===== Nations & Geography =====

>''“The old maps will still work, but don't be surprised when they dont.”''

The world’s present geography is the enduring legacy of [[Homebrew Rules & Reference:The Meteor]]. When it struck, continents fractured, seas rose, and coastlines were rewritten in a matter of hours. Despite this devastation, the great landmasses remain recognizable in lineage to the Old World.

The names used to describe the world are inherited labels applied to lands that no longer match their ancient borders. Modern era maps reflect a world that is scarred, altered, and often hostile, but navigable. While sailors’ tales and pilgrim lore speak of shifting coasts, vanishing islands, and impossible routes, such phenomena are considered regional anomalies, miracles, or local distortions rather than evidence of a globally unstable world. Trade routes, shipping lanes, and borders endure, even if they are hard-won.

Each major region of the world is a distinct geographic and political entity. Regional pages focus on the realities of daily life, noteworthy factoids, and the scales of power. Many great cities of the old world survived the catastrophe in altered form. Others were buried, flooded, or reshaped by [[Homebrew Rules & Reference:shardisite]] fuel magic. Names may have changed, borders may have shifted, but recognizability is intentional. The old world is not gone; it lingers in stone, street plans, and inherited memory.

What follows is not a catalog of myths, nor an exhaustive accounting of anomalies. It is the lay of the land as can be expected by a would-be traveler of this Earth.

{{ :apocalyptica-arcanum-transparency-map.png?direct&900|Apocalyptica Arcanum Navigational Chart}}

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[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Atlantis]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Amazonia]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Arabia]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Arctica]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Bengal Isles]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Cascadia]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Congo]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Cordoba]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Dixie]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Europa]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Guinea]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Hawaii]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Lemuria]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Manchuria]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Nepal]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Quebec]]\\
[[Nations & Geography:Nations:Straya]]