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==Description==
 
==Description==
'''Rostock ''' was a continent in the southern hemisphere of [[New Avalon]], bordered by the [[East Sea]]. It had one significant city ([[Flensburg]]) and was characterized by the features of the [[Drilands]] (a desert), [[Gaveston's Gorge]], and the [[Daring Flood Plains]]. It was considered to be primarily a ranching continent.<ref name=JTPNA3-4>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', pp. 3-4, "New Avalon" (map)</ref><ref name=JTPNA5>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', p. 5, "New Avalon" (atlas)</ref>
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'''Rostock ''' was a continent in the southern hemisphere of [[New Avalon]], bordered by the [[East Sea]]. It had one significant city ([[Flensburg]]) and was characterized by the features of the [[Drilands]] (a desert), [[Gaveston's Gorge]], and the [[Daring Flood Plains]]. It was considered to be primarily a ranching continent.<ref name=JTPNA3-4>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', pp. 3–4: "New Avalon" (map)</ref><ref name=JTPNA5>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', p. 5: "New Avalon" (atlas)</ref>
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==History==
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===Jihad===
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Following the loss of half of their remaining forces while defending an ammo depot elsewhere on the planet, the [[Twelfth Vegan Rangers]]' Beta Regiment retreated to the continent, surviving a number of odd occurrences during battle with the [[Word of Blake]] invaders.<ref name=JTPNA6-7>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', pp. 6–7: "Combatants"</ref>
  
 
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[[Category:Continents|Rostock]]
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Latest revision as of 02:03, 23 January 2024

New Avalon world map, prominently showing Rostock in the southeastern hemisphere

Description[edit]

Rostock was a continent in the southern hemisphere of New Avalon, bordered by the East Sea. It had one significant city (Flensburg) and was characterized by the features of the Drilands (a desert), Gaveston's Gorge, and the Daring Flood Plains. It was considered to be primarily a ranching continent.[1][2]

History[edit]

Jihad[edit]

Following the loss of half of their remaining forces while defending an ammo depot elsewhere on the planet, the Twelfth Vegan Rangers' Beta Regiment retreated to the continent, surviving a number of odd occurrences during battle with the Word of Blake invaders.[3]

References[edit]

  1. Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon, pp. 3–4: "New Avalon" (map)
  2. Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon, p. 5: "New Avalon" (atlas)
  3. Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon, pp. 6–7: "Combatants"

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