Demeria

• Demeria is an ancient Bjorsine colony, likely established by the Volduric on their expansions north. It was mostly used as a fishing settlement and small trading city due to its location on a strait into the Gwynhart Sea.
• In the Bjorsine Wars, Demeria was an important location for moving armies south and north without going seabound, but it was ultimately claimed by Human forces
• Upon the destruction of Isfala, Demeria entered a golden age due to the increased importance and trade

Everfell

• Gained fortune and prosperity from their endless silver and diamond mines.
• Began as a small mining outpost established by the Isfala, it was shrouded by the misty evergreen forests and sparkling cliffsides. When the empire collapsed the outpost was forgotten about.
• Sailors from Hypathia established a harbor and embassy in the city, which was later incorporated into the young Arnoli Empire, and used as a small port city to reach the southern coasts of the Albalto Sea.
• Everfell was then purchased by Demeria for great sums of gold. The Demerians invested much time and resources into Everfell to explore mining possibilities and when they discovered silver and gemstones the outpost flourished and quickly grew into a cosmopolitan city, and the place to be among the upper classes.
• Due to its rocky terrain and high elevation, as well as tree cover and rainy conditions, Everfell has never been conquered or successfully attacked, instead peacefully passed from the hands of one power to another.

Kastor

• The ruler of Kastor has long been under the control of Arnoli aristocracy, in order to keep the wild tribes of Taighan in check, and out of Arnoli lands. The city is easily accessed by sea, and easily protected from the foothills. The city acts as a ward for the settlements in Taighan, mostly used for mining, and is the middleman between them and Morningstar.

Yingmian

• Home of the Miana, the Tea Traders
• According to legend on the eve the houses of Ying and Mian were due to unite in a huge holy marriage ceremony, the groom was assassinated by a mage, causing the two nations to break out in absolute war.
• The widowed bride of the Mian, Maliya, took charge of the armies on a crusade to avenge her husband. In the infighting the capital of the house of Ying was razed, and the capital of the Mian heavily damaged.
• Eventually she united the two houses, but died unmarried and without an heir.
• This not only marked the beginning of the Yingmian empire, but the birth of the antimagic order.

Tridesta

• Tridesta is the home of a famed monastery, practicing anti-magic. It is one of the most southern settlements of Yingmian origin, between their lands and those of the Arnoli, however their ancient order has been granted permission to remain. Although their heritage comes from Yingmian, it is rumored that their practices date back to the times of the Old World, and one of the few places in Crecia where such magic is passed down.

Domenia

• Capital of the Karmirian empire, and largest city in Crecia.
• Domenia and the surrounding regions act as a megacity, and collectively are the largest city in the world and the capital of the Karmirians. Confined to the northwest coast of Dannen by the Starovenians long ago, the Karmirian Sprawl was gradually created to sustain the increasing Karmirian numbers.

Hua Tutura

• Last refuge of the Kapura, far to the north. They are extremely protective of their lands, given their bloody history with the Karmirians. Joining the Tutura navy is mandatory for everyone.
• The island chains of Hua Tutura are protected by the Torrent, the last remaining ark the humans took from the Old World.

Escorra

• Ruins of the old Escorrasi capital, sacked and destroyed by Azwrakki invaders.
• Over the years it has become a ruined holy city. Since Azwrakki presence in the area has diminished people make pilgrimages to the ruins to pay respect to their ancestors
• The city was constructed in flatlands, on a series of deltas and rivers near the sea. The impact of the Starfall brought turmoil to the city as it was flooded and ravaged by tsunamis. In attempts to repair the city and many people moving inland to get to drier land, they were unable to protect it against Azwrakki invaders who sacked the city.
• To this day the city remains in ruins, with much of the old city still flooded and in decay.

