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Tytos

### Location

The Chorenese Flatlands, on the Pagan Coast, east of Pendosis, and north of Boyazi.

The largest city on the Pagan Coast of Chorene, Tytos is a major city and port in Arana and the seat of the Kehan Vizirate. Tytos is located on the mouth of the Limon River at a junction where lad and sea routes connect and has long been an important stop for traders and a local focal point of many civilisations. It is home to the world's only mage's college on the Isle of Orak just outside the city's shoreline.

Tytos has a long history of commerce, and is still a commercial centre today, trading in the produce of the fertile plains of the Chorenese Flatlands and Rugged Chorene. Tytos is also a thriving industrial centre for refining and processing for export, and the presence of the mage's collage on Orak has inspired progress and culture for over 600 years.

## Culture

Tytos claims to be the birthplace of civilization, although this is hardly the case. Even so, many Tytosi see themselves as the most civilized people. Their culture revolves around art and knowledge and fine crafts. They scorn the rest of the world.

They dress in linen and samite and loose beads, preferring to dress as little as possible in in winter to show their strength. It is high fashion for women to leave one breast exposed, a symbol of control over their bodies and the people who would gaze upon them, and for men to wear leather or iron cod pieces as a sign of status.

## Economy

Tytos is a city of merchants because of its location as a huge crossroads in Chorene. Tytosi trade in spices, silks, and the New Ivory Guild has begun to import elephants and slaves from Ayyubid to sell in the Chorenese.
Kardunyas

Kardunyas is the largest city in the Vaspukars, located at the edge of the Bloody Desert where the Anagogh Mountains end in rocky land which projects into the Pagan Sea and forms a bay. It is one of the largest commercial and manufactory centers in the Ayyubid Emirate, only surpassed by El-Hadad.

Kardunyas spreads across the wide mouth of the Nubin River. On the north bank lie the older districts, where black walls protect a labyrinth of palaces and courtyards, while the newer districts lie on the southern bank. The two halves are joined by the Harpy's Bridge.

## Culture

The Kardonites believe that walking is not for people of quality, but that the very earth will taint those who walk afoot. Instead, they travel on elefants or are carried around by slaves. They place high importance on blood lines and purity. Only Kardonites of noble blood are allowed to live in the old parts of town and only by invitation from one of these nobles can people of lower statue pass through the black walls.

Although any freeman with enough wealth and property can vote in the conclave elections, only very few outside the black gates are considered wealthy enough to participate.

## Economy

While Kardunyas was the mightiest and wealthiest of the Vaspukars for centuries, Dyabakar now closely rival them for power. This is partly due to the gemstone mines on Kardunite territory slowly drying out, as well as the growing slave markets in Tuyre and Kilis, meaning that anyone rarely sail all the way to Kardunyas for slaves, except for merchants of the Chorenese, who often choose to buy their cheap slaves over the pricy Ayyub slaves.
The Coup on Orak

## Background

The Coup on Orak was an attack led by a conspiracy of Elyria Yazi's children, attempting to seize the throne of Chorene. It took place on the 1st of February 1429, at the magical academy on Orak, where a grand council of Chorenese nobles were gathered to discuss the succession of the recently deceased Sultana Elyria Yazi, while the Chapter of Wizards had gathered mages from all over the world for their own congregation in another chamber.

## The Coup

Orak was supposed to act as a neutral meeting ground for all the children of Elyria, but during the feast on the first night, violence broke out and took the gathering unawares. Tension within the Chapter of Wizards had mounted for decades, and the conflict quickly spread to the mages as they began to take sides.

## Aftermath

Hundreds were killed or injured, including many students of the Tytos and four of Elyria's ten children. The coup is seen as the defining factor which began the Dissolution War, between Elyria's remaining children, which split the country into four.

Following the coup, trust in mages declined rapidly and most were expelled from the courts of Magnian countries. The Chapter fell to infighting and was disbanded, its members scuttling into hiding. Over night, the magical world became anxious and tense, with no one to enforce magical law, but most too afraid to poke their head out and risk becoming the target of every other mage in hiding.
Gulf of Gabal

The Gulf of Gabal is an elongated embayment of the Pagan Sea, between Magnia and the Skahazadans. It is located between Chorene and the Free Cities. The gulf has been historically important especially during the Urubuhl Conquests, and has later become filled with frequently traversed naval trade routes.

A number of issues concerning sovereignty within the Gulf are disputed between Chorene and the Free Cities, which has had a large effect on international relations since the early 1300s.300s.
Florence Barcley de Tolly

## Florence II

Florence II was the Grand Duke of Carinthia in the late 14th century and became King of Vichin from 1399 to 1428 after marrying Queen Hedwig of House Martel, virtually ending the Vichin Civil War and ushering in a strong Vichin-Carinthian union.

## Reign

From the age of 29, Florence reigned as king, officially representing his wife, but managed in his early reign to forge such strong alliances both through negotiations with the nobility and heavy use of the church's power, that he managed to retain his regency uncontested after the death of Hedwig.

