Empires, Kingdoms, and Nations Oh My!

While there are many many regions which feature within the stories, the main setting for the majority of them is within the Air Kingdoms of northern Kaldarin. The Three most powerful nations were once aligned under one Banner, that of Aelsyr, Vahltradium (the other two nations call  it malus due to being immoral at best), Trinium, and Destus. Vahltradium is a militaristic empire stretching from the gothic capital of Malldroth to the war torn Blasted Heath. “Citizens” in this hellish nation are slaves to their oppressors.  Vahltradium is ruled by the immortal tyrant King Varendeth, and his cultic followers. At one time holding the largest empire in the human age they’re now in decline. Trinium is a devout kingdom ruled by a long line of kings dating back even before the three nations even aligned in the first place. Trinium is faced with many threats on a daily basis, to answer these threats they’ve developed 3 main knight orders to face the darkness. The Platinum order was founded to deal with the demonic incursions they must exterminate from time to time. The Mithril   knights were founded to give trinium an edge against the ever expanding kingdom of Vahltradium. Last but not least is the Silver order deals with the creatures of the night and beasts of the shadows. Destus is a capitalistic nation that survives off of trade with other nations. Law in destus is confusing, convoluted, and corrupt beyond any hope of being just, the king’s true power is indirect in the form of guild charters. The city is more directly run by the powerful guild acting as a form of megacorporation the black market has become prominent here as only those with guild charters are allowed to legally run businesses. Some other nations that will have large influences on the story include Aquarius, Gelinor, and Skyhold.

Author: Griffin

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