User:The Beard/Stories/Gallorum

Gallorum (Duranian: Gallé; Tukaku: Kqaiywik) is a supercontinent in the west region of the world.

Geography
The northern continent of Greater Gallorum is separated from the southern subcontinent of Little Gallorum by the Strait of Pellinór. To the east, the seven Galician Islets lie in the Great Sea. East of Little Gallorum is the island of Geugaw, which was incorporated into the Galician state in 4210.

Greater Gallorum
Greater Gallorum is a continent in the northern half of the world, and covers an area of approximately 25,500,000 square kilometers. It is bordered on the north by the Northern Sea, on the south by Little Gallorum, on the east by the Great Sea and Diamond Sea, and on the west by the Ocean of Mystery. Mountain ranges in the north extend from the east to the west coast and, along the east coast, from northeast to southwest. In the higher latitudes, vast plains are to be found, home to the Barbarós, Gallorum's nomadic tribes. The south-southwest regions are covered almost entirely in deciduous forests, which once housed the native Tukaku.

Humans first arrived on Greater Gallorum in 5000 BCE, passing through Little Gallorum and Geugaw from the east (presumably Karabala). They settled here and removed all other kind of competition, such as lizard beings, gargantuous insects, and, it is thought, the Ancients themselves. Though the early history of Greater Gallorum is sketchy, evidence has been found that supports this theory.

Little Gallorum
Little Gallorum is, contrary to popular belief, a subcontinent of Gallorum, more akin to a peninsula than a proper continent. It covers an area of about 10,300,000 square kilometers and is separated from the main continent by the Meridian Sea, the narrowest point of which is at the Strait of Pellinór on its eastern end. East of Little Gallorum lies the continent of Geugaw; to its south lie unknown waters. Little Gallorum's terrain is mostly mountainous, though its eastern end is flat, a perfect place to dwell.