Ralian

Ralian, the great "Lake-lands" of southeastern Endor stretch east and south from the rolling highlands between the Orocarni and the Orosúli. A variety of reddish-brown-skinned, Ralek-speaking peoples occupy this rich, hilly region. The great river Loralian rises in its northern highlands.

Cabe is the oldest and wealthiest of Ralian's five tribal realms. It is bounded by the Loralian in the west and the river Kankanan in the east and south. It extends as far north as the upper shores of Clocaban, a lake on the river known as Locaban. Cabe shares its name with its chief city, which is in turn named for the Tife Cabian people. Able and sophisticated farmers, they raise wheat, rye, greens, and tubors. Fish comprise the bulk of their meat intake.

The city of Cabe is situated on a grassy hill in the southwestern part of the Tife Cabian claim. Walled with five beautifully-carved palisades built out of laquered ironwood, it is a compact and imposing settlement. Its corduroy streets and multi-leveled bridges connect a broad array of large wooden structures, many of which have survived over two millenia.

Kankanan, the tribal center of the Tife Kankanian folk, lies only forty-miles southwest of Cabe. Situated on the river Kankanan and connected to the Loralian by a broad canal, it is a major river port. It is center of trade and commercial fishing.

Ralian 's other three tribes include the Tife Lenian, the Rale Cuvian, and the Rale Bursian.Tife Lenian lands lie in the far south, below the Clolene, and adjoin Horl lands. Rale Cuivian territory stretches north and east from Clocaban, as far as the shores of the Romenëar. It is the largest of Ralian's five realms. The next largest, the Rale Bursian claim, is in the north and northwest.