Etzli Cuauhtla (Et-zz-lee Kawht-lah)

Summary

A vast, predominantly tropical continent comfortably sat in Veltrona's‌ equatorial zone. Etzli Cuauhtla is, for the most part, an unexploited continent, with any developed nations existing in mostly insular pockets. This problem chiefly arises from the presence of the vast droves of wildlife, be they mundane, dangerous, or the Relentless‌. Territorial expansion is, thusly, easy to do but hard to maintain, as one must constantly resist the advance of nature in every sense of the idea.   Despite such difficulties, Etzli Cuauhtla is rich with life–both sapient and not–and represents the homeland for many monster species. Many civilizations, both past and present, have made their homes in its vicious jungles and forests. It isn't uncommon to venture and come across many of these ruins, long overrun by nature in some form or another. In the same stroke, it is also somewhat common for many civilizations to take up the ruins of a previous one, reinforcing the damaged infrastructure in a cheap kick-start effort.   In more recent centuries, Etzli Cuauhtla has steadily faced change. The advance of industrialization and better technology is steadily overwhelming the natural barriers once closing off much of the continent. For better or worse, its inhabitants are keen to make use of these advantages, and so welcome foreign investment heartily. In particular, Atenkhet's‌ trade companies and Jerhegn's‌ maritime nations are known to be competing on the continent. Still, the many natives are not entirely selling their lands away, and have begun to make themselves known as national powers in their own right.