The World, it's structure, Lands, Areas, Cities

Bohata
South-west corner of Zerin, dominated by wetlands and low plains, its northern border abruptly begins a large, deep forest, then ascends into a sharp set of peaks which continue far into Ka and Stetil. Its two main cities are two of the largest in the world, Kua and Tenet in that order have a combined population of more than most Areas! Skein, Wen, Paet and Neu are the other marsh-based cities. In the central Bohata range are Rar, Bineh, Ama, Dem and largest Ertan, mostly racing and farming communities. North in the woods are Zu, Met and Metis and Fiea. Exports of wood, furniture and ores dominate the northern cities. Bohata tends to raise quiet but politically volitile situations, it's known for those things.

Unincorporated Population: slightly more than 700,000 people wander Bohata's coasts and grasslands. Many of them live in the light forested area around Ertan, the hunting being very solid here and the temperatures more moderate than farther north or south. Of course there are a thousand miles of pure beach out there too…

Kua: With great variety of available pasttimes, Kuans love every facet of life, from food and drink to education and racing, they have an appreciation of business that cannot be rivaled. This is the largest city on Zerin, and is hardly rivaled for its size. Built against the beach and waves of the Neres Ocean, and backed up beside the marshlands and tall reed forests and jungles of Bohata, Kua is both busy and beautiful. Its urban zone is huge, with little in the way of suburbs, then the rural zone abruptly takes over just outside the giant city.
Earthly Equivalent: Los Angeles dropped into a gigantic puddle
Founded in 1380 Population: 2.6 Million SM: .1 VM: x5
Pronounced "koo-uh"

Tenet: Farms and racing, and lots of Steeding go on here. The city is smallish and relatively sedate, with a very large suburban and rural zone. As a city, it's dark and kind of moody, so many people avoid the inner city in favor of living and working in the Burbs.
Earthly Equivalent: a Charles Dickens London
Founded in 1050 Population: 1.58 Million SM: .2 VM: x5

Ertan: Beside the woods, halfway between forest and grasslands. Any profession involving forrestry and farming, building, assembling and crafting furniture, hunting and Long distance course racing can be found here. The critters from the woods don't always appreciate being hunted, and sometimes they fight back.
Earthly Equivalent: Some places are just unique to Zekira
Founded in 2488 Pronounced "air-tahn"
Population: 861500 SM: .5 VM: x4

Rar: is a... boring place. It's not big, it's not small, it just is. The view of the ocean is great, it's on many post cards, but that's pretty much its claim to fame.
Earthly Equivalent: see above Founded in 1072
Population: 792400 SM: .5 VM: x3

Zu: Dangerous high tides batter the coast here, next to the huge redwood forests. It is beautiful, rugged, untamed. Except the little scientific city built up mostly beside the water, the woods are too heavy to tear into just yet. Many water based mutants are found training here, and the Steeds that might learn some things from them are coming too.
Earthly Equivalent: A Northern California science outpost
Founded in 7228 Population: 434,600 SM: .7 VM: x2

Ama: Soft and beautiful lands, every shade of green is seen here. From the deep heathery hills and the light evergreen woods to the north, grasses and reeds. The entire place is relaxing and a joy to find at the end of a long day's work. Warm winds usually blow through here, this is the place that the mad composer Dulath assembled his Wind Chimes.
Earthly Equivalent: "sigh, if only..." Founded in 7829
Population: 230000 SM: 1 VM:x1

Skein: Normally a quiet farming community with a large proportion of retirees, but at times it seems the politics here in Skein deterimine those of the whole world. It is drier than the surrounding hundred or so miles.
Earthly Equivalent: none, it's Skein Founded in 2373 Pronounced "skane" Population: 201000 SM: 1 VM: x2

Paet: The place remains small, but not so small that it has no important people in it. A long line of vets are trained here, the areas of mire which can be reached by air boat have hundreds of herbs which are used on native animals
Earthly Equivalent: drench Texas
Founded in 4510 Pronounced "pay-et"
Population: 92000 SM: 1.5 VM: x2

Bineh: A good stop on most Steed tours, there are actually paved roads here to get to the Steed riding areas which are all trails. This area is more citrus grove and light wood than plains.
Earthly Equivalent: Pasadena before it became big 'n famous
Founded in 6640 Pronounced "been-ay"
Population: 65000 SM: 1.5 VM: x1

Neu: Darkly set among willows and heavy marshes, Neu is barely visible from the sky passing overhead, and must be reached by an exterior hoverport.
Earthly Equivalent: the Pirates of the Carribean ride at Disneyland's line and restaurant... Founded in 8000
Population: 36000 SM: 2x VM: x1

Met: Towering cliffs and huge trees dominate the tiny town below, but some brave souls are able to put foot holds into the woods, impressing everyone.
Earthly Equivalent: a town below, say, Half Dome...
Founded in 9000
Population: 32000 SM: 2x VM: x1

Fiea: A deep foresting site, where some of the best wood for carving and carpentry comes from. The whole town is organized around the selecting, cutting, transporting and replanting of these trees.
Earthly Equivalent: an Oregon Timber Town without the Terrorists
Founded in 8226 Pronounced "fee-yay"
Population: 27000 SM: 2x VM: x1

Metis: brought into existence by the virtue of having three High Holders who want to be President of something, they have elections and they argue, and the people who've chosen to live there put up with them because they're usually deep in the woods anyway.
Earthly Equivalent: another foresting town Founded in 8815
Population: 25000 SM: 2x VM:x1

Dem: Dem is founded and devoted to spreading energy and information, it has wind farms and Steed farms, news stations and the largest paper mill and printing house in the world
Earthly Equivalent: Kansas filled with windmills
Founded in 5284
Population: 23000 SM: 2x VM: x1

Wen: Though still very small, the township of Wen in Bohata's watery wetlands is attracting Breeders and architects alike.
Earthly Equivalent: Georgia estate Founded in 8725
Population: 21000 SM: 2x VM:x1

Heaven Tower: an exclusive area designed by the Paveh line, built by them out of the black stone material which blocks psionic energies. This tower is about 500 spans wide at its underground base, under 200 , and rises well over 600 spans tall. It has a tiered spiral ramp on the outside, decorated with pale reddish stones and stained glass. The inside… well, you have to be in the Paveh deal to know what's in there…
Founded in 10500 Population: only as many Paveh party goers can fit (about 300 at most) SM: 2 VM: ??