Rukia

Area	11396 km2
Population	133000
Dominant Race	human
Dominant Culture	Kiswaili
Dominant Religion	Faith of Ikoyo
Realm	Palan
Capital	Njom

Rukia is a densely forested province at the southern coast of Palan that is divided into two by the Borough river and swamp. It is one of the most biodiverse forest areas on Auseka, containing tropical rainforests at the southern coast, seasonal tropical forests covering more than half of its area, but even some temperate deciduous forest in the north-west.

The region is most known, however, for it's "fifth season", also called spider season.

With a relatively dense population and two cities, Rukia is a major province and one of the bread baskets of Palan as well as a trade center, especially in and near Njom, the province capital.

The area is also very conservative and culturally strict, with 100% of the population being deeply emerged in the Kiswaili Culture / Faith of Ikoyo faith combination that dominates most of Palan, and exceptionally small non-human minorities. In fact, only Njom and Kapiru have communities of gnomes and the occasional dwarven family, all together just over a thousand.

Spider Season

Between spring and summer, spiders multiply so aggressively near the rivers and coastline that their nets engulf trees and entire forest areas. Most of these are small spiders that are harmless to humans, but the sheer amount of nets is not only scary but can become dangerous when not looked out for. Only about a fifth of Rukia is actually covered as dense as shown here, but nevertheless the region has become famous for this yearly event that lasts about two months.

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