Alias: The Resource-Rich Land, The Simple South
Affiliation: Geban Empire (Briefly Conquered Continent, Later Assimilated)
Berinu is a resource-rich mainland continent directly south of Thazvaar, separated by towering mountain ranges that once served as natural barriers. Its tribal societies—built on hunting, farming, and religious zeal—were gradually destabilized by Thazvaari criminal networks posing as liberators, introducing technology under the guise of upliftment. During the war with Thazvaar, Berinu’s compromised government reached out to the Geban Empire for aid, triggering a swift conquest to eliminate entrenched corruption. Though brief, the intervention led to Berinu’s full integration into the Empire, transforming it into a vital hub of agriculture and mining. Despite assimilation, Berinu preserved a culturally uncorrupted understanding of He Who Allows—rooted in silence, self-reliance, and ancestral ritual. Its women remain renowned across Geba for their beauty, embodying grace and unbroken lineage.
Fertile valleys, forested lowlands, mineral-rich river deltas, and deep subterranean caverns define Berinu’s geography. The region supports hunting, farming, and extraction, but its steep mountainous borders isolate it from surrounding continents.
Inland plains rise sharply into northern mountains exceeding 5 km in height. These elevations form layered defenses and foster isolated ecosystems, with seismic activity common near cavern systems.
A warm temperate to subtropical zone averaging 15–30°C, Berinu enjoys steady warmth due to stellar proximity. Southern humidity feeds dense vegetation but also supports disease-prone biomes.
Seasonal rains and convection winds deliver nutrient-rich floods to deltas. Proximity to Thazvaar occasionally produces dust storms and tidal anomalies, with rare southern stellar disruptions causing instability.
Life in Berinu centered on tribal simplicity—subsistence hunting, spiritual farming, and unfiltered worship of He Who Allows. Women were revered for their beauty and strength. Post-conquest, the Empire introduced infrastructure, but Berinu retained ritual purity, rejecting the myth of technological salvation and preserving ancestral resilience.
What began as criminal infiltration from Thazvaar disguised as aid led to Berinu’s collapse from within. The Empire’s intervention—originally diplomatic—evolved into conquest when the ruling body proved unsalvageable. The continent was swiftly stabilized, repurposed as a major agricultural and mineral provider, and became critical to naval operations through the nearby Berinu Islands. Berinu remains a center of metaphysical clarity and cultural beauty that endured through the Fracture and multiple wars.