Mythopoeia

Fauna : Many of North America’s current wildlife exists in the world of the Capital Divide, however much of the natural fauna has been altered by exposure to the radiation caused by the Nuclear Fallout. While some pure animals do remain, only slightly radiated, but mostly unchanged there are also their highly radiated counterparts. From two headed, furless, blister covered deer to bears that stand upright, with impenetrable armor like skin. In addition to North America’s natural wildlife, several exotic species, popular in menageries amongst most capital cities before the nuclear fallout, have also thrived in the post nuclear wastelands. Occasionally, Lions and Zebra can be found throughout the midwestern provinces, radiated and irradiated. As well as Elephants and Giraffes, alongside their monstrous counterparts.

Flora : The flora of North America in the Capital Divide ranges from relatively unchanged in some areas to large sections of land razed by constant war and radiation. Most noticeable though, are the remains of once great cities. The ruins of cities host overgrown vines and grasses, roots cracking through concrete and canopies beginning to develop amongst the battered remains of skyscrapers and broken down buildings. While not entirely overtaken, most modern infrastructure is now destroyed and beginning to be grown over by nature. Some cities however do still stand, with large walls blocking off outside access, as well as keeping nature at bay. Far from the cities, stand forests that have begun to grow back rapidly despite the fallout. These irradiated forests have adapted to the new chemical component, creating beautiful, but mostly unknown flora. Very few have seen the new species of plants, but whether or not they are safe to be around is largely unknown.

Conlang : In the City-States present in the Capital Divide, like California or Texas, language has remained mostly unchanged. Save for some lingo created in lieu of the new species, or terms specifically related to Heroes or Villains (now known as Gammas). English is still the dominant language throughout North America. In the wastelands and wilderness however, roaming factions have adopted crude forms of coded English, each with their own special phrases that only people of that faction would understand. No codex's have been written as these sub languages change very often, and anybody who would care enough about language to get close to hostile tribes is often killed.