Melentine River

The Melentine River is the widest river of the Eastern Coast, taking water from the inland of the continent out to the sea. It begins at the eastern shore of Lake Trianan and flows through the Melentine Pass. It is at this point it flows through the great city of Lunarian and splits at The Great Delta.

Geography
The river starts as the outflow of Lake Trianan, and flows eastward through the Melentine Pass between the Border Mountains and the Central Mountains. In the pass it flows through the built up area of Lunarian, the capital of the Melentine Republic, named after the river. It is in the city that there are the only dry crossings of the river, the 3 city bridges, the great high bridge and the toll bridge. Past Lunarian, it flows through the Melentine countryside, passed the fruitlands to where the Great Delta begins at the river split from where the Melentine splits into the North Melentine and the South Melentine. Through the delta both these rivers diverge increasingly into further branches and marshes until it empties into Ceratable Bay.

Economy
The Melentine is a vital trade route, facilitating vast amounts of trade, with most goods crossing between the Central Valley and Northbound Floodplains and North Coast and South Coast regions as well as the lands to the west and countries on the other side of the Wide Ocean. Cargo ships and fishing vessels use the river, and a network of shipwrights and dockyards in Lunarian assist boating.

Culture
For the Melentinians, the river has had deep importance to culture and many river deities are worshiped by ancient polytheistic faiths. Many painting center the river, and songs often are made of it.