Map of Aelaria
THE WORLD

The Five Kingdoms

Aelaria is a world where magic is not born, but forged — mined from six sacred Elemek ores and wielded only by those with the gift to bear them. Five crowns share its lands and its restless sea. They agree on almost nothing, except this: whoever holds the metals holds the world.

THE SOUTH

Kingdom of Arvandor

Warm and temperate, a land of rolling hills, deep forests, and fertile valleys. Its mostly elven people prize independence and self-sufficiency — and their mastery of steam technology lets Arvandor advance and compete with any power in the world.

Ruler — Queen Elora
Faith — The Temple of the Starlight
Known for — Steam & craft
THE EAST

Duchy of Shadowdale

Humid and tropical — swamps, jungles, and great rivers under a heavy sky. Its people value power and wealth, and the duchy has both: abundant natural resources, opulent palaces, and a rare metal called Planto Ore that keeps its coffers full.

Ruler — King Umberto III
Faith — Elemek Istenek
Known for — Rare ore & riches
THE WEST

Federation of Aegae

A Mediterranean land of olive groves, vineyards, and ancient ruins. Honor, courage, and discipline order every rank of its strict hierarchy; its armies train without mercy, its air-metals are famed — and it is mostly run by women.

Ruler — Warlord Queen Aria
Faith — The Sisterhood of the Sacred
Known for — Air-metals & discipline
THE FAR NORTH

Realm of Icevale

Frozen tundra and towering glaciers, with a realm built half inside the mountain and half against the storm. Its dwarven people are strong, enduring, and fiercely self-sufficient — miners and traders of the mountain metals the world depends on.

Rulers — King Thorgrimm & Queen Eira
Faith — None; the mountain suffices
Known for — Mountain metals
THE HEART

Kingdom of Evermore

The diverse center of the world — forests, mountains, and long coasts where every species mingles and freedom rules. Its water-metals flow through every market; and somewhere within its borders hides the Thieves Den, known only to Finalthief and his companions.

Ruler — The Council of Five
Faith — All, and none
Known for — Water-metals & the Thieves Den
SEE THEM ON THE MAP
Five crowns. One thief. See what he takes from them in The Chronicles of Finalthief — coming soon, free to read online.
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