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Empire

At the centre of the world are Hugaar, Pashnaar and the Star Mountains, over or around which the Sun passes every day.

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The Empire has two capitals, Pasin and the City of Mages in Alaya. The Sturian Church, however, is based in Hugaar, the first twin to Pasin.

Alaya

Long after the Saurian domination collapsed, an army of escaped slaves emerged from the Thousand Cities. They settled in the near eastand reasily rebuffed the initial attempts to dislodge them by unleashing demons upon their aggressors. Most recently, in the bloodless Inglorious War, the Pashnaar Empire united with Alaya, to form the Twin Star Empire, much to the chagrin of Sirdehaar. The Alayans have a strange version of Sturianism, involving many elements of Saurian mysticism and magic.

The City of Mages is the eastern seat of the Empire.

The Saphetian Alliance

A grouping of predominantly coastal city states on the eastern seaboard, including Halys where the game starts, as well as Saphet, Filiers and Sunium. Typically, these states switch allegiance between Hugaar and Sirdehaar, as convenience dictates, but they are normally considered to be a part of southern Sirdehaar.

The Abbey of St. Alcuin is close to the Convent of Sta. Tereza, in Halys.

Sirdehaar

The northern brother to Hugaar.

Beyond the Empire

The Empire has expanded to cover most of the known world. Beyond its boundaries are lands which are of little interest. Beyond these lie the four edges of the world are impassable and are guarded by Rend.

North - Sirdehaar and the Frozen Forest

Some Sird tribes have never joined the Empire and remain savage and barbarous. Beyond these lies the vast Petrified Forest which is the realm of the Rendking and within which is the Castle of Ice.

East - Potamanchu and Behind the Mountains

Beyond the eastern sea, there is a narrow coastal strip of land, a blasted and inhospitable place where degenerates live. Rivers come off the mountains and the people scrape a living, telling tales of the time when they were the heart of a great empire.

The mountains are very close to the sea and lead up to the impassable range known as the Rendwall, said to be guarded by a tribe of giants led by an ancient Rend. Nevertheless, the land of Potamanchu was found nestling within these mountains, and silver and gold have flooded the Empire every since. Some say the Rendwall wall was breached with the discovery and invasion of Potamanchu.

The mountains around Potamanchu are infested with goblins. the people of Potomanchu consider them to be mountain devils.

Beyond Potomanchu (according to local legend) is a vast swamp peopled by lizardmen and witches.

South - The Thousand Cities

To the south and east, beyond Alaya, and over the Strait of ???? is the land of Saurians. Past this lies a great ocean where Rend sail cloud ships.

West - Axarte Plains and Plains of Fire

At the far western edge of the Empire, these plains are where the Vister and some barbarians reside. Beyond these lie the Plains of Fire where a Rend rules over the greatest of the Vister tribes.