Caligap Archipelago

The **Caligap Archipelago**, known alternatively as the **Kingdoms of Caligap**, is the ancestral home of the Elefena race and is considered in many ways to be the center of Gaia. Because the archipelago is the capital of the Elefena's empire.

## Islands

### Agrapia

The land of Agrapia is considered the breadbasket of the empire, for its fertile grasslands and the very mild winters, provide excellent farming conditions for several breeds of wheat and barley domesticated by the early Elefena.

### Cohila

A group of islands off the northwestern coastline of Agrapia. Lightly settled for centuries, a mix of woodland, private estates and farmland.

### Verland

The Great Verland, also known as the United Verland Realm, are islands off the southwestern and western coastline of Agrapia. Once home to a variety of warring cities, but the internal strife was curbed by the empire. Now It is controlled by various small noble houses that are mostly a peaceful lot.

### Iohenys

Iohenyns is one of the oldest of the Elefena realms. The people of Iohenys see themselves as guardians of a bygone age, constant in maintaining Iohenys' past glories. As if persevered and untouched by time, Iohenys is a verdant paradise where ancient creatures of legend still walk the land.

### Caligap

Known as the Land of the Crown, Caligap is the mightiest and by far the most significant region of the Caligap Archipelago. Resting at the very heart of the Archipelago, Caligap has been a seat to leadership for centuries, since the early days of the unification of the isles. The island has largely geared itself toward the capital city, the core of the entire empire.

### Drudane

Lying north of Caligap, Drudane is a rugged land. Its people are highly militarized and have the reputation of being the formidable military arm of the empire.

### Estuera

A region rich in resources such as timber, gemstones, and iron.

### Pavthaus

Pavthaus is relatively peaceful, its inhabitants have largely retreated inward to quietly live out their lives in their territory. Multiple palatial estates, vineyards, and manors exist along with quaint provincial towns dot the land.

### Burata

A heavily populated landmass controlled by some of the most conservative nobles in the empire, the entire local population is strongly traditionalist with multiple facilities set up on the region to facilitate the continued training and education of various orthodox religious and military orders, per their beliefs.

### Nimos

The land of Nimos is a heavily mountainous region and home to a native population. It has a unique system of rule, which is allowed by the empire so long as fealty to the empire is also observed.

### Kirnach

Kirnach is geographically diverse region of dense forests, plains, and mountains.

### Lorhail

A land of sweeping plains which is famed for its herds of swift steeds that thunder across the expanse of grassland that is their playground. The riders of Lorhail live in harmony with their mounts.

### Severia

A frontier region that that is sparsely populated, though this is entirely by the design of the locals who much prefer a countryside living then of city life.

### Tannor

Known for its prestige and beauty, Tannor is a beacon of fine art and philosophy where many of the great thinkers and minds come to reside.

### Gerganida

Legend has it, Gerganida was supposedly inhabited by a tribe of monstrous giant beings that preyed upon those Elefena who attempted to settle there, until a champion arose and brought those creatures down low. Ever since then, the people of the region have held grand celebrations and mock reenactments of their hero's victory over his oversized foes.

### Rivesta

In ancient times, the people in what would later become known as Rivesta worshipped various river gods, eventually this faith was eclipsed by the arrival of the new one. Shrines once dedicated to the old ways can still be found along the waterways.

### Nulba

Also called the Land of the Nul, the homeland of the gentle Nulea, a race who quickly found themselves quickly assimilated into the encroaching Elefena's empire.

### Outer Isles

These isles are series of scattered, far-flung islands. Various outcasts, criminal elements and pariahs of Elefena society have established themselves. They have long been a problem for the empire and its administration, but have been allowed to persist for unknown reasons.