Regions

The plains of Ardath are a vest steppe inhabited by nomadic tribes of barbarians.
Touchstone: Mongolia.
Breanne is a predominantly human and strongly religious kingdom.
Touchstone: Western Europe.
The forest of Eldren is home to the treetop kingdom of the Eldrani elves, famed for their craft and artistry.
The states of Hellenia are a loose association of feuding free cities.
Touchstone: Ancient Greece.
The rural province of Hong is a subject to its overlord Ming in the Hongming Union.
Touchstone: Indochina.
The island nation of Je’dahn is a land of feudal lords, warrior nobles and fishermen.
Touchstone: Japan.
Khazak Ankor is a partially subterranean mountain nation of technologically advanced dwarves.
Lelistrel rainforest is a dense region of jungle close to the north pole and inhabited by fey and beastkin.
Littlewood is a republic of halflings and gnomes founded as a safe haven for Arden’s little folk.
The enigmatic continent of Necorath is mostly frozen and inhabited by elves who live under a purple sun.
Norsca is a frozen archipelago inhabited by eleven clans of seafaring raiders.
Touchstone: Scandinavia.
The wealthy Ming province of the Hongming Union is amidst a cultural boom.
Touchstone: Southern China.
The fertile province of Rajan is a culturally diverse subject of the Sarameian Empire.
Touchstone: India.
The province of Saramei is the seat of the Sarameian Empire’s imperial city.
Touchstone: Ottoman Empire.
The heavily forested province of Tanem is the newest Sarameian conquest.
Touchstone: Eastern Europe.
The Sarameian province of Xingong is the gateway for trade from the west.
Touchstone: Northern China

Ardath

The great plains of Ardath form a swathe of temperate grassland that stretches almost two-thousand miles from the Dwarven frontier of Debgazan in the east to the scorching Ardathian badlands in the west. The native barbarians live in nomadic, tribes scattered across the steppes and occasionally venture south across the mountains of the Great Barrier Range to raid the borders of the Sarameian Empire. So far, the arduous terrain has been enough to dissuade imperial ‘pacification’.

Breanne

The predominantly human kingdom of Breanne is the dominant force in south-eastern Adrianus, both in terms of territory and culture. The nation encompasses the fertile basin of three major rivers and is protected by natural barriers on almost all sides. The towering Ice Cap Peaks to the west, the frigid Norscan sea to the south, the balmy Hellenian gulf to the north and the treacherous Necorian channel to the west. Each of these obstacles makes invasion a risky proposition at best.

Breanne is a feudal kingdom, divided into the duchies of Aethelyard, Beaufort, Camwen, Quenlan, Radbourne and Shamley. Much like the nations of western Europe on Earth, each has its own unique culture, which has grown alongside the others for centuries. The knights of each duchy are responsible for the wellbeing of their lands, each sworn to this duty in the name of Brigantia, the Lady of the river, the primary deity worshipped in Breanne.

Hellenia

The states of Hellenia are a loose association of free cities scattered along the coast of a balmy, but arid region. Hellenia’s major trade partners are Breanne to the south across the Hellenian Gulf and the dwarves to the west across the Hellenian Savanna. The northern reaches of the savanna eventually give way to the dense jungle of Lelistrel rainforest. The Hellenians are a hedonistic and carefree people, who put great value in their freedom from the oppression of larger powers. In fact, the threat of such an oppressor is one of the few things known to cause various city states to stop squabbling and unite against a common enemy.

Lelistrel

Littlewood

The republic of Littlewood is Adrianus’s youngest nation and was founded by a cooperative of halflings and gnomes as a safe haven for all of Arden’s little folk. The citizens of Littlewood value freedom above all else.

Ming

Rajan

Although steeped in its own history, Rajan is well known as the first province to have been annexed by the Sarameian Empire.

Tanem

The youngest acquisition of the Sarameian Empire, Tanem is