Phirumsol

=__**Phirumsol-Home of Vulcan's Forge**__=

__**Geography of** Phirumsol:__
The most notable aspect of the geography of Phirumsol is of course Vulcan's Forge. This volcano is larger than some countries and has developed over thousands of years to house the Obsidian City. This city was made by the unique people of the South, the Homo Sapyros. They appear to be regular humans in all ways, though they have a few amazing abilities that allow to live in the volcano, more on this later. At any rate, the Obsidian City was created by cooling the magma at the surface of the volcano, and solidifying it. This ingenious idea came about when the guardian of the South commissioned the need of a homeland for the Homo Sapyros. A brilliant mind or two thought to solidify the magma to the point were it would be quite difficult to melt again. This process is now known as Hydromagmizing, and it has lead to the expansion of the city, to the point where it has become a problem. The circumference of the city in proportion to the surface area of the volcano has become a problem to the safety of the people.
 * Vulcan's Forge and the Obsidian City:**

On the note of the size of Vulcan's Forge, it is roughly 150 miles in diameter. It levels off at around 2.75 miles above sea level. Aside from the spires jutting out of the sides this is somewhat what Vulcan's Forge is like. http://www.epilogue.net/cgi/database/art/view.pl?id=123201

As for other geographical features, the majority of the country is surrounded by high mountains known as the Perimuet Mountains. In these mountains, there are four passes, Sun's Pass, Sin's Pass, Sol's Pass, and Star's Pass. Star Pass is the northernmost, Sun's pass is in the West, Sin's pass the South, and Sol's pass in the East. These four routes are the only places that allow access into the country from any part of the world. The secondary function of the Perimuet Mountains aside from defense, is protection from the Numidian Steppes. The Mountains being so high cause the clouds that are formed in Phirumsol to remain there. This allows for the amount of rain in the country to remain steady throughout the year, and helps to prevent draught. The height of the mountains also stops harsh winds and dry air from entering the climate. This has caused the country to become a haven for the people of the South from harsh areas such as the Numidian Steppes, and Anarchintia.
 * The Perimuet Mountains and the Ouroboros River:**

Due to the Perimuet Mountains, the entirety of the country is in a valley, aside from Vulcan's Forge of course. This has caused the majority of water to pool towards the base of the valley. It created a river that flows in a circle around the entire country. It has no tributaries or outlets. No water enters or exits aside from that which is taken by hand, and that which comes in through rainfall, and flows to the river. This river known as the Ouroboros, is one of three sources of water necessary for Hyromagmizing. The second is the Sunken Lake near the Ruined City of D'arde. The third is the Cave Lake in the Walled City of Lexico.

One more interesting geographical feature of the country is known as the Spires of Gen. Named after their creator, these spires are earthen pillars that shoot as high as 500 meters into the sky. As to how or why these spires were created no one truly knows or remembers. Some have compared them to towers, and watch posts, but there is no natural access to the tops of the Spires. They have also been thought to work like a tumbler system, as there appears to be a large impenetrable cavern beneath the Spire's area.
 * The Spires of Gen:**

**__The People of Phirumsol:__**
The most notable, and the most populous species of people in the South are the Homo Sapyros, they make up the entirety of the population in the Obsidian City. They are immune to all forms of fire, heat and anything that exerts heat energy. They are able to exist safely in Vulcan's Forge, due to the fact that their lungs are also able to take in ash and sulfur. The creation of the Homo Sapyros is interesting. It is referenced in several histories held in the Great Library, and the Walled City of Lexico, that the Phoenix breathed into the people of the South and allowed them to live in harmony with heat. This is all that is mentioned. Scientifically if a Homo Sapien, and a Homo Sapyros have offspring, they will not be a half-breed, but instead maintain all positive aspects of both races. As all people have an ability to manipulate magic, the Homo Sapyros are most adept at magics dealing with fire.
 * Homo Sapyros:**

The second group of people who inhabit the South are the average human. They have inhabited the vallies and hills that outlay Vulcan's Forge. These people are necessary to the agriculture and the prosperity of the country. The city of Lexico in fact was established by a man named Jerich. At any rate the humans are unable to live within a mile of Vulcan's forge for any long period of time. They are also incapable of stepping into the Obsidian city without breathing aides. Otherwise they would be welcome to live at Vulcan's forge, for they are on equal footing with the Homo Sapyros.
 * Humans:**

**__The Government of Phirumsol__:**
The government of the country consists of fifty councilmen elected by the public every 5 years. Each city has one of these Quintentions, as they are called. Smaller towns follow a sort of Matriarch, or Patriarch figure who makes general rules, and if any form of dictatorship or monarchy develops they are removed from power by the hands of the nearest Quintention. In the case of a tie between a Quintention the Guardian is called upon to make a deciding call. In the case of the guardian's absence, as there has been for nearly ten thousand years, the head of the Fire or the Ashes (two groups of disciples who follow the Phoenix) are called in to make the decision.