Rosesea Isles

## The Rosesea Isles

The island nation led by Grand Princess Eleusia di Acanthia lo Ambrosetti.

## Basic Information

Rosesea is the westernmost nation in Karnath and sees the most international trade.

## History

Rosesea has a long history dating back to the Iwaric Saga.

## Peerage

The country is ruled by the Grand King who is elected from Heir Presumptives by the Council of Electors - any member of the Royal Branch Families can be a Heir Presumptive.

The Grand King has the right to name an Heir Apparent which means the Council of Electors cannot overrule the decision - this is rarely done for historic reasons and because it's forbidden to change the ruling once somebody has been named Heir Apparent.

## Names

Patrilineal naming, family name is prefaced by 'di' and when a woman marries a man they take their husband's name and and lo (maiden name) to the end.

*Examples*

Aristarco di Consalvo

Eleusia di Acanthia lo Ambrosetti

## Points of Interest

### Cities

#### Ekius' Rest

The capital city, home to the Isodemos Bard College - the most acclaimed Bard College in Karnath.

#### Herald's Port

The largest city in Rosesea as well as the most internationally important.

#### Jyrsoi's Retreat

A resort town situated on magical springs.

#### Bedun

A foggy, dismal place that is the seat of the Ambrosetti Hunters.

#### Zantara

A beautiful oasis in the middle of the Wasting.

#### Granajara

A smaller, coastal city that primarily trades with the Weeping Spine.

#### Vellevenna

A large city that is primarily in the fishing industry - not a lot of trade is done here.

#### Thessatero

A small port city that primarily sees trade with the Edge.

#### Vittogola

An inland city situated on a lake that's been heavily terraformed to fit the residents purposes.

#### Pirate's Port

One of the only places in Rosesea not hemorrhaging money, a vital trade city.

### Towns

#### Andastian

A small, bustling town on the Bay of Rhovara across from Vivna's Reef - it's daily life is led by the Rhovara Council as opposed to the Lords of the area.

#### Agiovena

A small town within the Plains of Santalavega, bequeathed to the owner of the Palace of Wolves.

### Villages

#### Lykos

Sits within the territory bequeathed to the owner of the Palace of Wolves.

#### Vivna's Reef

A tiny and largely insignificant village on the Bay of Rhovara. Elinora's hometown.

### Regions

#### Andavia

The most fertile and green area in Rosesea, there is said to be a great Feybeast known as the Wolf in the Hills that roams Andavia.

#### Plains of Santalavega

As the Sea of Olives makes way for the Wasting the Plains of Santalavega hold back the desertification, arid and dry - with minimal rainfall life nevertheless manages to eke out an existence.

#### Sea of Olives

Just outside the Singing Mountains in the southeast of Rosesea lies the Sea of Olives, aside from Andavia it is the most fertile area in Rosesea and many of the vineyards that make the staple wine of the nation are found here. Though it gets its name from the nearly endless expanse of olive trees that cover it.

#### Singing Mountains

##### **Mount Axiotheya**

The summit holds the royal palace and along the way to the peak are all the nobles and gentry of Ekius' Rest.

##### **Mount Thessala**

Along the way to the summit of Mount Thessala is the Sacred Way, which holds temples and shrines to most of the Karnathi pantheon.

##### **Mount Paremego**

Mount Paremego has a massive monastery and conjoined observatory built on it's summit - the priests here worship Kiyiya, Ianan and Zaishelath and track the cycles of the heavens.

##### **Mount Esmorica**

Mount Esmorica is a natural Nexus - where magic pools in the roots of a great World Tree known as the Aranath.

##### **Mount Efkalaia**

Mount Efkalaia is the tallest mountain in the Singing Mountains.

#### The Wasting

A sprawling expanse of magical desert full of vampires, canyons and mirages.