Abbethan

A full geographical map of the continent.

Abbethan is the name given to the continent on which the events of The Unlikelies take place. The continent is split into five major regions.

## History

Abbethan is a realm lost to time - a continent off in the distance, broken from years of war, political unrest and crime. When the deities build the land long ago, a small group of deities came together to bring the world to its simplest form - Belenus, God of Sunlight and Warmth; Brigantia, God of Rivers and Livestock; and Silvanus, God of Nature.

These three came to be known as the lifeforce of the land, or the Lifeforce Three, creating it's three main races: Elves, Humans and Orcs. They lived in unity wanting what was best for the people they had created, letting them live in harmony or separately. As more deities approached, they added new species to the realm, bringing all kinds of knowledge. That was until Morrigan, Muada and Math Mathonwy found their way to the realm bringing their own twisted take on everything. Together they gave the people thoughts of war and rage, giving them the power of magic which lead to an influx of arcana seeping into the land. Ever since, Abbethan has been in a perpetual state of war with no end in sight for the people trying to bring peace to this land.

As of the current year, Abbethan is still in a time of contempt. Lands live in peace but the possibility of war lingers with uncertainty over the continent.

## Geographical Regions

### Illastria

The largest region, Illastria, covers approximately half of Abbethan's land mass. It is a Western region populated by the more notorious and dominant races of the realm. The region is known for it's traditional approach to items and has a long history of conquering Abbethan through dominance.

### The Heartlands

At the centre of the land is The Heartlands, a region currently known to all of Abbethan as neutral ground. Missionaries, Cathedrals and Gardens have been set up within this free land to use it as a peaceful area. Elves, Aasimar and Fairies are common in this area for their intelligence and love of knowledge, however all are welcome.

### Shokuta

While Shokuta has the most natural resources, it is covered in the slums of the refugees of the wars of past. It is now run by multiple criminal empires and gangs wanting to take control of the area.

Now considered the underworld of Abbethan, the region has many illicit dealings with the two main regions of the continent: Illastria in the West and Yizuna in the East.

### Yizuna

The region of Yizuna boats the least cases of betrayal and hatred of any region of the continent, with the majority of it's highly diverse population living in unity. They have slowly begun expansion through a message of peace and unity as one Abbethan.

Compared to it's Western counterpart, Yizuna is far more technologically advanced, using the tools of the Resourceful Four to push their civilisation into the future ages.

### Classified Zone

Little is known about the Classified Zone due to it's classified status.

## Religion

Religion is massive to the people of Abbethan. It brings the population its only sign of hope during times of constant war. For centuries they have been divided into three different groups of gods:

**The Lifeforce Three**

* Belenus
* Brigantia
* Silvanus

**The Resourceful Four**

* Goibhniu
* Diancecht
* Lugh
* Oghma

**The Hateful Three**

* Math Mathonwy
* Morrigan
* Nuada

While other deities do exist in this realm, these are the main gods that are followed within the continent's regions.

There are people from outside the continent who have brought in their own religions but these are few and far between. As to not fear death, they reside in The Heartlands in the monasteries to teach others different beliefs and ways of life.