By assuring the Cister Cartian church constantly increasing privileges and land he secured their support of his claim and with proclamations that limited vassal power without consent of the church, he held Vichin in an iron grip. This is also why the only uprisings in Vichin during his reign were revolts of the people, quickly quelled by his nobility.

### The Golden War

In 1420, when the Golden Horde stirred once again, Florence established a temporary union between the Orthodox Church of the Menkhu Faith and the Church of Cister Carta and led a military campaign into the west, later known as the Golden War, wherein they finally annihilated the Horde, while also managing to conquer the Westerlands as Vichin protectorates.

In two years, King Florence had secured Vichin as the largest and most prominent power in Magnia, ruling over Carinthia, Thyssen, and the Westerlands.

### The Western War

In Florence's late reign, his increasingly excessive use of the church to gain and hold power not only infuriated the nobility and people alike, who felt their rights were being infringed upon, but resulted in the church becoming far more powerful than the Crown.

When the Western War of 1428 broke out between Corveaux and Vichin, he failed to defend and eventually lost his territories in the West and in the North and was manipulated into letting the church establish the faith militant that arrested and later executed Queen Elyria of Chorene, during a diplomatic visit to Kurnow. Failing to prevent the execution, Florence hid from his rioting population and was besieged in the Bloody Keep by the church.

The siege lasted months and ended when the Pontiff of the church promised Florence free passage out of the country, but when the king left his keep, he was publicly executed and the pontiff placed his nine-year-old son, Venslav V on the throne.
Pirate Lord Vargo Sixfins

Vargo Zalla, better known as Vargo Sixfins, is the most notorious pirate in the Bay of Crabs, on the Magnian coast of the Levanthian Sea. His home port is Anon. He is golden-skinned with a round nose and narrow eyes, always shrouded in a thick, rubbery cape, billowing like lazy waves, and made of shark's skin with six shark's fins sown down its side, making it almost a jagged art piece. He is deadly with a war hammer. Him and his crew participated in the Siege of Oswiezim during the Western War when he struck a deal with the Vichinian army, but after his fleet was destroyed in the battle, he took plenty of compensation from the vaults of Oswiezim and sailed home to Anon, from where he has spent the last few years plundering more daringly than ever. In 1429, he destroyed the castle of the Corvian city of Callis, and he is only growing more vicious with the emergence of the Corsair Queen.
Belmar

A city within the Kingdom of Magiore and the seat of the County of Belmar, ruled by Yosephina Kozsepar, Belmar is one of the oldest settlements in Magiore.

Situated on the Karapos River, which runs from the Aral highlands, through Belmar and Karpova, and into Turokh's Eye. Historically, the river has posed a threat to the lower river valley and Karpova, so an extensive flood defence system was constructed in Belmar to reduce the threat.

## Economy

Belmar is a crossroads for trade between the Pagan Sea, Vichin, Thyssen, and Metina. Although Brudavord is the capital of the country, Belmar is slowly overtaking control of the banks, the minting of coin, and the country's investment policies.
Astentine Shallows

The Astentine Shallows is a common term for a bleak and stony archipelago of over a dozen islands and numerable smaller islets in the Pagan Sea out the coast of the Southern Vaspukars, named after the Astentines, an ethnic group who originated from the islands, but presumably migrated to Volubis long before our time.

The largest island is Copryote, which has played an important strategical position in attempts to control trade in and around the Gulf of Gabal. The isles themselves are practically worthless, but the major sea routes from much of the Chorenese and Vaspukars to the major markets of the world have to pass through the straits between the isles. The Shallows have always been a lawless borderland contested by the Free Cities, Chorene, and Ayyubid, but never fully controlled by any one nation for too long. There is no permanent population or settlement on the isles, though pirate dens often riddle the Shallows.
Bursa

A city in the Vaspukars, situated on the Ceole Peninsula, from where the city can easily defend itself and assert dominance over Aurelica Bay. It was the last city to surrender to the Hedjazi. Bursa is heavily involved in the spice trade and was once poised to be the greatest city in the Gulf, but repeated earthquakes and warfare has caused a significant decline of the city's influence.

Still, Bursa is protected by massive walls and the largest standing slave army in the Vaspukars, although an old peace agreement with Dyabakar keeps them from having more than twenty war ships at a time. It is characterized by many square brick towers, tile roofs, and walled estates.

## Culture

Bursashi are a generous people, quick to hearty laughter and fond of songs and performances. One of the most important jobs of the city's Hierarch is to be in charge of feasts and balls.

Dyabakar forced Bursa to end their slave trade many years ago, but Bursa found another way, which they still practice to this day, even though the Ayyubid Emirate has given them right to hold slaves. They have found their new method much more effective. Their slaves are considered free by law, but their cost of food, clothing, and shelter are slightly higher than the value of their services and thereby, they become indebted to their masters. A debt they can never repay.

## Economy

The Bursashi are involved in trade with the Chorenese and ships pass between Tytos and Bursa daily. The many towers of the city are controlled by the spice traders, who form the city elite, and who trade in saffron and peppers, and cloves.
Totieska

Fort Totieska is the capital of the Upper Wichau Voivodeship and the county of Molkovac in the Kingdom of Edierne, ruled by Count Eslaw Arsa.

