Unboxing Natal: Pamflets from the Board of Tourism

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Understanding Natal
The United Republic of Natal, situated in the north-western Westernernesse, along the Implarian Coast, is a flora and fauna rich nation that brings the best of the Western Hemisphere. It is a relatively sparsely populated county, with around 55 million inhabitants while its geographic elements range from arctic and tundra regions on the peaks of the Granites to hot summer temperate, Meridian climate and even temperate rain forests. The Natalians usually proud themselves as the 2nd most powerful nation in the west after the Federation, which they see as their brothers. They are a proud people, very appreciative of their pioneering past, something omnipresent in the Natalian pop culture.

Modern Natal has been created in the aftermath of the disbandment of the Republic of Sylvania, winning its independence in the Sylvanian civil war as its states didn't accept the more centralist ideals of the future Federation of Westernesse, but its roots are much deeper, going as far as the nomadic natives such as the Haida, the Niitsitapi and others, which have interacted with the pioneers of the Hennigan Bay Company, which sponsored the Granite Mountain Expedition, bringing forth the real founding fathers of the nation, explorers such as Jack Colter, Merywether Pryor, Joseph Field and Hugh Hall.

What to see
Natal is the best place to visit for both environmental tourists but also for people wishing to see different cultures. From the mountainous peaks of the Granites, to the Prairies around Moorehead and the windy coasts of the Implarian, ne can witness nature at its best, with bisons roaming gigantic grass fields, majestic year long snow covered peaks, impressive caustic lakes and geysers from the local volcanoes, Grizzly bears, and Mountain Lions.

It is a country of extremes. At one point you have the Grans (short from the The Granite Mountains) which provide a shield for the western coastal regions giving them their temperate climate and shielding them from the cold air currents in the north and east and on the other side, close to Moorehead, one sees the great grass plains where the bisons roamed.

Tourists who want to taste the culture of Natal are as lucky as the ones visiting for its environment. Natal is situated in a territory which was inhabited by humans since at least 10,000 BC, with local natives living a hunter gatherer lifestyle in the mountains and the prairies, while on the coast, some of them living in small sedentary communities from which they fished and even whaled. The pioneering culture and the wild west history is what attracts a lot of tourists, as it is traditional for many to hike on the path of the old Granite Mountain Expedition and visit old forts, and even ghost towns from a much more pioneering past.

Climate
Like it has been stated before, Natal is an extremely diverse land. Climate and weather wise, one can expect everything from temperate climate with extreme differences in temperatures, to areas with year round tundra, and even areas with mild weather like in the Meridian Area. The clime around the coast is the most humid, as the westerlies are pushing the air from the Implarian ocean, whose breeze offers mild summers, pleasant springs, but rainy and foggy autumns and winters. In the middle of the country, cutting it in two lies the high Granite Mountains, which act as a barrier between two totally different ecoregions. The western slopes are usually warmer but more humid, while the eastern ones are drier but much colder. To the east lies the prairies, which are drier than the coast, but their temperatures are not moderated by the sea, and thus their temperatures vary from hot summers to freezing winters.

As it is situated in the north-western Westernesse, there are four typical seasons, with Spring starting in mid-March, although in the mountains it is not uncommon to see snow storms even in May. Summer starts in mid-june and lasts until mid-September, and then it is followed by Autumn which starts from September and lasts well into mid-December, even if sporadic snows begin by mid-November. In the prairies,temperature changes can be extremes and may state that there are only two seasons, winter and summer.

Summers are hot and dry, while the winters are usually cold and snowy. Springs and Autumns are generally warm and rain becomes the norm especially in late Autumn.

Arrival and getting around
Most people arrive by plane in the country either through the Joseph Field International Airport, situated in Cedar City, or through the Jack Colter International Airport, situated in eponymous Colter. Both are hubs for the flag carrier of Natalia, the North-West Airlines, with the Cedar City Airport being also a hub for Cedar Air, the low-cost subsidiary of NWA. While Cedar Air mostly provides low-cost flights to the Federation, the North-Western Airlines are providing premium services to Gallo-Germano-Thaumantican and Toyou nations. There are also direct flights to the Federation, Islagen, Jydsken-Ostveg and the capitals of Tianlong, the Anti-State, Karzask and Pelasgia. The flight from Cedar City to Propontis which has been set up early last year is officially the longest non-stop long-range flight in the world.

