Known World

## The Known World

The Known World encompassing the Father Continent, the Lateral Continent, the Summer Continent, and the Pyronese Continent.

The **known world** is comprised of at least four continents and a number of smaller islands. Only the father continent has been fully mapped out, with the remaining three continents being unmapped. What remains of them beyond the maps remain a mystery and much information about them is shrouded in legend and myth.

Whether or not the world is flat or round is a debate that still occurs. Most scholars agree that the world is round and therefore it should be theoritically possible to circumnavigate the globe. While multiple attempts have been made, the Vidin Empire have been largely unsuccessful and stress that the ocean is endless towards the West of the Father Continent.

### Continents

#### Father Continent

*Main Artcile: **Father Continent***

The Father Continent is the land mass west of the medial mountains. It is a short but relativley wide continent that spans from the superior sea in the north and the Pyron Sea in the south. To the south lies the Bonson River and Lake Truss, flanked on the east by the Kayranese Mountain ranges, inhabited by the Tribes of the Kayranese. South of the Bonson River is the final Fanahrian majority region in the continent, known as the Kingdom of Pedranier. To the North East lies the Ciro River, where the Cirokar Kingdom resides. Considered part of the Father Continent are the Broken Islands, Triumvirate islands, Bear and Cub islands, Dye Islands, and Prince Veydal's Island.

#### Lateral Continent

*Main Article: **Lateral Continent***

Separated from the Father Continent by the Medial sea and by the Median Mountain Range, the continent of the Lateral Continent is suspected to be much larger than the Father Continent, but the deserts of the continent east of the great old city of Evum Sitador has prevent much information from passing to the scholars of the Father Continent. The Lateral Continent contains some of the most developed cities of the world, including the city of **Merve Ceren**, said to be the most beautiful city in the world, and the impressive Atazan Empire and the City States of Kylos, Akkona, Civin, Costin, and Srolis. These city states are in fact part one one realm, but each state holds the same powers as each other. Towards the east lies the city of Evum Sitador, once the world's largest city but it had never recovered after the **Age of all Ages,** thus it remains a shadow of its former glory.

#### Summer Continent

*Main Article: **Summer Continent***

The Summer Continent is named accordingly due to its extremely hot weather and long lasting summers. The people there live in the coastal areas only and massive power struggles over the land has occured for decades. South of the coastal cities, deserts, jungles, and endless sand have been reported. Some sailors and traders have stated that the Summer Continent and the Lateral Continent are connected by a large penisula, however, scholars in the Vidin Empire have not confirmed these sightings and some even went as far to reject such a notion. The Summer Continent is famous for its vector diseases that have killed a great deal of traders and sailors in the past. Traders who go there must take precautionary measures to avoid contracting fatal diseases that the local populace have developed immunity for.

#### Pyronese Continent

*Main Article: **Pyronese Continent***

The Pryonese Continent is the most mysterious continent out of them all, despite its proximity to the Father Continent. The Queendom of Kresa rules in the area with the local populace being dark skinned. South of Kresa are also deserts, leading some to believe that the Pyronese and the Summer Continent is indeed actually one continent, and that navigators have got it wrong, but no attempts to venture south have been made by Vidin sailors.

### Islands

There are multitude of islands found in the known world.

#### Broken Islands

*Main Article:* **Broken Islands**

The broken islands include at least 100 islands, some of which are inhabited and some of which are simply rocky islands with nobody on them. All are claimed by the Dwarves of the islands who have limited contact with humans, but do trade furs, pottery, and do export Dwarven Milk.

#### Triumvirate Islands

*Main Article:* **Triumvirate Islands**

Although thought to be only three islands, the triumvirate islands are actually consisted of five islands, however three rulers rule and have done so for hundreds of years. For this reason, the triumvirate islands earned its name. It occasionally raids the coasts of the Northern parts of the **Vidin Empire** and harrasses trade in the Superior Sea, but they do not venture towards the Superolateral Sea due to the presence of **Sea Cats**. They do not attack the Dwarven broken islands.

#### Dye Islands

*Main Article:* **Dye Islands**

Called the dye islands by the Emperors of Vidin for the presence of the many sea snails that produce the iconic purple dye. There are so many of them in the islands that the waters that surround the Dye Islands are purple. The island is the sole property of the Emperor of Vidin, including all the sea snails on the islands.

#### Prince Veydal Islands

*Main Article:* **Prince Veydal Islands**

The Prince Veydal Islands was where Emperor Veydal was raised as a bastard and it is where he launched his invasion to claim the throne and found the Vidin Empire.

#### Izonya Islands

*Main Article:* **Izonya Islands**

The Izonya Islands are a series of 87 islands that are claimed by the Atazan Empire. The Atazan Empire is said to have a large naval dockyard presence there, and the world's strongest fleet resides in the Izonya Islands. Traders say there are up to 500 war galleys in Izonya alone.

### Seas

The largest seas appear to be the superior sea. It is should mentioned that in actuality, the superior and superolateral sea are indeed one single sea, but a distinction is made for the sake of traders, as the superolateral sea is infested with **Sea Cats**.