The fort was positioned in the Vaskjan Gorge, on a hill overlooking a crossroads of trading routes and an important market place has developed below the fortress, constructed by the Golden Horde.

## Recent history

During the Western War, when lords Jurij Nenadov and Hadrian Vyachlaw defied their duchess and rode home to their respective lands to declare independence, Duke John Cleight of Stokengrad tried and failed to take Totieska. He was forced to retreat and regroup, allowing Corvian relief forces to arrive, who took Cleight unawares while he was marching from the sacked Oswiezim to respond to the aid of King Florence II.
The Westerlands

—John Cleight of Stokengrad, 1428

The Westerlands is a loose descriptor for an area of the continent of Magnia, west of Central Magnia. It extends inland from the Bay of Crabs, natural bordered by the Wrynova River to the south and east and the Slatina River to the north. The Aral Highlands cut through the centre of the region and east of the highlands, the Great Magnian plain stretch into Central Magnia, while west of the highlands consist of sodden marshes and swamps.

The Westerlands are currently divided into four sovereign states:

* The Kingdom of Magiore
* The Kingdom of Edierne
* The Pentapolitanan League
* The Kingdom of Vaskja

## Culture

The Westerlands are geographically and culturally isolated from its neighbouring countries, at its nations are neither as rich, nor as technologically advanced as other nations of Magnia. This is partly due to devastating dominance of the Golden Horde from the 1240's to the 1420s, disrupting local borders and hindering development, and partly because the west has served as battlefield for many major wars between larger powers.

The people of the west are seen as a tough and stubborn folk, mistrustful of strangers and are known for their peculiar black humor. Although there are communities to every major religion, the Westerlings are primarily atheist.
Rouge River

The river Rouge, also known as the Red River, is the third longest river in Corveaux, which from the Lowan Mountains and drains into the Levanthian Sea. The largest settlement on its banks is the city of Montress. The river is highly important strategically and Counts of Collina-Montress have historically been able to deny land passage from the south and into the Nirou Basin of the north.
Svorza

The capital of the Principality of Carinthia, ruled by the Brother Princes Otto II and Casimir V Barcley-de-Tolly, Svorza is situated in the Riverland Delta, and is an important shipbuilding and trade port, with easy access to Turokh's Eye.

The city stands on an island between two forks of the delta with a massive man-made ditch behind it. In war times, the ditch can be opened to fill a wide moat an turn Svorza into an unassailable island and if proper garrisoned, it can easily hold out for at least two years. Due to its rather constrained build, the city has not expanded for many years and remain rather small. Poll tax rises drastically every year, gradually forcing mostly everyone but craftsmen and traders out of the city.

## Economy

The city's economy is dominated by shipbuilding, textile works, and amber processing, as the majority of the world's amber deposits lie in the higher reaches of the Riverland Delta. It enjoyed many town rights during the Vichin-Carinthian Commonwealth, which it has been allowed to retain under the Brother Princes.
The Ezurum Legal District

A district in Ezurum, also known as The Scales, which is home to the civic offices of the government, including the House of Sparrows, a messenger’s service, the treasury, the foreign exchange, and the main barracks of the city guard, as well as the Guild House and Goldsmiths, who act as Ezurum’s bank. The rest of the district is a residential area of rich estates and fenced apricot gardens and farms where slaves toil away.

## Areas

### Guild House

A huge hall, newly constructed with the rise of the guilds, owned and directed by the Goldsmiths. Here, Ezurum’s guilds trade, hold meetings, and conduct other business. The tax collectors and toll officers also reside here, and the courthouse has recently been moved to the Guild House as well.

### Clerk Street

The main avenue of the district is lined with imposing structures of all sorts, including pawnbroker’s, auction houses, foreign exchanges, and mints, always heavily patrolled by city guardsmen.

### Myriad Bridge

A massive bridge of white stone connecting the district to the Silvers, inspired by Harpy's Bridge in Kardunyas. Luxury apartments and shops perch all along the length of the bridge. Most citizens of Ezurum have never crossed it.

### House of Sparrows

The administrative center for the Sparrows, a wide-spread messenger service in the city. They swear sacred oaths of secrecy to never reveal the contents of their messages or the identities of their clients, or so they claim.

### The Jester's Ship

A tavern and theatre for the refined, whose performances are considered subtler and more poetic than its rivals. The entrance, an alehouse decorated with velvet canopies and flowery vines, gives way to a large round playhouse in four levels. The first and third levels are balconies reserved for respectable folks while the fourth level is the cheapest seats. The second level is made of private boxes where the rich can enjoy the best views.
Qadimea

## Quadimea

The Queen of Cities, Qadimea is the second largest city in the Ayyubid Emirate and the largest city on the coast of the Pagan Sea. Qadimea is the seat of the Quadimea Pasharate ruled by Alexandra al Hamurr, and is densely populated, located in a prime spot on the southern coast, in the far west of the Sahidic delta.