There are also ferries linking Moorhead across the lakes to its Federation counterparts and of course linking Sunset Beach to the mainland.

For internal trips, Cedar Air offers cheap fares to flights from Cedar City and Colter to Moorehead, Glenoma, Blackmere, Ashford or Sunset Beach. While the plane is the fastest way of transport (a flight from Cedar City to Colter lasting for around two hours), it isn't a particularly cheap option. For that there are rails and buses.

The NRC (National Railroad Corporation) is the state owned company which supervises the quality of the rail infrastructure and which has in the last five years managed to create a higher speed mainline along the coast from Ashford to Cedar City and from there to Blackmere. There are more than 20 privately owned railway companies operating in the country. Even so, most of the bigger cities are connected by some sort of rail line with active services. Train tickets are better to be bought in advance as there are chances to find lower fares than last minute buys. The most famous Natalian train in the Westernman, a transcontinental train service operated by NRC with its Federation partners and it provides a service between Cedar City and Baldwin-Whitehall.

Coachlines is the biggest bus transportation company, created in 1990 after the amalgamation of 13 bus transportation companies. They provide a cheap alternative having routes connecting all the big cities and from there secondary routes to smaller towns and even villages. Though on it rural routes, it wouldn't be unexpected to see the quality of services lowered than on big inter-city routes.

In the next issues the Board of Tourism will present each of the state of the Union.​

 

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State of Owyhee
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Understanding Owyhee
The Cowboy State, the Buffalo State, the Prairie State, the Rodeo State, all of them describe and define the State of Owyhee. It is the biggest yet one of the least populous states in the United Republic, having the lowest population density in the whole nation. The State of Owyhee is seen as one of the most rural and hardest of the states of Natal, as it is a Prairie state which is fully hit by the hard weather coming from northern Westernesse and at the same time, being in the very center of the continent, its climate is fully continental, meaning it is extremely cold in the winters and extremely hot in summer.

It is a state that has been one of the last to be colonised by the Engwhalians coming sponsored by the Hennigan Bay Company, even if it was along the way towards the Implarian Coast. It is because it was so rough, wild and difficult to settle in the early days that it has been largely ignored, especially as the local natives such as the Taima, Sitsika and Niitsitapi nations have fought bravely to keep settlers away from the lands.

It is the home of the buffalos, a state of huge ranches, with cowboys still present, some with contracts for big ranches, others roaming as day workers from here to there to aid in the caring of the herds and some even as drivers, as cattle drives are a big thing, when the herds are being brought from the prairies to the cities to be traded or slaughtered and sent to the markets. An omnipresent warning from the ministry of tourism is always to act cool and with respect, as nearly everyone in Owyhee is armed, with over 40% of the population having hunting licences.

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Owyhee is the place where people wanting to see surprising nature and also to experience real Natalian frontier culture must come. The state is sizewise the biggest in the nation and thus covers a very large array of areas that be interesting for tourists.

To the very western fringes of the state lie the Granite Mountains, with a series of semi-active volcanoes, which, while not providing any issues with eruptions since the arrival of colonists in the area, they are still very active, in the Slate National Park, where geysers dotting the land, sometimes providing great shows for the people as they spout hot waters. The national park is also known for its caustic lakes, which are a miracle of nature as it shows how algae and some surprising birds can survive in the most hostile of environments. It is recommended to avoid any direct contact between the caustic waters and the skin.

In the center of the state, covering more than 90% of its area, lie the great prairies, where small towns that look as if late 1890s Wild West has been still kept alive, with its cowboy culture. Here, the main economic activity comes from ranches in the central north and corn plantations in the central south. Tourists can visit a series of historical landmarks such as the heritage city of Gebo, in Nieve Bluff County. It gives tourists the chance to experience how a Wild West town looked like. Agricultural tourism can be done too, as some ranches in the north and plantations to the south offer tourists hosting and a meal for cheap. In the north, some even offer guides to allow tourists to follow wild buffalo and horse herds as they roam accross the prairie.

