Geography of Athesia

Athesia is a relatively large peninsula attached to the bottom of Empire land to the south of the misty forests and the continent beyond. To the east are the Drow Island states and to the west and south are expanses of ocean.
== Size ==
Athesia is approximately 132,000 square miles in area. It is the same area as the Republic of Congo, slightly smaller than Germany and a little over 33% smaller than Spain. Each individual hex is 30 miles face to face and 34 miles tip to tip with an area of 750 square miles or 480,000 acres. In kilometres this is 342,000km2 total, 48km face to face, 55km tip to tip and 1970km2 per hex. 
It takes 2 days to hike on foot, for seasoned adventurers stopping and sleeping the normal minimum of 12 hours while travelling, to cross a relatively flat hex (inclines of less than 100 meters). Excessive slope of the area  or conditions such as sand or forested areas increase this time. On average it takes 3 days to traverse a hex in the Broken Lands and the Fey Woods and 4 days to traverse the God-cursed Mountains and the Dead Wastes. 
This also assumes an appropriate guide or local hero is in the party. With out such the journeys are much more perilous but assuming no harm befalls you add 1 to 2 days travel in a reasonably developed area or between 1 week to 80 years in the Fey woods. 
=== Comparison to the UK ===
Here is Athesia compared to the United Kingdom for a more visual representation of it's size and Unity City (and by extension a hex) compared to modern London. 
	
== Magical topography ==
Athesia has massively varied terrain and topography for it's size and equatorial position. While the temperatures are not too incorrect there are five main features of Athesia that were created by magical or otherwise extremely unusual phenomena. These are as follows in rough Chronological order of their occurrence: 
== Demographics ==
The metrics of the various areas of Athesia have been somewhat fluctuating and contentious in the past. This makes accurate census records nearly impossible to maintain or to acquire in the first place. However due to the recent creation of the Athesian constabulary with funds from the Hildebrand Foundation less estimated data was able to be taken these last few years.
While still estimated the metrics of Athesia's distinct areas are as follows:  
=== Population and notable population centres of Athesian occupied lands: ===
*Numbers in parentheses show urban only population.
Region 	Normal Population	Current Modifiers
Broken Lands 	450,000 	+10,000 (due to refugees)
The Elemental Fields 	35,000 	
Liadon [0807] 	65,000 (16,000) 	+4,000 (+800)
Lidelas [0707] 	25,000 (6,000) 	
Dark Plains 	4,000,000 	+10,000 (due to refugees)
The Pit 	100 	
Draclyn [1005] 	(30,000) 	(-7,000)
Barbis [1107] 	(20,000) 	(-5,000)
Dead Wastes 	300,000 	
The Black Library [1010] 	7,500 (3,500) 	
The Great Bazaar [0608] 	55,000 (11,000) 	
Fey Woods 	420,000 	-55,000 (due to the Fog)
Ulder [0503] 	40,000 (10,000) 	-5,000 (-1,200)
Coinesu [0803] 	60,000 (15,000) 	-7,000 (-1,800)
Longwood [Feywild: 0704] 	45,000 (32,000) 	
God-cursed Mountains 	20,000 	
The Undermountain 	250,000 	
Aton Thorvald [Under-Mountain: 1502]	75,000 (18,000) 	
Aton Volkrund [Under-Mountain: 1301]	25,000 (6,000) 	
Unity City [0805] 	350,000 (150,000)	+40,000 (+10,000) (due to refugees)
The Vales [1706] 	66,000 (13,000) 	+20,000 per anum, due to war breeding rates. (5,000)
Here is a graphic depicting the notable settlements created (or claimed) by Athesian heroes. Populations are categorised as:
* Green: Hamlets (Population centres smaller than 1000 citizens)
* Blue: Towns (Population centres over 1000 citizens)
* Red: Cities (Population centres with either 30,000 citizens or 5,000 and a structured city centre)