Name: New Zealand

Location: Planet Earth, Our Reality, Circa 1818

Geography: The two islands that compose of New Zealand proper long and narrow (over 1,600
kilometres (990 mi) along its north-north-east axis with a maximum width of 400 kilometres (250 mi)).
The North Island is nowadays dominated by farmland, but in the days of the Maori was significantly
more forested with some narrow mountain ranges along the middle. Though these mountains are not
the predominate features of the island, some of them are active volcanoes.

The larger South Island is dominated by a long series of mountains known as the Southern Alps on its
westside, and lots of forest and bush on the east. Though the mountains of the South are less
volcanically active, they are much taller. Both the North & South Islands are jotted by many lakes and
cave systems.

The climate can be considered temperate with mean temperatures ranging from 8 C (46 F) in the
South Island to 16 C (61 F) in the North Island.

Third Party Factions:

The Maori: New Zealand, at this time, is dominated by the Maori culture. A tribal based people split into
dozens of mostly sedentary tribes across both islands, the Maori often engaged in a series of ritualized
wars against each other using traditional weapons derived from the elements and animals around them
such as the Patu which could be made from whale bone and a long staff known as the Taiaha. Usually
Maori wore little except loincloth and belt, however at times they could wear dogskin cloaks to be used
to entangle or turn aside weapons in melee. Speaking of which, traditional Maori warfare was almost
entirely melee and the Maori developed their own martial arts for these quarters.
However around this time (1818) that style of warfare was starting to change. Muskets were being
imported in ever greater numbers and one ambitious Maori chief, Hongi Hika, sought to unify the whole
island by brutal force. The island would be embroiled in a series of devastating musket wars that would
claim the lives of over 2/5s of the populace.

At the time of this profile, Maori population is roughly 100,000.

The Europeans: During this time a number of Europeans, escaped convicts, and traders were on this
island, embedding themselves within Maori tribes but particularly Hong Hikas. They would only number
in the few hundreds.

Danger Status: 2/5: New Zealand during this time is a powder keg on the verge of going off. However,
New Zealand lacks fantastical monsters, unified opposition, or terrible climates that would make their
zones extremely dangerous for a fictional faction.