The USK's Rich History
Geography: Part 1
The USK consists of several states, 1 territory, and a principality. The states are Animalia, Europa, Organism, Dugh, Colora, and Laveda. The territory is the Cattia Wilds. The principality is the Jewel Kingdom.
The biggest state, and the first one, is Animalia. It occupies 1/5 of the continent, slightly bigger than the Cattia Wilds but slightly smaller than Texas. Animalia has most of the historical landmarks, like Cool Cat City, the capital of the USK, and the hillbilly forests of Backsea Woods. One town in Backsea Woods, Backsea-over-lake, was home to Queen Kitten at one time. Cool Cat City itself is spectacular, with highrises and mansions built into the city's walls, and giant Victorian houses (although nobody's sure how they got there) built into memorials crisscrossing the city. This is the state of choice for royalty since the reign of the Princesses Three.
The Cattia Wilds have long been a part of Animalia. It was not until Queen Kitten de Backsea that it began to make itself known, not as a portion of the whole, but as a separate place. It is so different in both geography and culture that it is now regarded as a separate territory. The Cattians have been petitioning for statehood since 1976. The Cattia Wilds were founded in 1456, by Princess Talia Gemmine, later of the Jewel Kingdom. The Wilds were named after Talia's niece and her sister Sapphire's daughter, Cattia Gemmine de Sapphire gem Elemé. Since then, Cattians have prospered.
Next month: Geography, Part 2