Planet:Oronus/Continents

=Continents of Oronus=

Aynoordiyani
Aynoordiyani (the Old Continent) is the second largest of the three continents of Oronus with an area of 27,155,498 mi² (71,332,419 km²). It is known as The Crucible due to the fact that the Oronusian race began their life on land here. Conditions are favourable, with plentiful flora covering the interior of the island and also along the steppes that run down towards the coast. The volcano Gulu'yuuthu'elut'ghyn'gyth (Great wise one of the sky) stands in the centre of the island and its flanks descend gently down into a series of rolling plains. The capital city of Oronusi'hyn'gul'siyuhu lies on the Southern coast of the island and stretches for over 1,900 miles while the the Western side of the island is covered with a vast urban sprawl of low-lying houses designed to accommodate the city's billions of workers.

Authiyani
Authiyani is the smallest continent of Oronus with an area of 25,394,459 mi² (65,771,349 km²), it is seen as an intermediate between the devoid Junthiyan continent and the lush Aynoordiyan continent, a relatively flat and unassuming landscape with little in the way of resources. Known as the Continent of the Kauytii due to its expensive acquisition by the trading conglomerates during the great spice wars and more recently due to the proliferation of extensive commercial enterprises across the continent. It has retained an element of opulence and is today a place reserved for those with the money to enjoy life. Land here sells for a premium price, which is why much of the continent has remained empty. Very few industrialised areas are to be found here, instead high-rise commercial office districts are compacted onto artificially created plateaus at regular intervals across the land. Numerous small towns line the coast far from the strife of these towering commerce centres.

Junthiyani
Junthiyani (the New Continent) is the largest of Oronus' three continents with an area of 29,776,253 mi² (77,120,142 km²), it straddles the planet's Southern pole and is subject to very little variation in weather or temperature. The rough, undulating terrain is broken occasionally by vast stretches of sand, a huge volcano dominates the landscape of the island's interior and is one of the only focal points on the horizon. Junthiyani is more commonly known by several other names including the Barren Continent in reference to its vast expanses of open desert and harsh climate, and also the Spice Miner's Haven due to its abundance of natural spice reserves. An old Oronusian saying states: "Any fool can make a fortune within these desolate wastes, but it takes an extremely clever fool to survive to tell the tale." Junthiyani was the last of the three continents to be claimed, for many centuries it lay undiscovered by the small tribes and towns of the two neighbouring continents, separated by an expanse of ocean nearly 2,100 miles across. When explorers finally arrived around 28,892 years ago they discovered few noteworthy finds aside from the numerous spice geysers that covered the land. It wasn't until hundreds of years later when spice became a tradeable commodity that the continent was permanently colonised and thousands arrived to try and claim their ill-gotten share of the profits. It was this surge in trade that propelled the Oronusian Empire into a new age, which culminated in a global war for control of the planet and its resources and ultimately united the Oronusian race under one banner.