Arcadia

The continent of Arcadia was the titular location where the former server's events took place. It holds many different types of climates and people.

Since the events of the Arcadia server, much has happened to the central landmass. The city of Tarster was eventually destroyed by the abyssal and hell gates beneath it while many of the central cities inwards of the continent have been swallowed by the Eye of Gaia. This was joined with the reconstruction of the Empire of Arcadia under the new rulership of Emperor Hyrocran Ved leading to the modern world of Arcadia

#### The Empire of Arcadia

The primary and largest force on the continent, the capital city if the Undying City of Lustrum. The Empire is quite industrial and monopolises trade in the region, factories manufacture and refine materials to resell. The Empire is extremely rich as of 409 AE.

## Demographics

#### Geographic Size

The Arcadian Continent covers over 3.8 Million km^2 of land, only about a half of which is habitable for human life. The Empire of Arcadia by far covers the lions share of this land with 2.9 million km's of land

#### Total Population

The Continent of Arcadia has a declining birth rate, this is due to the high rate of death on the continent which claims the lives of 30% of the population prematurely. The current population of the entire Continent is 70 million. The city of Lustrum is a metropolis with over 1.2 million citizens within its walls

#### 'Slave' Population

This population of Arcadia is roughly 6 million, most of which are taken from outside the continent. They are comprised primarily of demi human races. These people are most commonly found in the cities, to work in factories. They are by definition not slaves, however get very few rights and poor conditions

#### City Populations

The population of Arcadia is extremely divided between those who live in protective but expensive cities, and those that risk living on the continent pure. About 30% of the population live within major cities totalling 21 million

#### Adult Population

The adult population of Arcadia is 75%, meaning there is roughly 52.5 million citizens

### Education

The education level of Arcadia is widely varied, in the cities it is generally quite high, if nothing else a citizen should receive a basic education of reading, writing and maybe even a trade. Business and Finance are extremely common practices to learn. Outside cities, the education level is poor, however there is a high level of skill and labour because the citizens have learned to survive, an important lesson.

### Magic

While it is generally believed that magic is a natural trait people are born with, the process of learning to control magic comes differently to most; while some have found it easy to acquire, others have had to spend their entire lives studying. They either possess a dormant aptitude, or they don’t, and no amount of work can awaken what isn’t there.

Magic occurs roughly in 1 person per every 250. Of these, around half will never discover their aptitude. Due to magic’s rarity, its effect on day-to-day life has been fairly minimal. In Arcadia, magic is a rare sight to behold. However those who have it stand heads and tails above those who do not. A thief group may try and recruit a bard, this bard may climb the ranks with his skills and stand at the pinnacle of the group. In the end, desperate times cause people to group around those which can protect them.

This mind set means that the few magic casters in Arcadia are surprisingly potent, and in powerful positions. Some manipulated their way up the chain with charm spells, other arrived there through sheer force of power. Among spell casters, it would not be rare for access to 3rd level spells to be a possibility, with some people prioritising there work able to reach upwards of 6, although his number is tiny in comparison to the general number.

The main form of magical power in Arcadia is that gifted by others, either divine or eldritch in nature.

## Geography

### Cities

* Tarster

* Lustrum