Aeldaeron

The planet **Aeldaeron** orbits Sol in the far reaches of the Material Plane. Third of eleven in orbit, this blue planet contains vast oceans and lush green lands, the perfect environment for countless cultures to thrive. Indeed, Aeldaeron is the most populous planet in its solar system. Aeldaeron's moons, Auroth and Selemene, fill its night sky, and its nearest planetary neighbors, Felgrod, Isomyre, and Astrea (second, fourth, and fifth from the sun, respectively), are easily visible as well. Astrea is commonly visible in the mornings, with Felgrod and Isomyre often visible in the evenings and nighttime. Many of Aeldaeron's other solar systemic siblings are able to be seen as colored stars, with some occasionally wandering close enough to be more easily observed on rare occasion.

Due to its innately hospitable and life-sustaining environment compared to other worlds, presumably the work of the gods, astronomers sometimes refer to Aeldaeron as 'the Child'. Astronomers on other planets, however, often refer to Aeldaeron as 'the Cage' in reference to its cosmic role as the prison of the mad god Zalgos, who lies bound at the world's core.

In scholarly astronomical or astrological works, Aeldaeron is sometimes represented by a rune: a circle with three vertical bars overlaying it. One might suggest this symbol is more in keeping with Aeldaeron as 'the Cage', rather than as 'the Child'.

## Geography

#### Continents

Aeldaeron contains eight continents among immense seas.

* **Alestros** is the largest continent, spanning much of the world's northern hemisphere and containing the two largest and most powerful empires in the world: Solisarr and Ziegvard.
* **Casmoria** is a once-great island-continent a thousand miles to the west from Esteron. Casmoria saw the rise of the first human civilizations. All that remains of Casmoria today is a series of jutting crags and narrow, twisted channels; most of the continent sunk beneath the sea when the Stranger fell from the sky.
* **Endyr** is a lush continent that lies south-west from Esteron and across the Endyrian Ocean, which bears its name. 4,000 miles from the shores of Esteron, little is known of this land save in the most ancient of texts and lore from long-fallen empires, though there are infrequent trade and colonization efforts from Avistan to Arcadia.
* **Esteron** is a large peninsular continent that expands westward from Alestros, bordered by the The Divide. Esteron plays host to a number of civilizations built upon the ruins of great past empires, such as Phaedros and the colonies of Vantgir. The Esteronian nations of Brevax, Algathine, Chuder, and Rhosan are shaping up to become world powers, and the city of Venzia on an island off its coast is the largest and most cosmopolitan city in the world.
* **Gorand** is a largely unexplored continent that lies southeast of Alestros, across the Reaching Sea. Whether one is scouring its northern deserts for lost relics of the Khettisian pharaohs or trekking through the near-impenetrable jungles of the Ulldalarakan Expanse, Gorand provides endless adventures for those willing to risk its many dangers.
* **Taitrea** is the smallest and least-known continent on Golarion. It lies amid the least traveled portions of the sea.
* **Thond** is an immense frozen tundra that spans the northern pole of the planet. While much too cold and harsh-weathered for permanent and successful habitation save for a few hardy nomads, Thond is an invaluable trade route between Alestros and Yschea.
* **Yschea** is a great supercontinent across the ocean east from Alestros and west from Endyr. Like Esteron, it is home to many ancient and powerful empires, including Frisa and the Successor States of Morathia. Despite its remote location, merchants from Yschea travel the entire world.