Hakkiro

• Trade capital of Kossoro, capital of the Four Orders and safest city in Crecia. The trading hub of the Escorrasi world, where the Guilds conglomerate
• Hakkiro is the merchant capital and largest city of Kossoro, stretching across many small islands within the bay. Unlike most of Kossoro, Hakkiro and the surrounding islands are freely open to those from around the world, especially seeking a peaceful like, making it one of the most culturally diverse cities in Crecia.
• Without traversing mountains and cliffsides, there is only one entrance and exit from the city, a heavily guarded passage of water called the Ahama
• Well protected and naturally strategic city founded by Caralai refugees during the Red Invasion. Aqtamiri refugees in the nearby and newly founded city, Raio, allied themselves with Hakkiro creating the beginnings of a powerful trade empire. During its height the Aqtamiri purchased the city and moved their city centers to Hakkiro, greatly expanding and urbanizing the city, making it a cultural and economic center of the world.

brief history of hakkiro

• The original population of Hakkiro were Caralai refugees from their homes in the undefended countryside to the south, fleeing successive waves of Azwrakki invasions from the east.
• There were 12 founding Caralai families who took the lead in settling and protecting Hakkiro
• Meanwhile on the outside, the Old Escorrasi kingdoms and Empires were falling to internal strife and Azwrakki conquest, many taking to the sea to find refuge or dying protecting their cities; while the Azwrakki left Hakkiro alone as it was not worth the trouble of invasion.
• A newly founded Escorrasi city state, Raio, to the north had begun sending traders and scouts out to expand their empire and came across Hakkiro, using it as a trade outpost.
• Eventually, Escorrasi merchants began to build up the islands to develop it as a trade city. Hakkiro had a strategic position in the Aqtamani Sea, which would make naval and commercial power almost invulnerable.
• The city became well populated with Escorrasi and Caralai over time, acting as a haven from the outside world, until soon it became more advantageous as a city center than Raio. With treaties and agreements peacfully made with Hakkiro, Raio and its colonies bought Hakkiro from the Caralai, including 6 of the 12 founding families seats on the council, making it a conjoined Caralai-Escorrasi city.
• Using the new naval advantage of Hakkiro and Raio together, the local pirates were eliminated and the city became a flourishing trade center, with a naval power protecting sea routes from piracy.
• The joint powers of Hakkiro and Raio seized a number of places along the Aqtamani coast, mostly for commercial reasons, because pirates based there were a menace to trade.
• Within centuries of its founding Hakkiro had become the most prosperous city in Crecia. At the peak of its power and wealth it had over 36,000 sailors operating over 3000 ships, dominating Aqtamani commerce. Hakkiro’s leading families vied with each other to build the grandest palaces and support the works of the greatest and most talented artists.
• Hakkiro became the center of the Four Orders, housing many of the trading guilds, as well as much of the Royal Escorra Bank, with other parts remaining in Raio.

Raio

• The capital of Azoama
• Built upon once sacred holy grounds constructed by an ancient civilization. The city was constructed to act as a holy barrier against Azwrakki invaders in a desperate plea to the gods.
• Once Raio because a secure population center and cemented its status, it was intended to become a new capital for the Escorrasi empires before coming into contact with Hakkiro and moving much of its infrastructure there over time due to its advantageous location. The joint powers of Raio and Hakkiro seized much land and created a new golden age for the Caralai and Escorrasi
• While lying in Hakkiro’s shadow, over time Raio has rediscovered itself as a center for religion, education and arts, as opposed to Hakkiro’s emphasis on gold, trade, and pleasure.

Susma & Sisam

• The twin capitals of Kinawara
• An island chain purchased by the Four Orders by disparate independent Escorra kingdoms. Controlled by the twin cities of Susma and Sisam.

Susma

• Fishing markets of Susma are renowned around the world for their variety and quality.
• Working in tandem with the Ice Guild and Salt Guild of Marazegu, the fish are shipped out around the world, reserved mostly for aristocracy. As a result, the seafood of Susma is a delicacy.
• The Sang Muzari (The Fishing Guild) is based in Susma

Sisam

• Gaining fame from indigo plants, a multitude of other sources for dyes and colors have been found across the isles of Kinawara. The dyes quickly became a source of status, and are shipped around the world for textiles, makeup and visual arts.
• The dyes have made a name for Sisam, and given it an upper class image among the public, attracting aristocracy from around the world. This is compared to the much more “working class” twin city, Susma.
• While much of the Four Order’s dye is collected and processed in Sisam, the official headquarters of the Araneia (The Dyer’s Guild) is in Hakkiro.

