Veronia

Main
- abundant life energy permeating the plane makes it so that all wounds heal instantly, illness is nonexistent, physical aging stops at 30ish, and soil is perpetually fertile for crops

- also this means that elementals of varying sapience pop up into existence every now and then from just about everything an elemental can pop up from

- although the plane is massive, due to millennia of this, space is starting to run out even if resources aren't

- since war is meaningless in this world, irreconcilable conflicts between individuals or groups thereof are arbitrated through ritualistic duels, other tests of skill, or games of chance

- aesthetics: medieval England

- general mood: aggressively optimistic. noblebright

Specific metaphysics & sociology
- although people don't need food, water, or sleep to stay alive, being deprived of these for too long will cause physical and mental anguish

- once you've lost a conflict game, what happens depends on either the jurisdiction where the game took place or the jurisdiction of the region that won an interregion game. results can include but aren't limited to: not being allowed to try again for X time, being exiled for X time, being locked up for X time

- the results of a conflict game are culturally considered absolute. because in a world like this people needed some kind of order and cornerstone to hold onto. but that doesn't mean the losers won't secretly undermine the winning party. but if they're found out that's considered a heinous crime and can incur being locked up without food, water, or sleep for X time

- the plane is divided into several kingdoms. kings can inherit power, but someone who's considered Worthy and Honorable enough can challenge a king to a conflict game for a shot at the crown. royal bloodlines train their scions really well for this, though

- the most powerful kingdoms tend to be the ones with the most skilled duellists and other competitors

- general attitude towards the space issue is "eh, not a problem right now, it'll work itself out"

Points of Interest
- Khipith and Yhorphan: two (species TBA) chancellors from two different kingdoms who are actually super concerned about the space issue and are trying to get people to realize that and do what they need to to mitigate it. I swear this isn't about climate change

- Marcalt: leonin king who thinks rule-by-best-gamer is kinda bullshit and busted out with an army to tell Veronia at large "either you share or we force you to share through superior military numbers"