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🌊 Novaya Sea

Location	Located in the eastern continent of Laaerad, east of the Trusk Empire.
Water Body Type	Vast inland sea.
Major Straits	Connects to the North Sea and South Sea via the Heimet Strait and the Laprio Strait.
Core Significance	A key region in the history, geography, economy, and culture of the Trusk Empire.

Novaya Sea is a vast inland sea in the eastern continent of Laaerad, playing a pivotal role in the history, geography, economy, and culture of the Trusk Empire.

🗺️ Geographical Features

The Novaya Sea is located in the eastern part of the Trusk Empire's territory. Its coastline is home to the continent's most fertile farmland, forming vast plains highly suitable for agriculture. It connects to the North Sea and South Sea via the Heimet Strait and the Laprio Strait, controlling the most crucial transportation arteries on the continent.

• Climate: The core area of the Novaya Sea primarily experiences a climate where rainfall and heat occur in different seasons. However, the northern part is also influenced by North Sea currents, resulting in a temperate maritime climate zone.
• Resources: The sea boasts abundant fishery resources, with a wide variety and large quantity of fish, and produces various seafood.

💰 Strategic and Economic Importance

The geographical location of the Novaya Sea makes it the cornerstone of the Trusk Empire's commercial and military hegemony.

• Transportation Hub: The Heimet Strait, as the only strait in the Novaya Sea with a deep-water port unaffected by ocean currents and ice-free year-round, is the key hub for the Trusk Empire's access to and control over the Novaya Sea.
• Commercial Lifeline: Since the First Heimet Dynasty, the shipping and trade system of the Novaya Sea has been the primary economic pillar of the various Trusk dynasties. The favorable climate, advanced shipbuilding technology, and "magic"-enhanced sealed longships provided great convenience for the empire's commercial activities, circulating goods from across the empire and even the northern regions (such as sable fur).
• Agricultural Foundation: The vast, fertile plains along the coast provide the empire with a stable food supply, serving as a crucial guarantee for its population growth and economic development.

🎭 Cultural Influence

The Novaya Sea has profoundly influenced Trusk culture.

• Spiritual Symbol: The thriving maritime commercial activities fostered and reinforced the Trusk people's spirit of valuing freedom and daring to explore.
• Religious Association: Many folk festivals related to navigation are prevalent, and these customs are closely linked to the Sea God faith. As the core indigenous religion of Trusk, the Sea God faith system is deeply bound to the ocean, viewing the sea as the symbol of chaos at the world's beginning, the fate of all things, and the eternal cycle of nature.