Azei Zora

• The divide between the aristocracy and working class was great, and the royal family ruled with an iron fist, allying themselves with the Hjaalmohric and later Volduric Empires of the Bjorsine and participating heavily in their slave trade and control of Itaeia populations.
• When the Empires began to collapse Azei Zora felt particularly safe due to the remote location, however an influx of Itaeia soldiers for the resistance sparked a revolution in which the lower classes overthrew the aristocracy in an extremely bloody affair in which much of the upper class (apart from those who allied themselves with the lower classes) were brutally executed.
• Today the city is one giant marketplace, including the former extensive royal palace, and goods are freely traded throughout the city.
• Extensive mines throughout Marazegu, once ruled by the royal family, are now under full control of the Four Orders. They mine valuable resources such as gold, iron, gemstones, and salt.

Kralica

• The capital of Karasan. Known as the House of the Black Rock.
• One of the last remnants of the old ways of Escorrasi power. While their kin in Azei Zora fell to extreme power struggles and invading Itaeia forces, the aristocracy of Kralica has managed to cling on to power with all their might. The city relies on on strict tradition and power disparity, while making the occasional compromise to appease the Four Orders as a whole.
• Kralica is one of the last places in Crecia where slavery is still practiced, making it a great source of controversy among the Four Orders. The city is extremely defensible, allowing it to withstand both invasion and civil disobedience, which has allowed the powerful to remain there. But most importantly, the city is extremely valuable and profitable, due in large part to the slave force. Slaves are used in the extensive mines of the Black Mountains, in addition to the myriad of jobs throughout the city.
• Historically, Kralica made great profit by selling slaves to other powers across the world, however due to changing times, they themselves are barely able to hang on to this right. As such, slaves do not officially leave the Order, but instead "go missing" in one of the many slums populated by pirates and outlaws.
• The mystic city of Mesecinata also makes great use of Kralican slaves and resources, often exchanging goods and magical favors to aristocrats to use slaves throughout the city, or for experiments of their own. Slaves and the general populace have grown afraid of the mages from the north, often avoiding them in the streets in fear of being abducted or worse.

Mesecinata

• Escorra city located in Karasan, the northernmost piece of land in Crecia
• The center of The Sihir-juru (Mystics Guild) for the Four Orders is located here.

Hibernaculum

• The migration center of the Caralai where many populations of Xira and Hantu gather in the winter months
• Constructed on an abandoned Kokkori structure known as the Blackstar millenia ago in a mountainous region in the Tlacaxa Islands
• Commissioned for Bjorsine architects, due to their proficiency in mountain strongholds. A blend of Bjorsine and Caralai architecture or styles. Bjorsine travellers are especially welcome in the city, however it remains uncommon due to the location and climate.
• The city is a safe haven of Caralai, and also where many migrate to in the winter months, no longer in the tropical/temperate location of their homeland. It is not uncommon for women to lay their eggs in Hibernaculum or Hakkiro.
• A huge celebration is held on the winter solstice, celebrating the survival and journey of the Caralai. There are parties all day and all night throughout the city and it is lit up, there are fireworks and extravagant royal displays, eggs are colored and decorated, and feasts are abound. A similar celebration is held in Hakkiro that lasts a week and also hosts thousands from around the globe of many different species.

Hakkiro (see: The Four Orders)

Varang

• Capital of Iskjoldur, Seat of the Overwinter (Bjorsine royalty)
• A powerful city in the heart of Iskjoldur, Varang was constructed in a hot spring, and quickly became one of the most populous Bjorsine cities of the south. When Iskjoldur was formed after the Bjorsine fell from global power, Varang became the logical choice of a capital in the new world for its size and protection, acting as the center that all roads lead to. It is where the great tunnels originate from, sprouting outwards.