Funded by Qadim the Great over 300 years before our time, it grew rapidly and served as the capital of Hedjaz until the Urubuhl Conquest in the 7th century. The city is best known for the Lighthouse of Qadimea, which is one of Hathay's Nine Wonders of the World, and its Great Library, as well as the Catacombs of Kohm.

## Culture

Wealthy men and women of Qadimea typically wear dresses called Sari, a shapeless sheet of brightly coloured, embroidered silk, wrapped around the body of the wearer and held in place by pins of gold, silver, or ivory. They dredge themselves in punget perfumes to signify wealth, and some of the wealthiest powder themselves with cinnamon.

## Economy

Qadimea is an immensely important trade port between the Skahazadans and Magnia and is heavily engaged in the slave trade. Their Sphinx Gardens are famous for producing some of the best bled slaves, tutors, and soldiers, who the slaves claim are fearless, with no sense of identity. It is also the largest free market slave market in the emirate and the city takes a tenth of every sale.
Brudavord

The capital of the Kingdom of Magiore, ruled by King Robert Angevin, Brudavord is situated on both sides of the Maegar River, which runs into the Wrynova.

It emerged as a military settlement on Castle Hill on the south bank of the Maegar river and gradually, a city rose on the other bank, making it the focal point of the city's commercial life. The town was originally called Vor Dea (our land), and the castle Bruuda, likely named after its founder. When the two settlements merged together with the construction of a stone bridge across the river, it slowly became known as Brudavord. After the Corvian Invasion of 1240, Queen Beela ordered the construction of stone walls around the city,

## Economy

The city's main exports are silk, velveteen, and skins and it acts as Magiore's commercial center. Many merchants sailing up or down the Wrynova River stop here to rest and sell their goods.
The White Marble Plaza

Located at the center of the city of Kurnow, surrounded by townhouses and shops, the White Marble Plaza is the only paved area in the city. The center of the square is dominated by the Cister Cartian Great Cathedral. In addition to its original merchant functions, the plaza is used to stage public executions of prisoners and as a place of regal and religious ceremonies.
Thane River

The Thane is the longest river in the Kingdom of Thyssen. The people of Thyssen, the Thanes, are named after this river. It has its spring high in the Lowan Mountains and runs through the central part of the Earldom of Soulmark into Turokh's Eye. The Thane capital of Kastamir lies on the bank of the river and it acts as the country's main connection to the rest of Central Magnia, where the early Thanes would sail to pillage and plunder.
Lecova

A town within the Pentapolitanan League, located north of Prezsow and east of Sobin. The town is ruled by governors Adam Miest and Siemon Domas.

It is the oldest free city in Magnia and stands on an intersection of trade routes between Vichin, Corveaux, and Edierne.

## Economy

In 1321, the town was granted extensive storage rights, which incited many merchants and craftsmen to settle in the town, and the town became a rich centre of commerce. Its main exports are furs, leather, books, and wine. Lecova has the largest printing factory in Magnia and is the biggest supplier of books for the Academy of Pyor and other universities.
The Magnian Horn

A geographical region of the Chorenese that encompasses the Sultanate of Mersin. Its borders are usually said to be marked by the Ghorkon River in the north which flows into Karaman Bay and the Kotlov Mountains to the west. It consists of a rich loamy soil watered by the Gorkhon and Berdan rivers that bring down silt from the Kotlov Mountains to feed the extensive wetlands. The region is famous for its olives.
The Chorenese

The Chorenese is a common term for the countries in Eastern Magnia, namely Osmany, Arana, Mersin, and Anatoly, extending inland from the western coast of the Pagan Sea to the Kotlov Mountains, only connected to the rest of Magnia through a narrow gorge, called the Telician Gates. It derives its name from the Sultanate of Chorene, which ruled the region from the 12th century and until the Dissolution War of 1428.

The land is geographically divided into five regions; the Magnian Horn, Rugged Chorene, Flatlands, Geyik, and the Headlands. The climate of the Chorenese vary significantly from the north to the south. In the south, summers are hot while winters are mild, and the soil is especially fertile, perfect for growing olives, grapes, peaches, and plumes. The north has snowy winters and lots of rainfall during autumn and spring.

## Culture

The Chorenese are predominately Ruhun. They differ both culturally and ethnically from other Magnian ethnical groups due to historical mass migrations of Skahazadani and the region's relative isolation from the rest of the continent. After the death of Elyria Yazi and the Coup on Orak, they have grown incredibly mistrustful, even hateful of foreigners.

According to myth, they trace their ancestry from a legendary warrior queen, believed to be Neudessa of Hedjaz, who led her people to settle here on her fleet of ships.
The Fingers

The City Watch of Ezurum, simply referred to as the Watch or oftentimes as The Fingers, is the law enforcers of the city of Ezurum. The Watch is made up of mercenary regiments purchased by the city's ruler, Marco-Khan Valetty. They are divided into seven divisions and assigned to a district of the city, but their headquarters is in the Legal District.

## Recent History

Upon his appointment to vizier, Marco-Khan's first priority was to establish a standing guard comprised of mercenary soldiers, who had been drawn to the region by the fighting and who was now left without work. The budget was decided by vote of his council, though individuals such as the Galare family and the Goldsmith's Guild provided additional finance to establish hire guardsmen and has thus gained certain benefits of its protection.