The big events that truly show Owyhee life are the rodeos. Pretty much every small town in the area has some form of event that celebrates cowboy culture, with the biggest Rodeo being the Moorhead one, even if a rival event is starting to take off in Colter, many Owyheeans state that mountaineers are just posers and they are just form without substance. The Moorhead Rodeo, celebrating the life of a famous Natalian soldier, later turned cowboy and even showman is dedicated to William John Cody, known as Mustang Will. His participation in the Taima War and then in the War of Dry Lands rose him to the rank of Colonel in the Active Citizen Force, but his later activities as a cowboy and even later as a showman have made the Mustang Will Shows known allover the globe, celebrating the Prairie, saloons, cowboys, gunslingers, and everything that defined the State of Owyhee and make it worldwide known. The small town of Big Rock in the central Prairies hosts the Mustang Will Memorial House, where he was born and where he spent his early life, while the city of Moorehead hosts the Mustan Will Museum, dedicated to keeping the memory of him and the culture he promoted.

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Climate
Like it has been stated before, Owyhee has a very harsh yet diverse climate. Being situated in the interior, makes it fall under the shadow of the Granite Mountains, thus being quite dry, enough to keep large crop agriculture to be difficult, but not enough to make it arid or desert.

The State is caught right in the open as very cold winds from the north alternate with warm currents from the south, creating situations where tornadoes are common, especially in late spring. At the same time, because the Granite Mountains block the westerly winds, the moderating effect of the Implarian Ocean is null, leaving it with a temperate continental climate, with freezing winters and sweltering summers.

Arrival and getting around
Most people arrive by plane in the state either through the Mustang Will Airport, situated in Moorehead, or through the Jack Colter International Airport, situated in eponymous Colter. It is important for tourists to understand that with the exception of some big cities such as Cedar City, or cities which are dense because of how geography forced them, such as Colter, very little public transport exists in Natal, and it is nearly totally absent in Owyhee.

The Transcontinental Railroad, going from Cedar City to Baldwin-Whitehall crosses Owyhee, from the Granite Mountains to the city of Moorehead from west to east, before turning north and going into the Federation.

The state is crossed by two interstate highways running from east to west in parallel from the mountains to the border and are connected by three perpendicular highways running north to south, the first along the mountains, the second in the center of the state and the third in the far east. The roads maintained by the Federal government are in decent conditions, some local ones maintained by the state government not so much, it is has been clear for everyone here that an automobile is as necessary today as a horse was in the days of Mustang Will.​

 

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State of the Northern Granites​

Understanding the Northern Granites
The Capital State, the Snow State, the State of the Great Passes, all of them describe and define the State of the Northern Granites. It is the 2nd biggest and the 2nd most populous in the United Republic, yet probably the most important for it houses the Natal and Clearwater Passes which are the great corridors through the Granites that unite the Coast to the Prairie.

The State hosts the capital city of the united republic, Colter, named after John Colter, the Engwhalian explorer of the Hennigan Bay Company which managed for the first time to cross the Granite Mountains, or as they are called colloquially, the Grans, and reach for the coast. But while Colter acts as the capital of the nation, it hosts no regional administration (Colter and Cedar City will receive detailed entries). Ironically, the capital city of the state and 2nd biggest city in the state Shelby, which stands outside the mountain chain and situated in the northern prairies, by the eponymous lake.

Geographically, the state is about 65% dominated by the Grans, and 35% by the prairies, with the south and center mountainous and the northern areas covered by lowland plains. The Natal Pass, probably the most important corridor in the mountains can be fully found here. It starts in the city of Stanley (3rd biggest city in the state) and goes through a very narrow canyon for about 40 kilometers, and then goes to the south west until it reaches the small quarry town of Slate (the highest most point along the pass at about 1,700m), and from there, it follows the Natal river to the south, widening up as it reaches the city of Colter (population 800,000) up to Wapinitia, and from there the river makes a very U-turn before leaving the mountains on the coastal plains.

Along the pass, one can find many mining towns which have slowly moved away from their original industrial design and have transformed mostly into touristy places, with defunct mines sealed and ski slopes dominating the touristy activities. The far northern areas around Mount Greener there still are many active coal mines.

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The Northern Grans is where people come to enjoy winter wonderlands in the dark, snowy months, or hikes in the sunny summer months.

In the center and the southern parts of the state, one meets the majestic and staggering Granite Mountains. Along the pass, there are many resort towns such as Ashwood or Wapinitia, which have a very long tradition as resort and vacation towns, while others, such as Silver City, Slate, Ewing Basin and even Pioneerville, have been going through a revival as mining died in the Pass area in the 50s and now they are rebranding themselves as the new generation of skiing resorts.

