Celenia

Port of Cennus

Geographical position

> "History remembers the Empire of Duvan’ku as irredeemably evil yet Cyrus’ heirs still fight over his legacy. The only thing these successor states have in common with the old empire is their supposed blood ties."
>
> - Gamolis, historian

Celenia is a large grassland nation located within the region of Veldon. Celenia is the seat of power for the Great Duvani Empire ruled by Empress Navarra consort of Emperor Cyrus of the Empire of Duvan’ku. The capital city of Celenia is Cennus, a city of violence and pleasure. The Duvani Empire has conquered Tabernach, Shallamas and Aerdy as well as allied with the other two countries in Veldon Shantara and Katarus. The Duvani Empire is a successor state to the Empire of Duvan’ku and is conquering as if to live up to the reputation.

## History

In the Era of Ancients Celenia was inhabited by an advanced arcane civilization of Eternals who seem to have come from somewhere else, their settlements more like research bases than civilizations. This strange civilization abandoned their structures long before the area was settled by the people who would establish the Kingdom of Celenia. In the Era of Beasts the Kingdom of Jerminas ransacked these ancient ruins and within them found the foundational arcane texts that would serve as the basis for all magecraft on Alterus. With their newfound magic power the Kingdom of Jerminas created the Empire of Duvan’ku and quickly conquered Celenia ensuring the secrets of its past wouldn’t be used by their enemies. Celenia was respected by the empire and was given reparations before The Incursion and the fall of the empire. In the Era of Dreams with their new found wealth the Kingdom of Celenia created the Great Duvani Empire under the rulership of Urdzu, The Rising King. The Duvani Empire working alongside the Kingdom of Katarus conquered the Kingdoms of Tabernach, Shallamas and Aerdy. Urdzu was driven mad by Nahari during the events of The Shattering and was subsequently imprisoned by the Immortal Zyan. The imprisonment of the Duvnai god emperor caused a scram for power which was filled by the goddess Navarra, heir to the Empire of Duvan’ku.

## Culture

    Celenian people are known to be very sexually active which has attracted many perverted travelers. However, their openness has led to the normalization of sexual deviancy utilizing magical artifacts and strange devices to satisfy their often masochistic and sadistic desires.

The ancient ruins that predate history in Celenia have caused them to be targeted by the Empire of Duvan’ku and have been seen as unholy sites. Since Empress Navarra took power of the new Great Duvani Empire the ruins of Celenia have once again been explored and exploited in hopes to give the new empire an undiscovered advantage.

    The people of Celenia are seen as strange and sometimes immoral abroad. Celenia is known for its passion for bloodsport, a strange perversion of the gladiatorial fights of Katarus. Celenian bloodsport is intricate no two performances the same utilizing the empires resources to acquire great magical beasts and fund great prices to motivate the daring from around the world to participate.

## Locations

Cennus interiorSmall ramshackle bazaarShrine to LuCennus, the imperial cityDuvani imperial territories