Ivuran

"Ivuran is a well-temperatured continent, making it the continent with the most farmland (this title rivalled only by Cardinalis). It is fairly racially diverse, but the most common races found in Ivuran are elves and humans, as well as dwarves and gnomes in the southern countries."

## The Countries

### **The Northern Empire**

The Northern Empire is located on the northwesternmost edge of Ivuran. As one of the smaller empires of Ivuran, there aren't a whole lot of huge cities in this empire. Most of the cities consist of smaller farming villages, which cart their stock off either to the larger cities or to the ports of the Southern Empire or Fringilidae to be traded off.

#### **Rulers & Political Alignment**

The current King of the Northern Empire is King Leolar Diademus. Having ruled for the last 167 years, he ascended to the Throne after his father, King Perjor Diademus, was assassinated by a group known as the Throne Takers. King Leolar Diademus is a narcissistic man, but he does his best to keep his empire running. Unfortunately he has a bit of a vendetta against races such as tieflings and orcs, and because of the misinformation he's spread about them, those races have experienced a bit of racism in the Northern Empire.

The political alignment of the Northern Empire is right-leaning libertarian.

#### **Geopolitical Allies**

The Northern Empire has a couple of primary allies. Their closest ally is the seaside empire of Embersia in Strigiformes, which is where most of their farming supply comes from. Additionally, they have a trade alliance with Nebularia in Sialia, and Certhum in Cardinalis, and a generally alliance with Dromaius and Sitta.

#### **Geopolitical Enemies**

The Northern Empire has been known to remain neutral in the past, which is why they haven't joined the War of Industry yet despite pressure from Embersia and Nebularia. Because of their neutrality, however, they don't have any current enemies. In the past they had minor border skirmishes with Gallus, but nothing within the past 100 years.

#### **Major Cities**

Andoridge: The capital of the Northern Empire. Known for it's riches and beautiful architecture, Andoridge is full of culture and history. It's located close to Castle Diademus as well, making it the city which King Diademus is currently most concerned for. The current lawmaster of Andoridge is Lawmaster Araxis Shouldanner.

Poecile: This is one of the smaller cities in the Northern Empire, but important nonetheless. Poecile is the Northern Empire's main port town, where most of the trading ships are docked. The current lawmaster of Poecile is Lawmaster Elaine Jiang.

Coniston (North): The second richest city in the Northern Empire, most of the noblemen who don't wish to be so close to the coldness of Cristatus find themselves moving here. North Coniston is the sister city to South Coniston, being located on the north side of Chauntea's canal. North Coniston is very closed off to visitors, being a walled-in city and only allowing those with identification and a sufficient amount of gold into its walls. The current lawmaster of North Coniston is Lawmaster Catara Zylquinor.

Coniston (South): The sister city of North Coniston, South Coniston is located on the southern side of Chauntea's canal. South Coniston is considerably less rich than North Coniston and Andoridge, but it still has significant riches of its own. It's a walled-in city, but it has no restrictions on who can enter the walls. However, things cost a bit more in South Coniston than other places due to people with more money living there. The current lawmaster of South Coniston is Lawmaster Zirlus Hevulaud.

Icthium: The southernmost city in the Northern Empire. Specializes in wheat and grain farming. In 643 Po.A., Icthium suddenly went silent and people weren't able to contact those within the village. Eventually, King Diademus sent who would later be known as the Heroes of Icthium to figure out what happened. The Heroes ended up finding that the city had been basically taken over by undead-like spiders and spider archers, controlled by a drider under the guise of a little wood elf named Qamara Chaedis. After defeating her and freeing the city, Icthium held the (belated) Spring Gather festival, where the original members of Solaris first met.