In the center of the Pass, proudly stands the city of Colter, which is the biggest in the state and the 2nd biggest in the nation after Cedar City. The big C as it is called, is a great service and manufacturing centre, slowly becoming one of the big hubs of the tech and IT industry in the continet, with this agglomeration starting to be known as the Silicone Pass.

Colter is a center of culture in Natal, second only to Cedar City, and a hemisphere wide hub for theatre, indie and country music. The Little Theatre, Comtemporary Theatre and Musical Theatre Festivals are organised in Colter in the Spring, Summer and late autumn respectively, bringing in theatre bands of all ages and style, while most of the venues themselves are banded along the downtown pedestrian area on Coogee Street. Music lovers can come to Colter to enjoy the Transmit Festival, a large indie music festival that even launched the grunge genre which is now synonymous with Cedar City, while the Stagecoach Festival, brings the best of country and mountain music to the people.

Nature lovers can enjoy the crisp air of the Granites, which has been described as one of the best in the world, enjoy skiing on the slopes, or hike in the mountains. Granite Mountain snow is peculiar, especially on the eastern slopes, as it has been described as dusty and dry, making it one of the best for skiing. In the summers, the resort towns are not to be ignored for the Federal Forestry Service always ensures that the hiking trails are clean and safe. Tourists are recommended though to take care, for the mountains can be dangerous and they are rife with wildlife, especially bears, cougars, wolves and all sorts of deer, elk, moose and others. Standing at a height of over 4,200m, Mount Greener is the highest mountain in Westernesse and one of the hardest to climb, especially as it is quite isolated and hard to reach, needing a three hour drive from the isolated mining town from Ellis to reach the side where it is possible to be climbed.

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Climate
The climate is diverse, ranging from temperate continental in the prairie areas of the north, with even some tundra areas by Lamb Creek, to Alpine and even Arctic with year round snows on the peaks of the mountains.

Standing at 1400 meters high, Colter is relatively chilly year round, with warm summers and cold winters, with heavy snows. Mean maximums go up to 20 degrees celsius in June, but in winter months it falls to -13 degrees. The annual snowfall averages 191.0 cm.

Arrival and getting around
Most people arrive by plane in the state either through the Jack Colter International Airport, situated si situated in eponymous Colter or through the Joseph Field International Airport situated in Cedar City. While many other states have little to no public transportation in Natal, the Northern Granites and Implaria are the only outliers.

The Transcontinental Railroad, going from Cedar City to Baldwin-Whitehall crosses the Natal Pass through the Northern Granite State, with international trains calling at Stanley, Colter, Wapinitia and Ashwood. The Pass itself is very well connected by train, with the TransRail company soon inaugurating the Granite Runner, a commuter train service which will go from Ewing Basin to Copper City and will be calling at Silver City, Colter and Wapinitia. Ewing Basin, Slate and Copper City will be the extreme ends of the route and will receive trains every 2 hours, but between Silver City and Wapinitia, trains will be running every 30 minutes in rush hour and every hour off time.

The state is crossed by many interstate highways, linking the east to the west across the passes, with Interstate freeways traversing the Clearwater Pass, which links Silver City to Grandview, bypassing much of the Natal Pass. Because of the geography and climate though, the Clearwater Pass is closed in winter months, making the Natal Pass the only viable year around cross.​

 

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State of the Southern Granites​

Understanding the Southern Granites
The Southern Granites are the butt end of many jokes and receive a lot of bad and unfair takes, but it is a gem in itself. It is the 2nd state of the Grans, and the smaller and poorer state, with only Owyhee having a smaller population density. Even so, it is a place where nature can be enjoyed at its best and most pristine state, with ancestral forests, rocky mountains and old wild west style towns.

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The State hosts a plethora of small towns, which still activate in the extraction and mining industries, so they might feel unwelcoming at first, but for the one spending some effort in getting to know them, they become a 2nd home away from home, with welcoming population (The Southern Grans have been voted the most welcoming and friendliest of states in Natal). While not having big slopes that offer good winter sports experiences, the towns of the Southern Grans are perfect for hikers and summer time tourists who wish to trek and adventure through the mountains.

Geographically, the state is limited to the Granite Mountains, namely the southern Natalian sector, which goes south of the Great Natal Pass, and thus nearly 90% of the territory is covered with mountains, with only a county in the eastern fringes being situated in the prairies. The capital of the state if Glenoma, which is also its biggest city, at a population of about 300,000 people. The state is crisscrossed by small passes, which for a long time made travel difficult, but by the 1970s, the Natalian government built a series of highways and thus made the state easy to cross east to west and also linked Glenoma to the greater Natal Pass.

