Sanea
"...When accessing Ybor from the Metro Center, please transfer from the teal line to the blue line. All blue line trains will loop towards Port Carra.
Port Carra fees can be paid with metro fare fees; it is part of the Sanea Transit System. Please be aware The red ferry line is closed for maintenance due to interferences.
(!) NOTICE: Port Tipo, Remaya is expecting increased traffic flow due to the upcoming concert season. To learn more about global tours and heightened congestion times, please visit the associated stadiums:
Pallo - Bora - Illora - UST South
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Sanea is the region that Yemaja takes place in. It is a coastal tropical penninsula with several small islands near its north. Sanea enjoys warm, humid summers with rainy afternoons and mild, dry winters. It is an area prone to tropical storms and hurricanes during the late summer and fall, and holds a plethora of biodiversity.
Despite its size on maps, Sanea is a relatively small region, and one could theoretically drive from Ticah Norte to Morro in a straight line in well under two hours. However, the rolling mountains of the area make inland travel a headache. Historically, this was solved with frequent boat travel, but today, it involves the use of odd public transport and winding roads outfitted for the odd shape of the area.
Map of the region. Long description
Both Ticah and Morro fall under the jurisdiction of Sanea.
TICAH
Ticah is the massive city area that makes up a large portion of mainland Sanea. Its dense center starts at the heart of the crescent region's port and creeps into the surrounding mountains. It's comparable to many real-world urban areas, with a dubiously on-time transit system, a variety of savory and unsavory individuals, and a variety of urban planning.
Port Ticah
"I live by Port Ticah, where i’m right above the ocean. I usually see ships pass every day by the boardwalk I frequent. It's really picturesque, with pretty beachy buildings.
If there's one problem, it's that it's a little too nice sometimes... Like they're trying to shove people out of the way so *other* people can enjoy everything."
The Port holds the beachfront areas of Ticah. It has some of the oldest and newest part of the cities, expanding its skyscrapers skyward and its boardwalks westward. It's a common place to eat or loiter around during the weekends.
Port Ticah is the home of the Illora stadium, one of the biggest in the entire world, with a flourishing neon art district to compliment it. Many performers dream of rising to fame amongst the busy party life.
However, a dream's mostly a dream... Prices are sky-high among the Port, and it feels like it's going to keep being this way. Many original residents have been pushed out from its beachfront views. Talent agencies are predatory and seek to exploit young artists. Helia lives in Port Ticah.
Metro Center
"I live in the Metro Center, where railways are always going back and forth and several crossings hold massive billboards. I have an apartment several stories high, where small stores and resturants are tucked above other establishments.
A lot of people here are living with their families, and I like our little place. Better to live in a nice corner than a huge house."
In the heart of Ticah, the Metro Center holds everything you'd ever want to see in a downtown. Of this are a plethora of people who are always going somewhere, contributing to the loud atmosphere of the city. The Metro Center has everything you'd ever need, and because of it, it's a one-stop destination for both its residents and visitors.
It's easy to get lost among the crowd, and many Magicians use this to their advantage to conduct their doings. The beings of the Otherworld are, after all, attracted to people, and the Metro Center's got tons of those. The city actually holds one of the few permanent means to actually enter the Otherworld, through either hidden accesses or through special magicians like Enid.
Josie and Lorenzo live in the Metro Center. Lams might live here...
Ticah Sur
"Preferring the quiet, I live in Ticah Sur, which is farther away from the hustle and bustle while keeping some nice greenery. I could also be visiting here for schooling by rail. Really, it’s a nice place, even if it’s a little historic and old... It's where all the old people live… At least the campus is nice?"
Ticah Sur is best described as a sub-urban area of Ticah, originally being built as a college town. It holds the University of Southern Ticah and its associated institutions. Being further into the mountains, most buildings are more scattered and less dense.
Serving the most students in the region, it is for better or worse a party town, greatly contrasting the more sober residents who have taken up to living here to still be close to Ticah.
Timorro
"I live in the area confusingly called Morro despite not being part of the islands. It holds thicker forests and homes around its edges from the state parks surrounding most of the area. In fact, the only part that really has people is the east coast facing Remaya.”