However, the prospect of standing watch, not fighting wars, only attracted the laziest and seediest mercenaries and the Watch soon became known as corrupt, violent, and cruel. Some call them the meanest gang in Ezurum and they earned the nickname 'the Fingers', because all they do is take their pay and do nothing in return.

The district divisions have also formed fierce rivalries with one another. Although often comradely by nature, clashes between the companies have known to turn violent.

## Ranks and Positions

* **High Officer of the Watch:** The High Officer reports directly to the ruling family and oversees and administers the different divisions and companies.
* **General of the Watch:** Responsible for the Watch of individual district of Ezurum.
* **City Watch Officer:** Leader of a squadron of 10-20 Watchmen.
* **City Watch Guards:** The core of the guard, equipped with plate and gambesons.
* **Civic Guards:** The most basic soldiers among the watch, comprised of civil members of Ezurum's population, in basic uniforms and armed with cudgels.
* **River Patrol:** A division of the Watch outside district jurisdiction, assigned to patrol the rivers and canals of Ezurum.
The Priesthood of All Believers

The Priesthood of All Believers, are a part of the Wincentene Movement, a major movement of radical priests and laymen within the Cister Cartian church concerned about the increasing wealth and abusive power of the organized church.

The movement started in 1428, when the Wincentene Bishop Kadlec renounced his wealth which he felt burdened his preaching, and proposed the first reformation. The initial movement in Vichin diversified, and other reformers arose independently, forming a clear divide in the Cister Cartian church. They concerned themselves with lay preaching, voluntary poverty, gender equality and sexual freedom, but also condemnation of witchcraft and sorcery.

## The Reformation Doctrine

( . . . )

**7. The offices of priests**

Even religion and philanthropy are wicked to God, for they too originate from selfish human desire and are not done to the glory of God. Any man who would raise himself to be more pious than the rest shall be condemned as a demon and a falsehood. Temporal offices are not meant for preachers of the scripture.

**8. The Pontiff**

Perched atop this sinful congregation, that of the devil, the harlot of the Apocalypse. Atonement comes from God direct, he requires no medium to express himself, and no building can hold or house his visage.

**9. Rejection of the holy rites of old.**

Reject the old teachings, produce of devils; prayer is as well offered in a church or a barn; relics are no different from any other bones and should not be regarded special or holy; pilgrimages serve only to spend your money; flesh may be eaten any day if one’s appetite serves; holy water is no more efficacious than rainwater.
Moghul Vizirate

A vizirate of the Sultanate of Arana, bordering on the lands of Mersin and ruled by Una Boggachan from the city of Kelendris. With Arana and Osmany in a tense stalemate, Moghul is imperative to Arana's sea trade. Small ports along northern bank of the river supply an important military an trading route into the plain of Arana, and also provides access to the sea for the river towns. However, with Mersin controlling both sides of the Karaman Bay, Aranaid merchants are facing heavy tolls and their southern border is greatly weakened, should Mersin decide to declare war or close the bay.
Principality of Vardis

A historic principality established around the town of Vardis around 980, in modern-day northern Corveaux, by semi-legendary Veslav the Sorceror, who was said to be a contender for power with the Chapter of Wizards. Between the 11th and 12th centuries, Vardis competed with the land of Corveaux for access to the Levanthian Sea and was heavily involved in several succession crises. By the 13th century, the allegedly immortal Veslav was killed by a member of the Chapter and his state was integrated into the Kingdom of Corveaux.

Most Scholars agree that the appearance of Veslav the Sorcerer's immortality was simply due to the Vardis rulers all taking the same name as their predecessor.
Kehan

A city within the Kehan Vizirate of Arana, situated northwest of Tytos on the Karateppe River, a tributary of the Limon that flows trough the immensely fertile plains to Tytos. On the city's northern flank, the Black Hill rises upon which stands a fortress guarding an important trade route to the north as well as the flood control gates of the karateppe River.
Dalaman

A port town and the capital of the Gukova region of Anatoly, ruled by Amadha Morhea. The city is built around a formidable harbour and is located between two intersecting sets of mountains by the sea.

## Economy

The city's main source of income is its marble trade, which it collects from settlements in and around Dalaman and sell to Zis and other port cities. Dalaman supplies itself with fish and its surrounding villages and towns with fish and is also known for its honey.

## Recent History

After the establishment of Ana Yazi's Anatoly in 1429, a part of her fleet sailed to secure the important port of Dalaman. The town's inhabitants realised that they had no chance against the invading army and burned their valuables in the castle before escaping to the hills.

