Phygonia

Phygonia [F.AÍ-g.uü-n.ía] is a nation in Rookotley.

Etymolgy
The name 'Phygonia' comes from the relatively abundant presence of the highly-celebrated phygons here.

Geogrpahy
Phygonia borders 4 nations within Rookotley. These are Gaiwa to the north-west, Urral to the north-east Dascamu to the south, Skelta to the south-west. Phygonia lies on the fringes of the Garuscal range, formed by the collision of the Rookotley plate with the Central plate and Crey sub-plate. This substantial mountain range produces a rain shadow over parts of the south of the nation, whilst elsewhere there is a great deal of orographic rainfall. Phygonia is land-locked.

Climate
Phygonia's presence near the equator provides it with a hot climate. Winds blowing in from the east carry moisture picked up over the Busshi ocean. However, the collision between the Rookotley plate and the Central plate and Crey sub-plate has formed the Garuscal fold mountain range. This barrier results in a great deal of orographic rainfall for the north of the nation, but forms a rain shadow in the south due to the alignment of the range, which roughly runs east-to-west. Therefore, towards the north and centre, Phygonia is covered in lush rainforest, whilst further south, highly river-dependent plains and equivalent-grasslands sprawl.Finally, in the far south and south-west, the climate turns mountainous.

Biota
See List of Animals of Phygonia and List of Plants of Phygonia

Phygonia is divided into four distinct biozones, each containing a menagerie of species.

Omorrut Rainforest
The Omorrut area stretches throughout a large chunk of central Rookotley, from southern Gaiwa, northern Phygonia and southern Urral to Cathaltim, Thalowa and south-west Defalc.

Omorrut/Isaya Forest
Along the boundary between the Omurrut rainforest and the Isaya plains grows an expanse of drier forest. Despite less moisture in the air, this biozone is well watered by the rivers of the rainforest.

Isaya Plains
In the rain shadow caused by the Garuscal range, there is relatively little rainfall in the plains, but soils are still moist thanks to a network of rivers running near-parallel to the mountains.

Garuscal Mountains
The Garuscal range is quite a young set of fold mountains. Temperatures are much lower than in the flatter, lower parts of Phygonia but less fertile soils can make life harder.

Society
Pitlupuli make up the vast majority of Phygonia's society, since humanity is outlawed. However, some rebellious human groups do survive.

Phygoinia's people have a strong culture of living alongside or amongst nature, and often use trees to support their structures. Villages tend to be small and sparse, with quite a close communal sense.