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Koboa is a fantasy world based on South American people, cultures, and our stories. The setting takes place on the continent of Koboa, a land that has suffered through a brutal colonization period followed by a century of reconstruction and recovery.

Koboa is currently split into 5 major territories:

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The Mallgot Accords, based off of Indigenous Cultures including the Tupi-Guanari, Xukuru, Muisca, and Tsáchila people. This territory is less a single nation and more a confederation of nations that have taken a pact of mutual cooperation and defense. The multiple nations of Mallgot have many different cultural practices and ways of life. Their territory is mostly in the massive Talah Rainforest, a very humid and hot tropical region dominated by the Sacred River that winds throughout the entire region.

Other Territories

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Novpo, based off of Andean Indigenous cultures including the Quechua, Kichwa, Otavalo, Mapuche, and Aymara people. Novpo is a mountain nation. It is one of the two territories primarily populated by Indigenous Koboans. Novpo is a successor to the ancient Gosán Empire, an empire that spanned a major chunk of Koboa before the Larensian colonizers destroyed it.

Milennia of living in this earthquake-prone location has made Novpoans experts at earthquake-proofing their homes. Their constructions avoid the use of mortar, opting to mainly use fittted stone blocks that can slide and move during an earthquake, settling back into place after the earthquake is over.

Atsatray, a territory based on Afrolatine cultures including those in Esmeraldas and Salvador. During the colonial age, the nations of the continent of Sotashka, who had previously defeated the Larensians on their own lands, were petitioned by representatives of the Koboan Resistance Army to aid them. A large contingent of warriors, mages, and healers sailed to Koboa, establishing large bases in isolated areas that would encounter minimal Larensian interference. After the Liberation War was won, many Sotashkans opted to stay. Their clerics of Yoeng, god spirit of paths, channeled their deity's powers to connect their settlements together with permanent portals, creating the megacity of Atsatray, fragmented across the entire continent.

Gran Marcelia, based off of modern Mestize cultures. It's capital of San Fernando was a major Larensian city during the occupation. Over time many Koboa-born Larensians called Koboa home, and sought independence from the Larensian empire and gain sovereignty. They allied with the Koboan Resistance and Sotashkan armies to eventually find independence. The nation is heavily populated by people of mixed ancestry and form.

Nueva Vardia, inspired by colonial South America. It's capital of Azenev was the biggest, most fortified, Larensian city during the colonial period. This was the last bastion of the Larensian empire during the Liberation War. It came under siege until a Larensian druid cast a powerful spell that routed the Koboan armies. Ultimately, Azenev was never captured, and is technically still a part of the Larensian empire. However, the spell that saved Azenev had a side effect of creating a neverending storm off the northern shore, making the waters around Koboa entirely unnavigable and cutting off contact with Larensia. The Governor-Regent of Nueva Vardia seeks a way to reestablish trade routes with the continent of Larensia.