There are many mining towns still active, such as Burns, Copper City, Crest and Valley Falls, which are especially known for their iron ore production, but still, many are slowly diversifying, opening up towards the hospitality industry to make sure that the Southern Grans become in time as successful and touristy as the Northern Grans.

What to see
The Southern Grans are for people who enjoy nature and solitude. If one likes winter sports or partying into the night, this might not be the best place for you. The towns are sleepy but its the nature which provides the big shows. The tourist season usually starts in late April or early May (depending on the weather, as the Granites can witness snowstorms even in late spring), and lasts up until late October.

The center of the state is the city of Glenoma, which is situated along the Boreas Pass, which is connected through the St. Juliet Pass with the greater Natal Pass, making the whole area feel like a north-south corridor in the heart of the mountains. Initially a mining and manufacturing center, Glenoma today is quickly changing, becoming a hub for companies that wish to move away from the expensive Silicon Pass area, but still be close to the financial centres of the country. The good infrastructure made it easy for tourists to reach and enjoy the city, which is even becoming a hub for digital nomads too, especially as they come to "hibernate" in the winter, in a much quieter and relaxing environment than snowy Colter, windy and freezing Moorehead or foggy and rainy Cedar City.

The state is seen as outdoors heaven, for the Forestry Service cleans up for every new spring and summer season, and thus every town has a series of hikes that people can enjoy, some short and sweet such as the 3 hour long Wolves' Creek Way in Crowley which leads people to the Wolves Peak at a heigh of 1,800m, to the infamous 10 hour hike that starts in Copper City and reaches the top of Mount St Juliet at 2,600m, going around the peak. On top of the mountain a chalet offers safe refuge. Fall, bringing the copper, red and orange foliage all around is very popular for many tourists.

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The city of Glenoma hosts the Fall Leaves Festival in the first weekend of October, which is a mix of harvest festival but also street theatre and music concerts. The city is also hosting the historical Glenoma Narrow Gauge heritage train, which is providing a trip from the city to Crowley, an 80km run, using legacy carriages and locomotives, such as the Nalco Class 330 steam locomotive from 1910 and ten wooden carriages, providing tourists with an experience unlike anyother, bringing them back into the latter days of the Sylvanian Republic and its pioneering days.

The state is also known for its mountain biking with clubs centres around Glenoma, Crowley and Andrews, and paths for this all along the Boreas Pass. On the southern slopes of Mount St. Juliet, trekkers can explore a series of caves, such as the Manitou Cave, where they can encounter the largest interior glacier in the world, inside the cave. Trips inside can only be done with local guides for the safety of the tourists.

While towns such as Copper City, Burns, Fairview, Valley Falls and Crest still have operational mines, there are still many things to see, especially as one that has been closed up in Copper City about 50 years ago, has been reopened to be visited by tourists. The small town of Andrews on the other hand has been described to the real gem in the state, voted as the prettiest town in the Southern Grans. It is a bit harder to reach, as it needs a 6 hour drive through mountain passes and bad roads from Glenoma, but the image of the idyllic small town by the mountainside makes it worthwhile for everyone who made the trip.

Climate
The climate is continental, with cold winters and mild summers, mostly because of the mountainous terrain and the high average altitude of the state. Summers are quite dry but warm, springs are rainy and cool, like the fall, while winters are snowy and cold.

Standing at 1500 meters high, Glenoma is relatively chilly year round, with warm summers and cold winters, with heavy snows. Mean maximums go up to 20 degrees celsius in June, but in winter months it falls to -13 degrees. The annual snowfall averages 191.0 cm. Because of the heavy snows, expect disruptions on the highways crossing the passes in the winter, as much as the Road Service works to keep the roads clean.

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Arrival and getting around
Most people arrive by plane in the state either through the Jack Colter International Airport, situated si situated in eponymous Colter or through the Glenoma Municipal Airport. The easiest way to get around is by renting a car either in Colter or in Glenoma and then follow the roads.

