Marakuru
Marakuru is a jungle-covered peninsula ringed by mountains on the continent of Uros.
Geography
With the exception of a few coastal settlements, Marakuru is untamed tropical wilderness: dense jungles and snaky rivers ringed by mountains, volcanoes, and sheer escarpments. Walls of mountains to the west, south, and east shield the interior from the sea and from the view of sailors. The rivers are so sluggish that it can be difficult determining which direction is upstream and which is down. The rivers pick up speed only where they thunder down through steep-sided gorges.
The safest entry points into this overgrown realm (“safest” is a relative term in this context) are on the north and east. The coast from the Bay of Marakuru to Refuge Bay offers beaches on which to embark into the uncharted jungle. Along the entire coast, the Bay of Marakuru is the only spot where travelers can find welcoming civilization. The rest of the peninsula is a breeding ground for bloodsucking, disease-bearing insects, monstrous reptiles, carnivorous birds and beasts of every variety, and murderous undead. The farther one moves from the coast, the more humid, hot, and inhospitable the land becomes.
Ecosystem
Marakuru is hot, humid, and rainy throughout the year. The temperature regularly climbs as high as 95 degrees F (35 degrees C) during the day and seldom falls below 70 degrees F (20 degrees C) even at night. A day without rain is rare, but rain varies from a steady mist to drenching downpours.
Localized Phenomena
The jungle is home to an immense variety of plants, beasts, monsters, and intelligent beings. However, none are more feared than the remnants of an undead army raised and subsequently shattered in a war long ago. These mindless undead have nearly pushed human civilization off the peninsula, except for a few isolated outposts where Marakurans take refuge behind sturdy walls.
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