancha Tropics and the Badlands. The area fades the green land into a nasty brown. There are a ton of dead leaves surrounding the point and multiple signs warning not to enter the Badlands. For extra protection, there is a barbed fence built between the two with poisonous spikes and bear traps. The wildclaws always seem to break into the area, so the leaflets always try to step up their game and add more and more to the fence. Everyone is told to never go there, as there are rumors that Wildclaws just wait there for easy prey.

## Trivia

* "Barancha" in Barancha Tropics is pronounced "BAR-ANCH-A."