Cialla

Cialla is a country in World Twelve. It is well known for being the former kingdom of the deceased God of Humanity.

## Geography and Ecology

Cialla is located primarily in the vast mountain range at the top of the known world. The peripheral regions of Cialla, on the border of Goldenrod, are heavily forested. Regions of Cialla that are not incredibly sustainable for human life, which is a large portion of the country, are made sustainable through the influence of True Magic. For example, there is a spell cast over the country that causes rainstorms to form when a large fire starts. Despite these countermeasures, much of Cialla still becomes too hostile to live in during the long winter months, and so many Ciallans spend half the year living in the Eternal City, where it is always warm and sunny.

A Fang lies beneath Cialla, with its central control lying in a tower in the countryside. When activated, the Fang causes massive earthquakes all across the region due to the amount of energy it consumes.

### Notable Locations

#### The Lake of Oblivion

The Lake of Oblivion is a lake of raw liquid Humanity located in the Ciallan borderlands. Its origin is unknown, but it was utilized by both the God of Humanity and GEIST for various rituals and experiments due to its amnesia-inducing properties.

### The Eternal City

The former capital of the old Ciallan empire. The influence of True Magic has kept the city within an eternal summer day, which keeps it habitable during the brutal Ciallan winter. For most of the year, it is tended to primarily by Seers, but many Ciallans from the rural periphery migrate to the city to live there during the winter. Besides the central street, much of the city has become ruins in the millennia since the fall of the empire.

## History

### Early Period

Following his ascension to godhood, the God of Humanity founded an empire in Cialla. During his centuries-long reign, he summoned a variety of Demons, many of whom remain in Cialla to the present day. The God of Humanity's reign ended when, forseeing the coming of the Coda, he attempted to summon it himself and was slain by his own advisors. During the subsequent wars, foreign armies pillaged Cialla, stealing various artifacs, including the Flame of Creation itself, which had up until that point been located in Cialla.

### Modern Period

In the eras to follow, Cialla was managed by various Seers, interpreters of the God of Humanity's vast array of texts. Even after his death, the people of the Cialla generally retained their faith in the God of Humanity, although faith began to waver amongst the common folk following the successful summoning of the Coda in Fuse City, as in the initial decades following its appearance, there was no semblance of the God of Humanity's prophesized apocalypse. Following the beginning of the Demonic incursion, faith has likely reawakened in Cialla as a result.

As the Codan conflict moved to a worldwide scale, Cialla was invaded by the Demonic Court of Compulsion, who sought to acquire the God of Humanity's creations and utilize them for their own benefit. They remained in hiding for several days before the arrival of OPIA to the country, following which they began to burn down the countryside and deploy armies of Demons to retrieve their desired plunder. The Court of Compulsion was successfully fought off by OPIA, with casualties only in the tens, but many rural settlements were burned down. In the days after the attack, hundreds of refugees fled to the Eternal City.

## Culture

Even millennia removed from his death, Ciallan culture remains deeply tied to the God of Humanity and his philosophies. Within Ciallan communities, common folk look to interpreters of the God of Humanity's works, known as "Seers", for spiritual as well as secular guidance. Devoted Seers retain faith in the grand designs of the God of Humanity's centuries-long plan to achieve an unknown goal, and spend immense effort to fulfill what they percieve as their part in his grand design. Some Seers have access to rudimentary True Magic derived from the God of Humanity's own writings on the subject. Practitioners of True Magic are often referred to as "wizards".

Following the death of the God of Humanity and the collapse of his empire, Ciallan political organization seems to have heavily dissolved, with a centralized empire giving way to small, isolated settlements dotting the landscape. While Ciallans have some access to modern technology, including laptop computers, it is nowhere near as prevalent as the advanced technology of places such as Fuse City.

## Notable Ciallans

* Ridill Arondite
* Genesis Aeon
* Liam
* Pixie
* God of Humanity
* Silenus

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Chasing Ghosts
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lost Blade
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Uneasy Future
4. ↑ Through The Gate
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Dear Sweetest Me
6. ↑ For Today
7. ↑ Sum of Experiences
8. ↑ Take Your Time
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 For Tomorrow