Aware of the strategic value of the castle and port, the invaders repaired the destroyed sections to house a few hundred soldiers and used as a base for further expansion.
Kozan Vizirate

A vizirate in the Sultanate of Arana, ruled by Mya Ozz from the city of Siskia which is located on the Kilgen River, a tributary of the Limon. In the western part of the Vizirate, the Kotlov Mountains rise up sharply, while the east is dominated by crags and hilly countryside. Surviving tribes of the ancient mountain clans still inhabit the region, to the dismay of the locals.
Kingsfield

Kingsfield is one half of the Principality of Carinthia, ruled by one of the two Brother Princes, Prince Otto II Barcley-de-Tolly, from the city of Kurow. It stretches from the Kotlov Mountains in the east to Turokh's Eye in the west and to near the southernmost branch of the Riverland Delta in the north. Kingsfield emerged as a state in 1280, during the War of the Griffins and was later reunited with The Riverlands in 1318. It is the most densely populated area of Carinthia, because it holds the majority of the country's farmable land.
Vislink River

The Vislink River is the longest river in Vichin and the fourth-longest river in Magnia. The river has its source are Mount Barana in the south of Vichin and flows through Vichin's largest cities, including Kurnow, Zymir, Masaw, and Thusham, before it empties into the Wrynova River. The river is the country's most important waterway and allows the Kings in Kurnow to assert dominance of the lands around the river and its many tributaries. Therefore, the Vislink was integral to the formation and perseverance of the Vichin state.
The Pagan Sea

The Pagan Sea is connected to the Levanthian Sea and almost completely enclosed by land: Magnia to the north, and the Skahazadans to the south and east. The sea has played a central role in the history of society and holds most of the important merchant trade routes of the world, facilitating trade and cultural exchange between the two continents.
Chorenese Headlands

A rugged coast in the southernmost part of the Chorenese, formed by the spurs of the Kotlov Mountains, which terminate in rocky headlands with small sheltered harbours. This feature has made the coast a string of havens for pirates since at least the early 7th century and until it became an outpost for Sylozi and Valonian traders until it was forcefully taken by Ana Yazi after the Coup on Orak.
Saint Stan Carta

Stan Carta was a bishop of the Menkhu Faith in Kurnow in the the 1070s, whose unorthodox teachings laid the foundation for the new branch of the faith, the Cister Cartian Church. After his death he was made the patron saint of Vichin. Several times throughout his life, the bishop came into conflict with the son of Casmer the Restorer, Eslaw II who Stan himself had crowned King of Vichin, as was his duty.

### The Resurrection Miracle

Their first major clash was over a land dispute. The priesthood had purchased a piece of land on the banks of the Vislink River from a Captain Peter, but after Peter’s death the land was claimed by his family. The king ruled in favour of the claimants as there were no evidance of the sale, but according to legend, Stan asked the king for three days to procure Peter as his witness. The king and court laughed at this absurd request, but the King allowed it.

Stan spent the three days in ceaseless prayer, then went with a procession to the cemetery where Peter lay and had his grave dug up. He then, before a multitude of witnesses, bade Peter rise, and so he did. Brought before the dumbfounded king, Peter testified that he had sold Stan the land and was laid to rest.

### Excommunication Attempt

In 1079, the two clashed for a second time when Stan criticized the King for his sexual immorality and had him excommunicated, which included expulsion from the annals of Kurnow. This act would greatly aid the King's political opponents, so Eslaw accused the bishop of treason and had him executed.

Subsequently, Eslaw was forced to abdicate the throne due to pressure from the Church of the Northern Pantheon and his enraged citizens and Stan Carta became martyr and patron saint of Vichin.
Barbain

Barbain is an ancient fortress and an Ayyub city on the eastern edge of the Sahidic Delta. The city is small, but densely populated, situated on a caravan route from the Vaspukars. It became part of a chain of fortresses built to protect Circassica from naval invasions, both to prevent enemies from disembarking on Hedjazi shores and sail up the delta.
Callis

A province in the Kingdom of Corveaux, ruled by Ysabel Chrestienne from the city of Gleden, from where she asserts dominance of the Island of Ottioug and the northern end of the wealthy Bay of Crabs. Callis used to be an independent principality during the Corvian Interregnum, but Marié Dampierre managed to annex the region during a volatile succession crisis in the late 14th century. It is still often plagued by pirate raids from Anon. In 1429, the fortress of Gleden was destroyed by attacks from a pirate lord named Vargo Sixfins and a new fortress is currently being built. During the Western War, the town held a great military importance for Corvian incursion into the west.
Kelendris

A town in the Sultanate of Arana, situated on the northern bank of the Kelendra River, which drains into Karaman Bay. It is known for its vineyards and green meadows used for grazing. The town is built around the river port with villas, palaces, waterworks, and baths. Historically, the town has been a potilical coalition with the Rahusha Emirate and has faced severe difficulties from pirates. It continues to be an important town in Aranid control of its southern territories.
Ezrincan

A town in Anatoly and the seat of the Mentychi khaganate, situated on a tall headland of the Kotlov Mountains, overlooking the Gulf of Gokowa where Zis is located. The town is difficult to access, isolated, and underpopulated, but its soil is fertile and it is an important part of Zis' defences, allowing its citizens to pull back and into the mountains with the city's wealth and resources, from where they can easily supply the city.
Anatoly

Anatoly is a new state within the Chorenese Headlands and parts of the Astentine Shallows, ruled from the city of Zis by Sultana Ana Yazi, also known as the corsair queen, who established her rule over the region after the Coup on Orak. Their flag is a setting sun, orange on a deep blue sea with white waves.

