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==The Scarlet Empire of the Princes of the Earth==
''or the primary setting of the Dragonblooded''

The primary setting for the Dragonblooded is the central island continent of creation known as The Realm, and its many tributaries and satrapies. This Realm is a decadent empire ruled in name by an incompetent regent, but in actuality by the factions engaged in a cold war for the throne. At the same time, it is the most advanced and enlightened empire in Creation, with a religion which, while elitist, preaches tolerance for those below you, and respect to your betters.
The dominant political powers of The Realm are the Dragonblooded noble families. They manipulate the system of the realm to insert the agents of their choosing into important governmental positions, and seek to find a way to seize the throne and declare their chosen representative emperor or empress. Furthermore, the Byzantine bureocracies which make up the One Thousand Scales continually attempts to wrest power from one another, and in the absence of the Empress to reign in the Houses or the One Thousand Scales, The Realm slides ever closer to outright civil war.