First District

The first district of Set is one of the oldest districts of the Fourteen.

**Capital:** Starhold City

**Total population:** 360,000

**First city population:** 290,000

**Current leader:** Baelor Ellaren

**Coat of Arms:** Lower half of the standard shows a silver eagle with wings spread and elevated against a black tower. Upper half is silver, set with three black stars.

Position

Set is the southernmost of the Fourteen Districts, and enjoys a warm, temperate climate. Each season is fully recognized. Generally the weather is sunny and warm. As a coastal District, Set enjoys the bounties of sea harvest as well as agricultural pastureland. It partially borders the continent of Asca at its southeastern side.

People and Culture

The people of Set speak Equin, the national language, as well as their own dialect of Setthren. Setthren is a creole language which draws from lower forms of Equin and the trade language of Asca. It was developed by merchants during the 300s, after the construction of the Great Roads allowed safe passage from the southern region into Ascan land.

People of Set are known as Seth.

The most common fabrics are wools, linen, hemp, and silk for the upper classes.

Religion

Like the rest of the Districts, the official religion of the First District is the White Faith. There are pockets of adherents of the Assyran religion as well, mostly immigrants from Assyra.

This District witnessed the founding of the Sect of Immortal Light by their king in the year 201. This Sect focuses on the importance of light in the struggle against darkness, and views every person as light or dark. Metaphors of light triumphing over darkness are utilized in almost every aspect of this Sect's religious ritual. Members of the Sect of Immortal Light follow the Lady of Light and uphold her supposed tenants of punishment and divine vengeance. There is a focus within this sect on vigilante justice.

The tenants were originally created by the founding king, who formed the sect so that he could divorce his current wife, which was something not allowed by the columns of Faith. Since then, hundreds of other tenants have been added by various sect members throughout history, and at this time no one truly knows how many tenants there are, which are true, how many one should follow, or if any of them are sanctioned at all.

The Sect of Immortal Light rejects the idea of absolute loyalty to the official leaders in the White Faith and uplifts an individually focused approach to faith. They believe that each person comes into the world in darkness, and by accepting the Lady of Light they become gradually more and more a part of the side of light. Salvation is not found in the acceptance of all aspects of the Faith, but in the following of the Lady's path and the practice of her tenants. The sect regards their leader as the ultimate authority on the Lady of Light, and therefore, the entire Faith. This spiritual leader is looked in matters of politics and social issues as well and carries enormous authority in the sect. Many of the members regard their leader as possessing the same authority as the head of the District.

Being in such close proximity to Asca, the First District also has practitioners of the Ascan religions.

Most of the residents in Sellor belong to an obscure cult focused on the worship of constellations that is not attached to the Faith or any other known religion.

Traditions

*Evening City – Starfall – Wreth – Errow – Whitehall – Annohet – Eagle Outpost – Enth – Oldcastle – Blackfield – Eagle's Hold – Ruinwall – Eventide Outpost - Sellor*