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The territory under TDCorp administration is located on the continent of Melania, in the Southern Hemisphere.
After the rather unexpected additions to our
administrative duties, the majority of our stockholders and other
residents have referred to two distinct zones in their colloquial and
formal communications; the Old Lease, comprising the original TDCorp
charter territory minus the land sold to the Westrian Realm (see Geography Old Lease The territory is fundamentally a confluence of riverine floodplains, with a slowly rising slope from the sea up to the borders with Kalesthesia and Oost-Otago. The erosive action of the rivers' waters have long ago rendered any significant elevations flat, leaving a gently rolling terrain much of which was originally occupied by a thriving tropical rain forest. This state of affairs has been changed during the millenia of human habitation, with most of the coastal terrain converted to grazing savanna, and the low elevations near Kalesthesia being cleared to fuel the beginnings of a mining industry. The central part of the Old Lease is, however, still heavily forested, and the recent popularity of ecotourism in the Vex has virtually ensured the continued existence of this sizeable remnant of the primary forest cover, as it was one of the most popular items auctioned off by TDCorp during the early days of the privatization program. The northern mountainous terrain centered around Welfen Pass became important during the last years of the St. Kildan colonization period (see History) when important metal deposits were discovered there and exploited by local and Westrian companies. These mountains are of volcanic origin, and the Afrazurean Massif is considered the most important example of shield volcanism in the Vex. Reports about activity are contradictiry, and confirmation awaits a more thorough study of magma movement beneath the Massif. . New Territories Recent geological studies point to the existence of a vast sea that neatly bisected Melania from the north reaches of the Sea of Patrick through what is now the New Territories andsouth to the Old Lease part of TDCorp territory. This marine stage has influenced the territory's geography until today; basically, the New Territories remain a great sand bowl, rimmed by mountains. The absence of any major rivers and the extreme flatness across much of the territory, broken only by the formation known as the "Pinch", located around B.U.R. Rotialcanza, that almost divides the New Territories transversally. The marine influence can also be seen in the salt flats that dot the great sandy expanses of the New Territories, providing a ready source of minerals to many companies that have found them profitable. The northwestern part of the territories feature a mountain range of medium height that shows a great kink in its midsection as a possible result of faulting, and that was named "the Earth Snake" by the native WWWW people and Iztacóatl, the White Snake, by the few Mixtuptecans that had seen it. Weather Old Lease The climate across the territory is still influenced by the fact that it features a great big jungle at the center, which means sun, heat and rain for at least 8 months of the year. The 3 Great Rivers mollify this climate, giving the Old Lease much-needed winds and transforming the climate into a pleasant subtropical theme, without excessive spikes in the thermometer readings, although the humidity can get high in some of the central cities. Along the coast, the sea contributes further to evening out the climate, resulting in a year-round balmy average of 27°C. Rains can ALWAYS be expected in the afternoon or at night, and an umbrella or one of the stylish rain capes on offer at the ports of entry really should be one of your first purchases in TDCorp territory. The coastal cities experience a short (4 month) "dry" period, during which nightly rains cease; however, the afternoon showers are still to be counted on. The territory features an exotic climate in the areas around Welfen Pass; here, cold-weather clothing is a must, and a wet, windy, bracing weather pattern provides a variation much appreciated by our former colonial masters, who held the area they called Welfenia close to their hearts. Permanent snows, glaciers (a rarity on these latitudes) and plants related to Kalesthesian and Thistlandian alpine flora can be seen here, and a small but growing winter sports industry has taken root. Here too, are our Great Rivers born; the Afrazurian Massif traps the moisture rising from the jungle, and drops it on its slopes, making the resulting wild waters a delight for rafting and extreme-sports enthusiasts.
New Territories The New Territories are defined by the two great sandy basins of Chichiskierda and Chichiderecha and their relentless combination of sun and wind. Classic desertic conditions prevail, with day/night temperature ranges of more than 50°C, wind velocities of more than 80 km/h and air humidity close to zero percent. Only along the slopes of Iztacóatl in the northwest, the Pinch and the northeastern prominence the WWWW people called "the Bump" (the Mixtuptecan name is Tetótatl) is a change towards more temperate climes to be expected, although the lack of water makes these steppe environments equally inhospitable.
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