## Culture

The people of the region are both extremely culturally and ethnically varied, due to its strong Skahazadani influence. Therefore, it is perhaps also the most open-minded state in the world. Here, pirates, elves, outcasts, and men and women from every cult and religion rub shoulders with one another.

## Economy

The region's main exports are iron, wool, and marble, the latter of which is produced in immense quantities in and around the town of Dalaman. The capital of Zis is one of the most frequented trade ports in the world and the gateway between Skahaz and Magnia. Ana Yazi's military regime of the region also brings in tons of revenue from the levies she imposes on the Astentine Shallows and the plunder her league of pirates bring to Zis.

## History

Historically, the Chorenese Headlands have been a part of the Sultanate of Chorene ever since the Chorenese seized the land from the Urubuhls. Immediately after the Coup on Orak in 1429, Ana Yazi landed in Zis with her fleet of stolen ships. Her conquest of the headlands was of major importance as it transformed the naval balance of power and opened the hitherto secure Pagan Sea to frequent and devastating raids.

Rumours had reached Ana of the Dissolution War, where her older siblings were fighting for control over their mother's lands and while Ana had little interest in ruling, but several of her friends urged her to claim her birth right. Together, they led a large-scale expedition both east and west to impose Ana's dominance as far as possible. They established a sultanate around Zis, named Anatoly, and began to harass the pretender, Aledin Suleiman, in Mersin, they used their intimate knowledge of the Astentine Shallows to capture islands and block her rivals from leaving the gulf, and they sailed as far as the Valonian League where corsair clans swore her fealty as the Queen of the Pagan Sea.

For a time, the Ayyubid Emirate and the Free Cities were pleased by Ana rooting out the pirate dens in the Shallows and were happy to pay her tolls for safe passage. However, Ana and her admirals began to drive up to the tolls to outrageous levels, testing the patience of the Emirate, as well as the warmongering Sultan of Mersin. Ana also captured Kraken Isle in Metina, sowing great unease within the coastal lands.

## Administrative Divisions

The state is divided into two vizirates, each ruled by a vizier:

* Gukova, ruled by Amanda Morhea.
* Gullock, ruled by Mezaman Ib Calihn.

Both vizirates are centred around two gulfs of the same name, with Zis located on a headland between the two gulfs. Their domains extend inland and up into the mountains, and are both divided into a number of khaganates.
Lowan Mountains

The Lowan Mountains is the northernmost mountain belt in Magnia, forming the Voss and Olden Valleys, which is connected by the Skyrling Pass and makes up the crownland of the Kingdom of Thyssen. From the Lowan Mountains, the Kotlov Mountains extend southward and the source of the Thane River forms here as well.
Mireem

A town within the Kingdom of Vaskja and the capital of the County of Podrin Field, ruled by Elector Countess Tara Dinn.

The town is situated on the Ida River and its fortified stone bridge, protected by the Fearless Tower from the west bank, guards the country's border and acts as an important river crossing in the region.

## Economy

Mireem is frequented by traders, soldiers, and other travellers of the High Road, an important trade route built atop an artificial wall of dirt that runs through the sodden marshes of Edierne, and connects the Bay of Crabs to the mineral-rich central Westerlands.
Oxcross

An important town in the Kingdom of Thyssen, ruled by Elysan Bulwer. A small but strong fortress built between two large crags, Oxcross commands the Amber Road and the only eastern pass through the Lowan Mountains, blocking any onward travel into the mountain. Behind it lies a hamlet of peasants in service to the lord of Oxcross.

## Economy

Due to its massive strategic importance, Oxcross has been granted rights by the Kings of Thyssen to impose tolls on anyone passing through Oxcross and onto the Boneway. It is not, however, a market for commerce, nor is it very wealthy.
Skyrling Pass

The Skyrling Pass is a long, twisting pass through the part of the Lowan Mountains in Thyssen, which separate the earldoms of Rurak and Soulmark. It has historically been strategically important and has provided the north with a great advantage during Thyssen's civil wars, as the pass is very easily defendable from the north, but near impossible to defend from the south.
Collina-Montress

A province in the Kingdom of Corveaux, ruled by Guilmar Bojourné from the city of Collina. The province is bordered to the south by the River Rouge, a strategically important river, which can be controlled from the city Montress and used to deny acess from the south and into the Nirou Basin. Collina-Montress has therefore historically been a critical link in the defences of Troisanne and central Corveaux.
Haddim

A town within the Sultanate of Mersin, situated on the southernmost point of the Magnian Horn, protected by Mamure Castle, Haddim is primarily a fishing town, exporting the shells of sea turtles that find nesting grounds on the long beaches, and the skins of a rare, fine-black seal species who inhabit the rocky areas of the coastline. It is the seat of Khan Alfyon Al-Khattab.
Benghol Vizirate

A vizirate of the Sultanate of Mersin, located in the foothills and passes of the Kotlov Mountains and ruled by Sadi Sonel from the town of Kophen. The region remained an independent tribal state for centuries until it was finally joined with the Sultanate of Chorene through marriage. Benghol is known for its strange architecture and even stranger people, isolated and inbred for centuries.
Zis

The capital of Anatoly, a state comprising a wealthy region in southern Chorene, spanning inwards from a long coastline of rugged headlands and sheltered islands. The city is situated on a headland between two gulfs, the Gullock and the Gukova.

