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Aurea is the second largest continent in the known world on [[Baltheron]].  Prevalent winds tend to come from the west, with cold winds blowing southerly in the northern reaches and warm winds blowing northerly in the southern regions.  The northern coastlines are primarily taiga, particularly in the western reaches, including [[the Plains of Tazgrat]] and [[Kadach]].  Central Aurea is dominated by deciduous forests and open grasslands, which become chaparral along the southern shores.

The [[Challieann Mountains]] is the longest mountain range on the continent, though the [[Antasian Mountains]] are taller.  The only other range is the frozen [[Reg'thul Peaks]] in the northwest.  The world's largest forest lies along the northern coast, in [[Ywys]] and into the Challieann Mountains.  Several other large forests dot the continent, though only the [[Greywood]] and the [[Glistening Weald]] on the Anclean Peninsula are known to be inhabited by elves.

Aurea is bordered by [[the Betshaban Ocean]] to the east, [[the White Ocean]] to the north, [[the Eternal Ocean]] to the west and [[the Aebasan Ocean]] to the south.  Numerous small seas provide deep harbors, including the [[Aurean Sea]], the [[Tangar Sea]], [[Sonat Bay]], [[Tanos Bay]] and the [[Valtaani Sea]].  Four large freshwater lakes, called [[The Brothers]] separate the bulk of the continent from the wilds of the northwestern regions.

The island of [[Dresta]] is generally considered a part of Aurea, as is [[Valtaan]] and [[the Green Isle]] in the far north.  Two dwarven kingdoms lie beneath Aurea: [[Nuithone]] beneath Valtaan and [[Unterreich]] deep beneath the Antasian Mountains.  The dwarves of Unterreich have very little contact with the humans above, despite the restoration of [[the Treaty of Gundagor]].  It is unknown how much contact the dwarves of Nuithone have with the human raiders who live on the surface of the island, though there are rumors that their kingdom spans under the Valtaani Sea and has gates hidden somewhere in eastern [[Donnagh Saoristat]].
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==Nations & Realms of Aurea==
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* [[Aescalapea]]
* [[Anclea]]
* [[Aquilia]]
* [[Camaria]]
* [[Campois]]
* [[Cordosia]]
* [[Dallea]]
* [[Donnagh Saoristat]]
* [[Dracia]]
* [[Drallia]]
* [[Dreluria]]
* [[Drussa]]
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* [[Ganesia]]
* [[Gyneiniog]]
* [[Haethgrind]]
* [[Hinode]]
* [[Kadach]]
* [[Karony]]
* [[Ljoetrlund]]
* [[Lothaven]]
* [[Mabagne]]
* [[Makuga]]
* [[Medalia]]
* [[Mendar]]
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* [[Milosia]]
* [[Mitaria]]
* [[Murgosia]]
* [[Narbonne]]
* [[Nuithone]]
* [[Orcish Moorlands]]
* [[Pavardy]]
* [[Rathurthjoth]]
* [[Ride of Tongwr]]
* [[Scalaro]]
* [[Schweinholz]]
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* [[Sparghurst]]
* [[Stavaria]]
* [[The Green Isle]]
* [[Thevaste]]
* [[Treva]]
* [[Unterreich]]
* [[Valtaan]]
* [[Vistria]]
* [[Waldavia]]
* [[Ywys]]
* [[Zeta]]
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==Geographic Regions of Aurea==

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===Forests===
* [[Bloodwood]]
* [[Dracian Wood]]
* [[Gadoran Wood]]
* [[Glistening Weald]]
* [[Greywood]]
* [[Karian Wood]]
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===Highlands===
* [[Antasian Mountains]]
* [[Challieann Mountains]]
* [[Orcish Moorlands]]
* [[Reg'thul Peaks]]
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===Swamps===
* [[Black Swamp]]
* [[Bleak Bog]]
* [[Sashenta Swamp]]
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===Waterways===
* [[Aebasan Ocean]]
* [[Aurean Sea]]
* [[Betshaban Ocean]]
* [[Eternal Ocean]]
* [[Sonat Bay]]
* [[Tangar Sea]]
* [[Tanos Bay]]
* [[Valtaani Sea]]
* [[White Ocean]]
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[[Category:Geography]]
[[Category:Aurea]]
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