In the northern reaches of the Western Hemisphere, across the sea from the Unova Region, lay a stretch of land.
It was an ancient land, one that had endured war and chaos.
This was Kalos.
There had been an all-out war as far back as 3,000 years ago. Then, 2,000 years later, humanity's struggle for the "Eternal Flower" had forced them into a confrontation with the deities of life and death. Both deities had fallen into slumber as a result, leaving the Kalos Region bereft of life energy and its environment utterly inhospitable.
Finally, with the end of the regional war 300 years ago, this land had welcomed new life...
The Kalos Region was shaped like a five-pointed star, with Lumiose City at its very center.
It could roughly be divided into three areas: the coast and estuary basins in the northwest, the central plains, and the mountains in the northeast.
The central area encompassed the middle and southern portions of the Kalos Region, with vast forests and plains crossed by countless rivers, supporting a large population.
After centuries of recovery, this area teemed with life, its soil rich and fertile.
Numerous towns stood enclosed by ancient city walls, and castles dotted the landscape. These were traces of history, and symbols of the Kalos Region's dark ages.
The mountainous area lay in the northeast, surrounded by peaks and marked by low temperatures.
Most of this area was covered in ice and snow, and farther north, there were even said to be haunted swamps.
The mountainous terrain also made travel difficult, and the landscape was complex. There were deserts to the northwest and vast snowfields to the east, with rivers flowing throughout the area and mountains enclosing it on all sides.
The coastal estuary area lay along the western coastline, consisting