Sheim Shor Continuum

The **Sheim Shor Continuum** is a country on the south-eastern coast of Alesir. Sheim Shor is bordered to the southwest by the Prismatic Coast, to the southeast by Soleoros, to the the east by the Contaminant Heartlands, and to the northeast by the northern stretch of Vitom'av. It has a predominantly (climate data). Its capital and largest city is (capital city), and other major urban population centers include (cities).

The climate of Sheim Shor is incredibly harsh, although it should be noted that prior to the Blightspill the climate was less extreme. Due to the difficult and extremely mountainous terrain, unforgiving climate, short growing season, and a coastline that was frozen for the majority of the year, there was remarkably little interest in any invasion or takeover of Sheim Shor. This lack of hostile sentiment was aided by both the fact that the various groups of Sheim Shor held various lucrative trade agreements with other Alesirian nations and the fact that any attempt at organized hostility was usually met by a united response of self-defense from most, if not all, groups.

## History

### Sheim Shor Principalities (1300s - 1503)

The earliest form of broader national organization in Sheim Shor was the formation of the Sheim Shor Principalities in the early 1300s. Inhabitants at this time were primarily farmers, ranchers, nomadic bands, travelers, and mercenaries. The coastal region was considerable but ultimately considered to be generally undesirable by most potentially hostile foreign powers for port cities and trade as a result of high concentrations of potentially dangerous wildlife, a high frequency and intensity of storms and adverse weather events, and the fact that most of the coastline consisted of abrasion cliffs with very few inlets or beaches.

Little existed in terms of centralized government, especially early on. The centralized structures and authorities that did exist were limited almost exclusively to overseeing the distribution of resources and negotiations with other nations. There was no de-facto leader until the mid-1400s, at which point Alnes Phasseik, a nomadic rancher who had served as a resource administrator, diplomatic aide, and wartime negotiator, was informally volunteered to speak on behalf of Sheim Shor's people when negotiating borders with Soleoros. She was continually volunteered until eventually assuming the title of Speaker of the Principalities in 1452.

In 1498, the first Corporate exploratory missions and cartographers arrived in the territory. The group, Expedition AL-10, presented themselves as independent cartographers to the Speaker of the Principalities at that time, Somnae Othloluas. After a deliberation period of two days, Othloluas decided that the cartographers were to be permitted to pass freely and to trade freely within the Principalities in exchange for a copy of whatever maps they created. However, Expedition AL-10 never made contact with any Principalities official after the initial meeting; it was assumed that after remitting the completed survey data they either died or simply left the country. In 1503, the Corporation formally absorbed the Sheim Shor Principalities, and it became known at that time as the Integrated Corporate Protectorate of Sheim Shor.

### Integrated Corporate Protectorate of Sheim Shor (1503 - 1879)

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In 1765, Sheim Shor gained independence from the Corporation in 1879 after a series of ecological disasters that began with the Blightspill and became a new independent state, the Sheim Shor Continuum.

## Geography

Sheim Shor is comprised of mainland provinces and island provinces, with the mainland provinces being divided into southern and northern groups by the Pollueren Sound. The mainland provinces consist of Tabliuyae, Insollon, and Ospil on the southern side of the Pollueren Sound, and (placeholder) on the northern side. The island provinces are (placeholder).

### Topography

The southeastern region of Sheim Shor is encompassed by the Dichroitern Tablelands, the mesa region comprising the northern end of the Dichroitern Mountains. The remaining territory of the southern mainland provinces, in addition to the southeastern areas of the northern mainland provinces, fall within the Achrost Valley.

### Climate

Sheim Shor falls mostly within the humid continental climate band, with the northwestern islands and some portions of the western coastlines being within the subarctic climate band. There are roughly four climate zones; subarctic or boreal, hemiboreal or warm summer humid continental, hot-summer Mediterranean, and cold semi-arid. There is a semi-arid region in the southwestern province of Ospil and a desert region in the southeastern provinces of Tabliuyae and southern Insollon. During the winter, the northeastern region falls within one of several general areas that see frequent formation of anticyclones.

Broadly, average winter temperatures in Sheim Shor can be as low as 5-10F or as high as 40-50F. Average summer temperatures can be as low as 30-40F or as high as 80-90F. The average annual temperature ranges from ~40F in the northern regions to ~48F in the southern regions.

During the summer, Sheim Shor sees heavy precipitation in the majority of the country, with the southern mainland provinces of Tabliuyae and Insollon being somewhat of an exception. During the winter, some of the southwestern arid regions see moderate rainfall; however, the southeastern province of Tabliuyae remains arid, seeing very little precipitation overall throughout the year. Insollon experiences a dry winter season and wet summer season during the winter in most years.