Much like Ticah Sur, Morro is an area less dense than Ticah but more populated than Uyames. Most of its western reach is protected reef and rainforest blocked off by several rolling mountains. The flatter eastern end of Morro is a strip of urban area that lead to the actual islands region of Morro. For this reason, it is more often called Timorro.
Uyames
"I live in Inner Ticah, which is just right before the rural Uyames. I’m not a country person, there's still big roads! If i was living with my grandma, it would be different!"
Ticah's outskirts and the more rural towns make what's known as the greater Uyames area. Here, the more urban aspects found in other cities start to dwindle into high mountain roads and occasional farms and pastures. Homes are much more old and are made of solid concrete. Wildlife normally less abundant in the crowded areas of Ticah run freely in Uyames, for better or worse.
Described by urban Ticans, it's nothing but boring, but to those living in it, it's seen as their proud home. Some people have started migrating to the bigger city for job opportunities or to follow family.
Uyames is one of the few areas where it's more conveinient to own a car. Serafina is from Uyames.
MORRO
Morro encompasses the tip of mainland Sanea and the islands at its tail. Ranging in sizes, some areas hold more than one island while others are soley one landmass. Since Sanea is small, most of these islands are tiny with denser populations on some and less on others.
Remaya
"I live on the largest island, Remaya. Most homes are along its West coast for easy travel, since I’m pretty close to the peninsula and north islands. I’d brag about our great big reef."
As many people don't live on mainland Morro, most instead live on the biggest island on the chain. Remaya is heavily populated at its northern and southern tips and holds much less people at its middle. Remaya is considered a connecting point between the mainland and the rest of the Morro islands chain. It has a large reef at its eastern shore and enjoys many cliffside beaches and high surf.
Low rail and road development near its western ends means that some western Remayans will travel on horseback.
Paoila, Lovo, and the Trinity Islands
"These couple of islands are the gateway to history. However, since they're varying degrees apart, it might be tough to get from one to the other."
Paoila is an island that is most famous for its sports, holding sports academies and the Bora Stadium.
Lovo is a western group of islands that is mostly rural, mirroring Paoila. It is geologically the youngest island and has a dormant volcano. This feature has raised fear about building codes and perparedness in the more historic islands, such as the Trinity Islands and Ybor. Lovo is considered a tourist trap and has most of its revenue come from those visiting from other countries.
The Trinity Islands are a trio of close islands that are almost in swimming distance of one another. Compared to the other islands, they are mostly flat. The Trinity Islands are heavily populated and usually contain those that are visitors from their neighbors or those unwilling to abide by Ybor's odd historic status. Much like the Metro Center of Ticah, the Trinity Islands hold a plethora of activities and trade spread across the three landmasses. The most populated is Yborra, the closest to Ybor, that often has movement between itself and the other island.
Ybor
"Considered much more isolated, I live on Ybor. It is greatly regarded as a historical island city that has been preserved and built around for ages. It’s historic status means that we can’t build around it as much as we like, with most people living here being old families or those studying at the University of Ybor, which goes way back. It’s a little unfortunate that we have to implement new technology in our neighbors instead of ourselves. "
Though, it’s a little funny to see a shrine next to, like, a store…
Ybor is tropical, with idyllic beaches, thick rainforests and high mountains. However, it sticks out like a sore thumb among the mostly urban Sanea. To say that the island of Ybor was antiquated would be an understatement. Believed to be the first islands ever created in long line of myths, its buildings stayed relatively untouched, and with it, its infrastructure. Unlike its counterparts, Ybor is a historical island with museums, ancient buildings, and the prestigious University of Ybor. Though often held as the pride and joy of those in Morro, its crumbling piping, electricity, and roads say otherwise..
This almost ancient nature of Ybor makes living within it a struggle to younger generations who wish to be on par with their peers, pushing for action to fix their island, while older folk generally do not see the need to fix something that hasn't yet broken. This leads to frequent blackouts, collapsing homes, and litle data service to the distant island.
TRANSPORT
"oooh i want to see my beloved every day we take boats to see each other... shut up. The ferries are dirty someone left a box of halfeaten chicken wings next to me last night. stop and get out of ticah some day”
-@westeryollo
The unique geography of Sanea proved a problems when creating the transport system of the region. Halfway metro and halfway ferry line, the average citizen would need to take approximately five boats and six trains to go from Ybor to Ticah without taking the direct trip to the city.