Train services are limited in the state, mostly because of the geography. The Pass Mainline has a branch that goes from Wapinitia to Copper City, but the main train line through the state is the east west mainline linking the coast to the prairies of Owyhee State, starting at Fortuna in the state of Colusa and going all the way to Hulett and Mooreheat in Owyhee. Train stations can be found trhough the Boreas and St. Juliet Passes, with the important hubs being Burns and Crowley. This line is standard gauge, but because of the steep curves of the Boreas Pass, the line from Crowley to Glenoma is narrow gauge. Here, there is a train service ever 3 hours linking the state's capital to Crowley, and it shares the same railway as the Heritage line.

The state is crossed by two major highways, one going in parallel with the railway from Fortuna to Burns and then going north to Copper City to link to Colter, while the other, closer to the border with Josepania, goes from Orland and Calistoga in Colusa State, to Crest, Valley Falls, Glenoma, Fairview and then continues on the prairies of Owyhee. Bus services are present in Glenoma with two lines, but there are many services connecting the cities. Even so, it is the state with the least public transportation, so renting a car is a must.​

 

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State of Implaria​

Understanding Implaria

The Evergreen State or the Empire State are the two nicknames for the State of Implaria and they touch both on what makes Implaria great, its evergreen nature and the great concrete jungle that is Cedar City. One knows they are in Implaria if they end up in temperate rainforests a mere driving after leaving Natal's biggest and greatest city. It is the 2nd biggest state by size, but the richest and most populous in all Natal, featuring a series of coastal town, the Natal river at its grandest and the fabulous Salish Sound.​

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The State gives the tone of the Natal coastal culture, a culture so different from the Prairies of Owyhee or the mountainous Grans that entering the state feels like going into a completely new country. The state can be divided in three areas, the Lower Natal River Valley, the Coast itself and the rest of the interior. With the first being a mixture of coastal and mountainous culture, the coast itself feeling the influence of very later Gallo-Germanian and Tianese migration and the latter feeling close to the prairies as the towns give a western vibe, but they do feel much different from Owyhee.

Geographically, the state is dominated by plains and lowlands, with a higher plateau between Brownsville and Alsea, and is limited by the Implarian Ocean to west and by the Granite Mountains to the east. The capital of the state if Glenoma, which is also its biggest city, at a population of about 300,000 people. The state is crisscrossed by small passes, which for a long time made travel difficult, but by the 1970s, the Natalian government built a series of highways and thus made the state easy to cross east to west and also linked Glenoma to the greater Natal Pass.

There are many fishing towns on the coast and farming ones in the interior, but the Lower Natal Plain and its valley are the nucleus of the colonisation of the whole of modern day Natal and thus settlements from Cedar City to Culver are still keeping the 19th century vibe, while others are much more modern. It is also important to observe the Tianese and Touzen influence many settlements on the coast have, as all towns have at least some form of a Tiantown functional, where one can get shops, markets and restaurants with the vibes of Toyou.

What to see
Implaria is made for two types of tourists: those who enjoy the big city and want to visit Cedar City, and those who enjoy nature, but compared to the two States of the Grans, here it's more about the coastal nature, for people who enjoy sailing, fishing and even bathing, even if that is possible in the cold Implarian waters only in the middle of the summer,and even then, it is seen as quite a luxury.

Cedar City is a biome in itself. The city, standing at about 5 million people is Natal's biggest city and is one of the main cultural capitals of the world. Cedar City's Coogee Street is the Westernesse Capital of Theatre, especially of musicals, having a very long and expansive tradition of plays that have influenced the world dramaturgy. At the same time, Cedarwood, the east end neighborhood of the city is the Natalian capital of cinematography and filmography, with many studios such as Frontier and Pioneer that can be visited by tourists. The history of the region can be observed by tourists visiting the Henry Art Gallery Center, the Log House Museum, which celebrates the lives and cultures of the native people and the Wing John Toyou Museum, celebrating the history of the people migrating to the Implarian North West from Toyou. The city is a melting pot and many Engwhalian, Nievish, Radilan, Tianese,Pelasgian and Ebrian communities come together, forming thus the Natalian indentity at its best, while also keeping a cultural memory of their homelands, something that can be best seen in the cuisine of the area which can bring together all sorts of peoples in the most surprising of fusion cuisines.

