Cocroenia

**Cocroenia** (ko-kro-eh-knee-ah, Porti: *el Cocroene*, Bontirish: *le Cocroïne*, Tenlam: *de Cocroen*) is a continent and a region consisting of a group of islands in the Gamtis Ocean.

The region is defined as a set of isolated islands (approximately 13 total major islands), several reefs, islets, and cays.

## History

The islands of Cocroenia are one of the few isolated islands that were not home to an indigenous peoples and did not have a human presence until the 1760s, about 10-15 years after the islands were first discovered. This is thought to be mainly because of the relative isolated location of the island continent which is around 1,750 miles away from the coast of Hera, which is the closest landmass that is outside of the island chain.

### Colonization era

The islands were not discovered until sometime between 1730 and 1750, with the first confirmed documentation of the islands being made in 1748 by Porti sailor Vasques Cartaledo. Shortly after, the colonization of what is currently known as the country of Goria began on Puba Island. A few years later, around 1762 the island of Niary (then Nearé) was colonized by a Bontirish ship. Sometime in 1967 the island of Chadi was colonized by Tenlam settlers.

One by one new settlements began appearing across the several islands in Cocroenia until the settlement of the final island, Xique was made in 1823. At this time, the island chain was divided into three main territories, Goria, Niary, and the Chadi Islands. These territories would remain territories of their respective countries throughout the 1800s.

### Modern era

Sometime during the first world war, the Tenlam territory of the Chadi Islands, declared its independence from Tenlamich during the year 1913 in the Chadi War for Independence. Shortly after, the territories of Goria and Niary declared their independence in the years 1918 and 1923 respectively. Presently, all islands in the region are part of one of the three countries and no foreign powers have any possessions in the continent.

Since their independence, all countries in the region rely heavily on tourism and exports of fish and plantation products.

## Geography

The island continent of Cocroenia lays entirely on the Cocroenia Plate, a small continental plate that is bordered by oceanic Gamtis Plate, Manzamoros Plate, and the Inotavan Plate.

### Island Groups

* **Chadi archipelago**
	+ Chadi Island
	+ **Southern Islands/Sabu Islands**
		- North Sabu
		- South Sabu
* **Goria Archipelago**
	+ Agre Island
	+ Puba Island
	+ Rama Island (sometimes separate)
	+ Siri Island
	+ Tiamo Island
	+ Xique Island
	+ Yumatu Island
* **Crescent Islands**
	+ Bornouxe Island
	+ Lili Island
	+ Niary Island

### Historical groupings

* **Porti Crescent Islands\Gama Occidental** - Nearé (now Niary), Labeseu (now Lili), Ribeilegre (now Bornouxe)
* **Porti Chadi Islands\Gama Pequena** - Chadi, Grande Sabu (now North Sabu), Sabu Menor (now South Sabu)

## Biology

Due to the isolated placement of Cocroenia, some of the animals and plants found on Cocroenia are vastly different than those found elsewhere in the world.

### Animals

The most unique groups of animals found only on the islands of Cocroenia are the terodas (Cocroeniasauridae) and the laumutor-tetrens (Ephistisauridae) which are the only living families of non-avian dinosaurs. Another family found only on the islands are the islandic spazes of the Nisiophidae family. The Cocroenian nok is the only species of waterfowl found on the island. The islands are also home to the Marine verena, a type of tetren. Mammals are absent from the endemic lifeforms of the islands, with all mammals being introduced intentionally or unintentionally.

Several species of marine mammal and marine reptiles are also found around the waters of the islands, including the Cocroenian zeotphin, which is only found around the islands. Sharpe's sea spaze is found primarily along the western coast of the continents of Maria and Hera, but is also found in the waters around Crocroenia.