The Confederated Tribes of the Kwakiutl and Salish

Government: Familial Clans and Tribal.

Legal Code: Tradition, loosely derived from Old Canadian law and Kwakiutl custom as interpreted by Lorekeepers, Elders and the local Hetman

Climate: The climate is the mildest in Canada, with temperatures on the coast even in January being usually above 0 °C (32 °F). In fact, Greater Victoria's mildest recording station (CWDR) frequently registers January in which the temperature never dips below 4.4C (40F) - most recently January 2010, January 2006, & January 2003. 

In summer, the warmest days usually achieve a maximum of 28–33 °C (82.4–91.4 °F). However, the rain shadow effect of the island's mountains, as well as the mountains of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, creates wide variation in precipitation. The west coast is considerably wetter than the east coast. Average annual precipitation ranges from 6,650 millimeters (261.8 in) at Henderson Lake on the west coast (making it the wettest place in North America) to only 640 millimeters (25.2 in) at the driest recording station in the provincial capital of Victoria on the southeast coast's Saanich Peninsula. Precipitation is heaviest in the autumn and winter. Snow is rare at low altitudes but is common on the island's mountaintops in winter.

A notable feature of Vancouver Island is the extension of summer dryness to latitudes as high as 50°N. Only in the extreme north of the island near Port Hardy is the rainfall of the driest summer month as much as one fifth that of the wettest months from November to March. West coasts of other continents at similar latitudes have a practically even distribution of rainfall through the year.

Population: 15,000 - 25,000 (no proper census has been taken)

Economics: Trade, fishing, agriculture, non-industrialized textiles.

Agriculture: Fishing, herding, grains, oats, nut orchards, potatoes and other roots.

Trade: Sea-born, focusing on the coastal island regions to the north and south, while avoiding the open Pacific. 

Religion: Gaianism 25%, Shamanism 60%, Post - Rapture Order of the Redeemer 10%.

Standard of Living:

• Rural: Good; the sea is bountiful, and the climate is mild supporting summer and winter harvests.

• Urban: None. The largest towns are communal extended family villages.

Gender Equity: Above normal.

Armed Forces: Militia and armed merchantmen.

Dominant Magical Tradition: Animistic Sorcery

History:

Much of the old City of Vancouver and Victoria drowned along with the low-lying San Juans and the coastal villages which used to dot this region. The war made this worse when Vancouver downtown and Harbor became deep-water bays from large yield warheads. The survivors stripped the surrounding area bare as they starved in place. Vancouver island itself was rendered uninhabitable with the release of a weaponized virus much like Helena, Montana. The end result was the northern Puget Sound was rendered a howling wilderness for generations.

There were survivors. Some people in the San Juans. Some small mountain communities and others off the beaten path. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the Kwakiutl and the Salish. These disparate groups clawed their way out from under the End Times (or the final fruition of the Ghost Dance as some believe) to form new communities around the Northern Sound based mostly on fishing and the Old Ways. Slowly they spread through the region until they started bumping into (and intermixing with) the Cascadians to the south, and the Haida and Ruperts to the north. 

Recently the Koos attempted to compel a trade concession (and associated island for their steamers) only to have the small force sunk off of the coast of Port Hardy (by Animal and Weather Sorcery according to the survivors) bringing that adventure to an end.