Zis is an architectural wonder of colourful homes, wide cobblestone streets, and tall spiral towers, set on a large, fortified tidal island just off the coast. During low tide, villagers and farmers from the main land can transport their goods to the city, but during high tide, the city is only accessible by boat. Several attempts have been made throughout history to seize the fortified city, but none have succeed.

## Culture

Zis is famous for its sculptors and architects enjoying the vast production of marble coming out of Dalaman. Its heavy craftsman presence and religious open-mindedness made it extremely popular with artists from Vichin and Metina. In recent years, it has become a haven for corsairs and smugglers, as well as both Skahazadani and Magnian merchants, and its vast port is always packed with a myriad of cultures.

## Economy

The main export of Zis is carpets and rugs of woven of wool. In the city and surrounding villages, it is said that there is up 7.000 looms at any time. The city also profits immensely from being a keystone on the trade routes along the southern coast of Magnia. Syloz Safali, Ayyubid, and Volubis all use Zis as the gateway to the goods of central Magnia.
Kurnow

The capital city of Vichin, situated on the Vislink River. Kurnow was already noted as a busy trading centre of Central Magnia in 985 and today it is the leading centre of Vichin academic, economic, cultural, and artistic life.

Kurnow is surrounded by 3 kilometres of defensive walls complete with 46 towers and seven main entrances, erected over the course of two centuries.

## Economy

Kurnow stands on the intersection of several important trade routes and connects their salt mines in the Kotlov Mountains to the immense waterway trade on the Vislink and Wrynova rivers. Owing to a developed network of roads, the city draws considerable profit from trade, as well as millions of yearly pilgrims, being the center of Cister Cartian worship.

## Layout

Kurnow is a sprawl of wooden houses and muddy streets, protected by high walls and overlooked by the Great Cathedral in the middle of the White Marble Plaza, and the impressive Bloody Keep, high on its rocky hill, home to the King and his court. The city is divided into four quarters:

* **Old Town**, consisting of the Bloody Keep, the House of Magistrates, and the Pagan Neighbourhood, with its own walls that block the neighbourhood from the remaining city every night.
* **Kepar**, situated in the northern part of town, west of the Valonian Road, and mostly consisting of residential neighbourhoods.
* **White Town**, situated in the western part of town, White Town was ravaged by a fire in 1376 and most of the quarter was rebuilt with stone, and a new university was erected, all payed for by the state exchequer. Studently, the quarter became the most expensive of the four and the neighbourhoods of workers and craftsmen were forced to move.
* **Rakowiss,** in the eastern part of town, both consisting of wealthy commercial centers like the Cloth Hall and the House of Hippolites, but also a large slum formed by prior inhabitants of White Town.

The quarters are of roughly equal size. each with their own churches, market square, council house, watch towers, a theatre, and graveyard. In the middle of the city is the White Marble Plaza, which belongs to none of the four quarters.
Ana Yazi

## Ana

### Titles

The Corsair Queen, Sultana of Anatoly, Master of the Astentine Shallows, Queen of the Pagan Sea

## Personal Information

### Partner(s)

Unmarried

Ana Yazi is the youngest daughter of Elyria Yazi. At age 16, she was made admiral of her own fleet and her mother sent her to clear out pirates from the Astentine Shallows, where she made many friends on both sides.

Ana is known to be sharp-witted, energetic, and at times hasty to make decisions. Nonetheless, she has inspired loyalty and respect in sailors and pirates alike since her maiden voyage. She has a great hatred for slavery and will often seek to attack Ayyub and Vaspukar merchant vessels.

## Appearance

Ana has long dark hair, braided with golden thread, and a slender face. She dresses in an assortment of silks and sailor's clothes from around the world: her mother's purple blouse, a Dyabakari captain's coat, a belt sash and billowing pants from Benghezakhan, and Sylozi pointed shoes.

## Reign

Dyring the Coup on Orak, before anyone else had time to react, Ana, who had not been present for the feast but had instead been drinking at a local alehouse, gathered her friends, stole near every ship that was moored in the harbour, and sailed south to make port in Zis. When they finally arrived, rumours had started to come from other cities of her older siblings fighting for power over her mother's lands.

Ana had little interest in ruling, but at a feast held to celebrate their safe voyage, her friends and allies made several speeches, urging her to rise up. Her friends Alan and Fireball finally convinced her and many of her allies and captains joined in.

Together, they sailed out to impose Ana's dominance as far as possible. They established a sultanate around Zis and began to harass the pretender, Aledin Suleiman, in Mersin, they used their intimate knowledge of the Shallows to capture islands and block her rivals from leaving the gulf, and they sailed as far as the Valonian League where corsair clans swore her fealty as the Queen of the Pagan Sea. She has taken Kraken Isle and her captains hold the Astentine Shallows in her name, imposing increasingly high tolls on merchant ships.