Sephir

Sephir is a landmass to south-west from Gondala, several times smaller than Antel. The continent ranges from sub-tropic Mediterranean climate in the north to wild savannah and rain forests further south.

The indigenous people of here have dark brown, somewhat reddish skin and pitch black hair. Those of Sephiran descend however are dark olive skinned with dark brown eyes and hair.

Geography and climate
Sephir is located near the planet's equator, with bulk of the landmass passing through it. Consequently, the coastal areas of North-Centre Sephir are covered in jungle and tropical rain forest. However, the elevation rapidly rises further inland, causing a drastic drop in temperatures.

Northern Sephir is primarily savannah in the plains; however, this part of the continent is also very mountainous. South of the equator, the savannah returns, and the terrain becomes somewhat more rolling and less jagged.

Due to the mountainous terrain inland, the continent is vastly under-explored and sparsely populated.

In History
Sometimes around 1500 4A the continent was reached by a group of marine men later called the Sephirans, of Burutore kin. They established several countries but failed to unite or organise until Burutore conquered them and united under the state of Arantu.

The continent was discovered in 2735 4A by Arazi seamen. After the discovery, colonisation efforts were started. The continent was reached some fifteen years later by Coer seamen. Both countries established several colonies on the Eastern coast of Sephir, but the continent remains comparatively sparsely populated due to large and impassable mountains that stretch a few tens of kilometres inland all around the coast.

People
The northern savannah is populated by the Sephiran people, related to the Burutore, organised in several countries. The largest state is Aronn (ar Arantu). The equatorial and sub-equatorial coastal regions, as of the 31st century 4A, are various colonial teritories of Aradór and Coedor.

Further inland, the mountains are sparsely populated by the indigenous people of several ethnic and linguistic identities. Archaeological evidence suggest that these people once lived on the coasts where they had developed complex sedentary, farming civilisations, but a continental catastrophe sent the people running. Various dates have been proposed for this flight, ranging from around 1000 4A as the latest and up to 5000 years earlier.

Plants
Due to the large biodiversity of the continent, it is pointless to discuss the flora of Sephir as a whole.

Agricultural crops, domesticated in Sephir, include:
 * tomato (North-Centre; later successfully introduced to Gondala)
 * bell pepper and chilli (NC, later successfully introduced to Gondala)
 * pumpkin and squash (N)
 * various beans (N, S, introduced in Gondala with varying degrees of success)
 * maize (N)
 * potato (C, S, mountains)
 * cocoa (NC) and others.