ISTERA
• The coldest among the eight kingdoms
• Has gone to war with Tresea over the Heartsbane Islands in the past and still shares some animosity
• Separated from Tresea by the River of Peace
CAPITAL: Farsun
CURRENT RULER: King Rendorvik of House Petralta
TRESEA
• Composed of mostly dense woods and wide plains
• Population is concentrated mainly in cities, with small scatterings of villages throughout
CAPITAL: Highgaard
CURRENT RULER: Czar Kamulus of House Ambersturg
DAANORIS
• Mild to moderate weather, most-populated kingdom
CAPITAL: Santiang
CURRENT RULER: Emperor Shifang
YADOSHA CITY-STATES
• The whole continent was originally the kingdom of Yadosha, but infighting among the royal descendants soon splintered it into several warring states and shrunk their dominion into only its upper continent
• While each city-state maintains a high degree of independence, all share one main government to foster ties and maintain diplomatic missions
• Each city-state has a second minister to govern them; every seven years, a first minister is elected among the second ministers to represent Yadosha as a whole
CAPITAL: None
CURRENT RULER: First Minister Stefan
KION
• Once a part of Yadosha; many kingdoms conquered and fought over this land before Kion was able to achieve its independence through Vernasha of the Roses, a legendary asha
• A melting pot of culture and the main headquarters of the asha
• Smallest land among the kingdoms
CAPITAL: Ankyo
CURRENT RULER: Empress Alyx of House Imperial
ODALIA
• Composed of plains and forests
• Originally a part of the kingdom of Yadosha but was the first in the continent to rebel and break off into its own kingdom
CAPITAL: Kneave
CURRENT RULER: King Telemaine of House Odalia
ARHEN-KOSHO
• Large group of islands on the Swiftsea, near Odalia and Kion
CAPITAL: Hottenheim
CURRENT RULER: Queen Lynoria of House Imperial
DRYCHT
• Desert kingdom
• Also notable for its austere and extreme perspective generally held in contempt by most of the other kingdoms, but tolerated for the runeberry cloth they provide
• Only the western continent of Drycht is heavily populated; the majority of the kingdom is made of sand.
CAPITAL: Adra-al
CURRENT RULER: King Aadil of the Tavronoo clan