Creature:Knobi/Locations and Famous People

The Highlands
The Everwinter Highlands are a cold and harsh place to live. The average winter highs are usually 20 below, oftentimes more. Winter storms can develop in mere minutes, and can grow cold enough to freeze blood. Everything that lives in the Highlands bows to the winter, regardless of what it is or where it lives. The Nobi are no different.

The Highlands are a volcanic region as well, lifted up by mighty tectonic plates colliding deep below them, and in places ripped apart when plates have started to pull apart again. They are known for the volcanos and earthquakes, which are very common.

The Highlands have large amounts of resources like coal, oil, lumber, helium, hydrogen, and many other minerals and fuel sources. The Nobi have only tapped into the volcanic energies and the helium/hydrogen deposits, with some oil wells for lamps. Besides that, they have only a minimal lumber industry, they prefer stone to wood. They do have many mines for coal to help power their machines and forges, though the volcanic heat is used more often.

Cities
Cities always have a "forge" on the end, all of our settlements do, because we have always depended on the volcanos heat to create energy, the volcanos are our forge, and we are the smith.

Ironforge
Ironforge is the capitol of our empire. It sits on (or in) the vast Ironforge Supervolcano, which is 26 miles in diameter. The city itself is 34 miles in diameter, and houses a population of 23 million. It is 400 ft deep, except at the Great Forge itself, which is 450 feet deep at the deepest. Ironforge is the largest of our cities, containing 79 turbines and 23 thermosteam plants. Ironforge has many alleys, and you could get lost within its depths, but the city is safe for people of all ages, due to the hard work of the City Guard. Ironforge is a center of trade and learning for the entire Highlands, losing it would be a devastating blow the the Nobi. As such, they have it defended by a mighty wall, the City Guard, a small army, and the volcano itself, which can be directed and controlled to cause eruptions anywhere on the surface.

Westforge
Westforge is a city of 23 thousand, placed inside a volcanic mountain called "Llaro". It is a major tourist attraction due to its great view of the Western Forests, and its proximity to the only real pass out of the Highlands, as well as the one we entered by. It has 21 turbines and 2 thermosteam plants.

Eastforge
Eastforge is a city of 12 thousand, and is located on the slopes of Mount Vernin, an active volcano that has yet to be fully tamed. It is the smallest of the great cities, with no turbines and no thermosteam power plants yet. It does have a large hydroelectric power plant that supplies its needs.

Northforge
Northforge, largest of the cities, excepting Ironforge. It has no turbines and 63 thermosteam plants, due to it being placed, not at a volcano, but at a large fault zone where the Highlands are splitting in half, which allows them to tap into the deep powers there.

Southforge
Southforge is an average city with 12 turbines and 7 thermosteam plants. It's not that interesting a place, actually.

Skyforge
Skyforge is the highest city in the Highlands, a full 2 miles above the surrounding landscape. It has 23 thermosteam plants, and 3 turbines. From the top of Skyforge you can see for 50+ miles in every direction, on a clear day.

Iceforge
Iceforge is buried under a large glacier that, long ago, covered over a large volcano in the making. It has no turbines and 43 thermosteam plants. Well known for its hot springs.