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Cedar City hosts the Implarian International Movie Festival, which aslo gives, at its conclusion, the Grizzly Prizes for the year's best movies from local and international producers. As a center of the Himyaro-Natalian culture, Cedar City is also known for its soul and RnB music scene, known in this context as CeCity, a nickname offered by CeCity Records, which put Cedar City on the map from a musical point of view, with RnB, Rap and Rock being the defining sounds of the place. Bubleshoot, the city's main electronic and house music festival is also Natal's biggest such music festival, while the Cedar City Hempfest is a local celebration of Natalian independence that takes place on a yearly basis. The city is known for its Powwows, especially as the Coastal Niitsitapi Reservation is close to the city and thus they organise many celebrations of the native culture, but there are also celebrations of immigrant cultures such as the Ayos Dimitrios festival organised by the Pelasgian community, the San Marcos Festival organised by the Radilans and the San Jose Festival organised by the Ebrian, Gran Occidentian and Josepanian Community. The city is thus the best in what Natal can offer from a cultural point of view as it is so large that it has cultural elements from allover the world, all coming together harmoniously, ignoring the tensions of the world, for their celebrations are nothing but comemorations of how diverse the Natalians as a people are.

The state outside Cedar City can offer some unique elements, such as the towns along the Natal River, like Redmond, Camp Sherman, Grandview, Oakridge and Culver, which can offer a mixture of wild west vibes with modern ones, giving a tourist who went the Great Natal Trek, starting at Shelby and crossing the Grans a final outcome of their great hike, as they followed the Implarian Way. The environment mimicking the wild west is still alive these towns, but one can feel that they are much more settled down and less wild than in the mountains or in the prairies.

While townsalong the valley still keep their wild west vibes and appearance, the towns along the coast are completely different. One can seen the mixture of native and Enghwalian culture in places such as Depoe Bay, Reedsport or Eureka, but what is deemed as important here is the significant Toyou migration along the coast, especially from Tianlong. It is impossible to visit these towns and not touch at least once upon the Tiantowns and enjoy the mixture of Engwhalian and Toyou cultures that they provide.

Besides the big cities, Implaria is also represented by a lot of nature, with the Joseph Duvall National Park and the Armando Rangel National Forest, besides the Lower Natal Valley Protected Area. It is a place for people who enjoy urban culture as much as nature and it is seen as an area that is as safe as it is entertaining to nature lovers. The Salish Sound and the collection of islands in the Natal River Delta, with Cedar City right in its midst, offers any visitor a unique panorama or isles and islets which can be reached through the Cedar City Mosquito Fleet, the conglomeration of ferries that connect the city and its islets, stopping at every seafront dock.

Climate
The climate is temperate and oceanic with temperate-continental by the foothills of the Granite Mountains. Season diference is strong is warm summers and cold winters, but there is very little snowfall. Winters in Cedar City are defined by their extreme fogginess and high humidity, even if temperatures barely go under 5 degrees Celsius during the day and -5 during the night. In the spring, the weather remains cold and rainy, while the summers are the only ones considered as being dry, even if that means on average a rainy day or two every week, with temperatures reaching maximums of 30 to 35 degrees during the day and 25 to 30 during the night.

The state of Implaria is characterised by its high humidity, frequent rains and foggy days. Even so, during winter, precipitations are low, with little to no snow fall, especially along the coast, even if there humidity is higher. Flurries can be observed but rarely do they manage to hold on the ground in Cedar City.

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Arrival and getting around
Most people arrive by plane on the Joseph Field International Airport in Cedar City. It is also possible to reach the state by landing at Jack Colter International Airport in Colter, NG.

Cedar City and the rest of the rest are some of the best connected areas within the country, especially as there are numerous railway and bus connections, with the Sounder Commuter Train connecting the suburbs of Cedar City to its downtow and also many NCR trains connecting the big city along the coast and also along the Lower Natal Valley, all the way to the Natal Pass and Colter in the Northern Grans. There are about ten daily trains between Cedar City and Colter, showing their popularity. Cedar City is also connected through a subway system that has 5 lines, and also through tram, bus and trolleybus lines.

Like the rest of the states of Natal, the Coachlines Service can be found linking the cities, towns and even villages of the states, so it might be hard to find a bus leaving the Cedar City Bus Terminal and not take you to the cities of the state and at least to the capital cities of the other states, thus making Implaria a transportation hub for the rest of the nation. At the same time, the advice for the other states holds true in Implaria, and like the rest of Natal, it is best to rest a car to go around as you do not depend on the public transportation for your trip around the state. The state is very well connected highwaywise, with the main interstates going along the Natal River and the Coast, with many connections between the two, creating a true network of highways that is probably one of the densest in the continent.​