Official Islands Lore

## The Archipelagos

As of Tyro's discovery there are four known locations: The Tyro Archipelago, the Northern Archipelago, the Southern Archipelago, and the homeland of the Durin. Due to how little is known about the Durin since their kind say little about it, this article will glance over that region.

### The Northern Archipelago

The Northern Archipelago is the region of islands north of the Great Ridge. Some notable nations here are: Greater Kearch and the Duchy of Polidon. Kearch and Polidon happen to be currently entailed in a 13 year-long war in the Southern Archipelagos as both complete to take arising opportunities which have room for only one. Although Kearch discovered Tyro and set up the first colony there, their interests lie mostly in the developed and highly populated South. However, this doesn't stop other nations in the North from settling Tyro.

### The Southern Archipelagos

South of the Great Ridge, this archipelago has three significant powers: the Astilian Commonwealth (AC), Ninidad, and the Communist State of Reverdon (CSR). The AC and their allies are in a stalemated cold war with the CSA and its allies over light and dark enchanting. The Southern Archipelago is stagnating economically, culturally, and militarily ever since this everlasting cold war. In addition, nations from the North have started taking advantage of this to expand their influence.

### The Tyro Archipelago

Tyro is split into 7 regions and two sub-regions consists of fledgling towns expanding rapidly. With great distance between the North and South, Tyro is scarcely influenced from Northern and Southern powers. Any Northern or Southern influence is currently only virtually represented through towns acting in their interests, such as Kirn running the East Tyro Trade Company to economically boost Kearch.

## The New Age

With Tyro's recent discovery, the archipelago is undergoing a new era of growth and expansion with much potential waiting to reveal itself.

### Pre-Settlement

Not a whole lot is known about Tyro prior to Greater Kearch discovering the Tyro Archipelago. A torn-apart obsidian structure at Emerald Island implies someone or something has been in the general location long before.

### The First Settlements

In 912, the Colony of Kirn was founded and backed by Greater Kearch. Kirn was originally founded to assure a Kearch foothold in Tyro for expanding future influence in addition to supplying oak for the war effort against Polidon. Not long after Kirn's settling, rumors spread past Kearch's borders and powers from all over began eying this new territory. By 914, each region had at least one permanent settlement.

Followed by the Colony of Kirn were a bunch of small settlements, such as Dreaiglth, Droch-áit, and most notably New Sceptre. Over a short period of time, these settlements have been trading amongst each other and attaining resources and profits are a highly sustainable rate. By this time, the economic potential of Tyro was recognized not only by its settlers, but also by powers back home.

Roughly a few years in, a mass migration of people of unknown origin found themselves in the Aeric region and founded GamerTopia. Increasing the population of Tyro by over three times, GamerTopia's influence shook Tyro and led to a union of the scattered settlements into the Tyro Trading Company, centered in the Colony of Kirn.