Baladora

Baladora is a fictional country located in-between Africa and Asia and is the main setting of Turok: Lord of the Jungle.

## History

Baladora has a long history that goes back millions of years to prehistoric times. During prehistory a valley called Jumanji was refuge for prehistoric animals including primitive humans until it was cut off from the rest of Baladora with a large mountain range isolating the valley at the end of the ice age forcing prehistoric wildlife to adapt and coexist. Once the Ice age ended modern animals from the South American, Asian, and African continents started to populate Baladora from large elephants to small insects.

Tribal people from South America, Africa and Asia became to colonize the country either by living in tribes or building civilizations. About six thousand years ago a race of people from Asia called the Skiwans built a shrine for the empire and began capturing and enslaving tribes and forces them to build a temple which houses the treasure that had made them rich beyond their dreams. However about one thousand years ago a slave revolt erupted and brought the Skiwans' empire to an end. During the Skiwan Empire on Baladora, a group of South American people called the Maroosh established a highly developed civilization on highest part of Baladora called Poseidos and became the sworn enemies of the Skiwans until an earthquake emerged and the city was abandon for over a millenia.

Centuries later at around the 1720s a pirate named Captain Dreadbeard and his crew found their way to Baladora to find the treasure that the Skiwans had before their downfall, but unfortunately Dreadbeard and his crew met their deaths after being attacked by both the native people and the wild animals that roam it's wilderness.

By the start of the Victorian era the British Empire established a capital city called Barsoom where they try to protect the city from it's natives and the animals that dwell within the jungles. They also establish a national bank with their own type of money that is located within Baladora's captial. People from Victorian era Africa, Asia, and South America began to populate Barsoom with the British citizens who founded the captial bringing along domesticated animals such as camels, llamas, goats, sheep, chickens, pigs, zebu, ankole, and donkeys, while the british brought domesticated horses from England when they arrived in Baladora.

At some a certain point a married couple with their baby ended up marooned on Baladora's shores and eventually built a treehouse to live in. However the couple were killed by a lion but the baby was still alive and totally defenless until he was found a troop of gorillas and raised him as their son after the leader's infant was killed by the same lion. The troop named their adpotive son Turok and he learned how to survive and developed skills that no human has done before.

## Location & Geography

Baladora is located near both Africa and Asia. It's home to many animals from South America, Asia, and Africa. The fruit that grows in Baladora consisits of coconuts, pineapples, papayas, mangoes, and bananas. Baladora's environments includes lush jungles, open grasslands and savannas, and marshy swamps.

## Ecology

### Climate

The climate in Baladora is warm and tropical with storms that would often come during the country's monsoon season. Usually in Baladora, thunderstorms are bad news bringers as their arrival signals thunder strikes, flash flooding or hail.

## Fauna

Baladora hosts a different variety of creatures found in Asia, South America, and Africa. Although in the valley of Jumanji, prehistoric animals which are extinct in the rest of the world have evaded populations.

* Aardvark
* Addax
* Anaconda
* Ant
* Anteater
* Armadillo
* Baboon
* Bat
* Bee
* Beetle
* Black Mamba
* Boa
* Bongo
* Butterfly
* Cape Buffalo
* Capybara
* Caracal
* Catfish
* Centipede
* Chameleon
* Cheetah
* Coati
* Cockroach
* Crab
* Crocodile
* Crowned Crane
* Dik-dik
* Eagle
* Egret
* Eland
* Elephant
* Flamingo
* Frog
* Galago
* Gazelle
* Gerenuk
* Gibbon
* Giraffe
* Gorilla
* Guineafowl
* Hare
* Hartebeest
* Hippopotamus
* Hornbill
* Hornet
* Hyena
* Impala
* Jackal
* Jaguar
* Kob
* Kudu
* Leech
* Lemur
* Leopard
* Lion
* Mandrill
* Meerkat
* Millipede
* Mole-Rat
* Monitor Lizard
* Monkey
* Mosquito
* Mouse
* Nyala
* Okapi
* Orangutan
* Oryx
* Ostrich
* Otter
* Owl
* Oxpecker
* Pangolin
* Panther
* Parrot
* Peafowl
* Pelican
* Piranha
* Porcupine
* Python
* Rat
* Rhinoceros
* Roan Antelope
* Sable Antelope
* Seriema
* Serval
* Sloth
* Snail
* Spider
* Springbok
* Stork
* Swallow
* Tapir
* Termite
* Tiger
* Topi
* Tortoise
* Toucan
* Viper
* Vulture
* Warthog
* Wasp
* Waterbuck
* Weaver
* Wild Dog
* Wildebeest
* Woodpecker
* Zebra

## People

The native people of Baladora lives in tribes that are spread throughtout the land, though some people from the main land live in the capital of Baladora known as Barsoom.

### Omaticaya

The Omaticaya are a tribe of headhunters who capture people that would invade their hunting grounds.

### Manji

The Manjis are a tribe of people who are known to cannibalize other people.

### Jumaki

The Jumakis are a tribe of people who lives in the mountain highlands of Baladora.

### Waziri

The Waziri are a tribes of pygmies who live in the savannas of Baladora.

### Tipani

The Tipani are the tribe of people who lives in treehouses for protection from wild animals.

### Skiwans

The Skiwans are now-dead race of of people who enslaved tribes and forced them to built their temple. Their empire fell and the only remains of these people are the temple and ruins that are found in the jungle.

### Maroosh

The Maroosh are another dead race of people who built the lost city of Poseidos on Baladora's highest point. Their race abandon the city when an earthquake hit Baladora leaving Poseidos as the only remains of the Maroosh.

## Locations

### Temple of the Skiwans

An ancient temple that was home to the Skiwans until their downfall thousands of years ago. Their temple hold treasure that was once owned the Skiwan Human-God.

### Poseidos

An ancient city that was home to the Maroosh until an earthquake thousands of years ago. Like the Skiwan's temple, the Maroosh's city holds treasure that they kept.

### Zafaria

The Local visit of the Omaticaya that is located within Baladora's rainforest.

### Barsoom

The capital city of Baladora. It is located the east of coast side of Baladora. Victorian people live in Barsoom. The city was first built after the British arrived on Baladora in the 1850s.

### Baladora Trading Post

A Trading Post that is located deep within Baladora's jungles. It is ran by Trader Sam.

### Banco Central De Baladora

The central bank of Baladora where Baladorian money is kept safe and sound.

### Jumanji

A hidden valley where millions of years of evolution still exists.

## Gallery

Baladora's savannaBaladora's jungleBaladorian money from Baladora's bank.