Ofalna Province

Ofalna Province (Mirselec Ofalna denai), also known as Province 8, is a province of Risevne, situated in the south of Masalne. It is the smallest province of Masalne by area, and is one of the few landlocked provinces. Its capital is the city of Iburenori.

Famed for its hilly landscape and extensive forests, Ofalna was historically given the title of Iburedenai, or "Forest Province"; even now its capital's name translates simply to Forest City. While it was once an economic backwater, it attained a reputation as being a vacationing spot for the nobles of Masal, analogous to the coast of Eonis Province for Rarena; even now many of these mansions, some of which are several centuries old, still stand in the mountains. Ofalna has also often been called the "Womb of Poetry", having garnered a reputation as an artistic and literary centre that still stands today.

Geography

Ofalna Province lies in the path of the Nagenahormagos, the range of mountains branching southeast from the Mathormagos and stretching through Ofalna to neighbouring Ngaba Provnice; as a result it has a highly different terrain from much of the rest of the south; mountainous and forested, it plays host to a large array of wildlife and plants, many of which are endemic to Masalne. At the same time the foothills of these mountains are home to some of the oldest rice terraces in the country, estimated to have dated from around 100 DN, and most of which are still in use today.

Some of the most famous geographical attractions of the country include the so-called "Writer's Hill" of Mount Tasodeni, situated in the centre of the province and whose slopes and forests have seen many famous writers from Surove ke Kanisda to Ageteri Malyer; the area of the mountain includes 5 small lakes, several streams, and has often been described as the Garden of the Gods.

Towns and Cities

• Iburenori, the provincial capital

• Kaitetaiber, the site of the famous Unversity of Kaitetaiber