Vislaw

## Overview

Vislaw is one of the largest continents on Meia. It consists of three different regions. In the north, The Six Duchies makes up the majority of the inhabited regions of the continent. In the South East, Nathapur is marked by the largest mountain range in Meia. In the South West, The Hinterlands is known as one of the most dangerous and remote regions in the whole world.

## History

When Chaos fell, Vislaw was hit the hardest. Getting the brunt of the collision (compared to the other continents) nearly half of the continent was completely destroyed. The southern thirds of the continent (Now called The Hinterlands) was hit so bad that even to this day no one dares to make a permanent settlement there.

With time, The continent started to recover. Around 200 years after The Iconoclasm, the remaining societies of Northern Vislaw started to form a loose collection of states. After years of petty wars and fledgling kings, The loose shape of the current Six Duchies started to form.

The central region of Nathapur is made up of mostly its titular mountain range. Around the time the Duchies were formed, city states such as Khalihi and Dharapha started to form on the coastline of Nathapur. These settlements created a stop between the world to the north and the dangerous, but profitable ventures in The Hinterlands to the south.

The south of the continent is known as The Hinterlands. Still yet to recover from the fall of Chaos, The Hinterlands has been home to all sorts of undying for centuries. Known for its hidden riches, it has tempted and been the end of many an adventurer.

## Religion

The majority of the Visians follow the main Aspects of Meia. In the north, The Bellows has seen alot of popularity due to Vislaw's almost constant intercontinental conflict. Phabia holds the largest active religious building in the continent with its Temple of The Bellow in its capital city of Kedwick.

In Nathapur, the normal aspects hold less of a sway on the nomadic and city state peoples. In fact, It is very common for a native Nathapurians to be an open worshiper of Suryada (the volcano in the center of the their range). Most are unaware of the mountains devilish origins, and worship the volcano as a god of death and reincarnation. However, many do know the mountains origins and still choose to worship it. They claim that Suryada holds different ideals to the Devils of Hell and only seeks to protect the Nathapurians from the horrors that lie behind the gateway inside the volcano.

## Society

The largest vestige of society in Vislaw lives in its temperate north. The Six Duchies are mostly made up of separate feudal societies. Citizens of the Duchies are known by their distinguishable and separate identities. An individualistic culture at heart, most people living here believe in working for themselves. This has evolved into a semi-feudal culture in which each person is taught to believe they can (With enough work) build their own wealth and power. The reality however, is much more bleak. Most in the Duchies live in poverty and never see any of the any of that promised wealth, no matter how much they work.. The technology level in the duchies is leagues behind most other civilizations around the world. This can mostly be attributed to the Duchies propensity for intercontinental conflict.

Nathapur society is centered around its coastal city states. The people of Nathapur are divided between the nomadic mountain dwellers in the icy core of the region and the more refined citizens of the large coastal city states.

## Geography

The whole continent of Vislaw has been effected to some degree by the fall of Chaos. In the north, The colder and less arable land has made the Duchies into one of the poorest regions in the world. In the center, The shattered Nathapurian range has been unimpenetrable by even the most determined settlers. In the south, The Hinterlands has become famous for its desolate fjords, canyons, wastelands, and deserts, crawling with the worst creatures to crawl from Chaos's corpse.