River Cerisa

The River Cerisa runs through the province of Oceania and obtained its name from the native Azazians, roughly translated as "gives life" - no doubt a reference to the vast fertile plain stretching to the south of its main bend, where the city of Philadelphia terminates its city limits.

Far from the longest river, it remains impressive at nearly 1,800 kilometers in length. The river runs west from the southern part of the Oceania Range, draining the southern mountains and land to the west of the river for several hundred kilometers, before reaching an old rock formation where the town of South Bend meets Philadelphia and the river abruptly turns south, where it formerly meandered down into the Pacific. Since the mid-19th century, however, the River Cerisa has seen numerous construction projects to straighten its course and to give the city of Philadelphia a long and navigable stretch of river - one of the reasons for its importance as a major port in the United Kingdom.

Although the river runs with few impediments, in the early 20th century the city of Philadelphia and Parliament invested in a series of locks and canals that now allows for small draft ships, of up to 4m, to head as far north as Cerishire at the foothills of the Oceania Range. In past years, the river has also become a major source of drinking water for the people of Philadelphia and the province of Oceania although with the continuing growth of the city the river now can no longer provide all the necessary water resources for the province.