Mingyun

The Independent Kingdoms of Mingyun, or Mingyun for short, is a nation on Northeast Sephailend, its territory the biggest of the whole continent, bordering with Telindrath on the Southeast, Albor on the far East, Revontulet to the West and Mulmouth and Freyr on the Southwest.

## Mingyun

### Inhabitants

HumansSeidh

Genasi

Fera

Varied spirits

### Religions

Prism PantheonSiondral (on Azure Dragon province mostly)

Various lesser deities

## Biomes

Because Mingyun is a nation so vast, biomes and climates vary greatly within it, and even within some Kingdom Provinces.

## Kingdom Provinces

Because Mingyun territory is so vast, it's typically divided into varied independent kingdoms related with each other in a very uneasy peace. Each of the kingdom provinces holds important resources shared with the whole nation and imported to others, and has an important city. Qingyuan is the main capital city and the most important one for all Mingyun, but there are also others.

### Kingdom Province of the Azure Dragon (Qinglong)

Qinglong is the name the Mingyunese people give to Siondral, as he has been one of the original protectors of the nation. This Kingdom Province expands from near the center to the East, as it is the largest, and there are multiple rivers that run through the entire province, born from the highest peak in Mingyun, called Feng Yaolan, the Cradle of Wind.

### Kingdom Province of the Vermillion Bird (Zhuque)

The illuminated beast Zhuque, a phoenix also known as Vermilion Bird, reigns supreme over this Kingdom Province, which expands towards the South.

### Kingdom Province of the White Tiger (Baihu)

Baihu, the White Tiger, is another illuminated beast who swore protection over the land of Mingyun; their territory expands towards the West of the nation.

### Kingdom Province of the Black Tortoise (Xuanwu)

Finally, but not less important, the illuminated beast Xuanwu, the Black Tortoise, rules the Northern lands of Mingyun, which compose this Kingdom Province.

It is said that there was once a fifth Kingdom Province known as Huanglin, reigned by the Yellow Qilin, the fifth original protector of Mingyun, but Huanglin disappeared thousands of years ago over the disputes that ran across the other provinces to never be seen again; some say she abhorred violence and the strife drove her away. As such, the territory Huanglin controlled became smaller and smaller, until it was almost engulfed on its totality by the rest of the provinces, although a chasm remains in its center that isn't reachable through ordinary means. Perhaps there is the place where its protector disappeared. Only the gods might know the Yellow Qilin's fate.

## Cities and towns

### Hongjing

Hongjing is the city representing the Kingdom Province of Zhuque, in the South.

### Qingyuan

Mingyun's capital city, or at least, the most important city for trade and power management, lies on the Kingdom Province of Qinglong in the East, belonging to Siondral, the Azure Dragon. As such, there is a prevalent cult to him there, on top of the Feng Yaolan, as it is only natural for the self-proclaimed protector of the nation. It is a very large city, and consequently, it's very easy to get lost there.

### Zhouwei

Zhouwei is the most important city in the Kingdom Province of Xuanwu in the North.

### Yinmen

Yinmen is the most important city, second to Qingyuan in importance, in the Kingdom Province of Baihu in the West. It's there where external affairs are mostly supervised, as they share frontier there with the nations of the Revontulet Dominion and Mulmouth. Its importance grows considering there is also a huge salt lake, which in Mingyunese is called Zhuhuang, shared with those nations, and a reason for dispute with them.

## Known Mingyunese

* Chunhui
* Linghua