Jarnhall

• Bjorsine holy city
• The religious center of the Bjorsine, Jarnhall is known across the world for its iconic twin peaked mountain. In the caves of the mountain is said to be the last known sapling of the great Undertree from which the Bjorsine and all life were bloomed from. The sapling in question is actually an enormous tree that blossoms on the Bjorsine New Year, but remains only a fraction the Undertree’s size.

Kjosten

• The northern port city of Iskjoldur and what is traditionally thought to be the entrance to the great Bjorsine Halls, huge cave systems that act as cities in their own right that lie beneath the mountains of Iskjoldur, connecting the 13 cities.
• Most diverse of the 13 cities, home to the marketplace of races, leading to the Great Tunnels from the sea. One of the ports of Iskjoldur is found here.

Hjaalmohr

• Ancient capital of the Hjaalmohric Empire, founded by the Jarn Bjorsine
• Built in the crater of the Frostfall, the landing site of the Starfall that froze the world millenia ago, forcing the Kokkori into hibernation and killing millions of others.
• The crater lies in Forenya Forest, the effects of the Starfall forced much of the forest into hibernation, allowing the Bjorsine to benefit from its plenty, causing a golden age and industrial revolution. They mapped out the forest best they could.
• As the Frostfall melted, the Forest began to gain life once more, and slowly reclaimed stolen territory including the city itself.
• Upon Bjorsine defeat in the great war, Hjaalmohr became abandoned and fell into legend and lost as the forest consumed it.

Ethirfell

• Royal capital of the west Khalikar
• Ethirfell was a city constructed to be the center of an empire. It has been the seat of power for the Altari Dominion since its inception.
• Ruled by a long line of Altari rulers
• A nation built of free slaves
• They lay claim to the Western Khalikar people, including those in Forenya, however this is widely refuted by said people
• Ethirfell attempts to display their rule throughout the forest, but it never lasts and their influence is minimal

Borodel

• Borodel is thought to be the birthplace of the Khalikar, and where they originated before expanding outward to find new worlds. Once known for its lushness, hidden in a fertile valley, all that remains are ruins and scavengers after it was pillaged long ago by Bjorsine invaders from the south.

Gwarthos

• Gwarthos is a trade capital of the world, and throughout its history has remained independent from surrounding nations. The city is built upon the cliffs of Alvalon, protected by the mountains and powerful fleet.
• Once a Bjorsine slave port, until an uprising freed them
• Strategic position prevented Bjorsine invasions from reclaiming the city

Rei-yu

• Once a powerful, ancient Kokkori computer built into the base of Mount Korath, Rei-yu has become a holy site for Khalikar, acting as the center of the eastern people.
• The site is constantly filled with internal strife between opposing Khalikar tribes, as well as causing diplomatic issues with the Kokkori to the north who want to reclaim the city in the names of their ancestors. Over the millennia the computer has tainted the land, giving a permanent twilight, staining the eastern lands of Mirasia, and possibly what resulted in the colorful pigment in the skin of many Khalikar. It is also suspected that the energy from the site also attracts Ch-Chari to the region, although the city itself is protected by the hard bedrock that the computer lies on.

Rabirro

• One of the oldest cities in recorded cities, swapped hands many times throughout history

Kasalu

• Fortress capital of Rhovacturas, the Khelebian stronghold and capital of industry

Phoedazca

• Port City of Hayatia, the exit point for the Hundred Kingdoms of the Great Lakes of Hayatia.

Azar

• Ura masters of the plains. They make use of swift riders on akheeri that roam the plains. They are known for their ability to ride through the deserts, forests and hills of the surrounding lands, giving them advanced mobility.
• Throughout history they have been in constant tension with the Azwrakki to the west, and imperial Ura to the north
• They control the Nadahri Pass, a valuable strip of land between rivers that allow land forces to cross from east to west and vice versa. Many wars and invasions have occurred around this location to vie for the passage.

Ayar

• The sister kingdom to the Azar'a, constantly living in the larger tribe's shadow. Their riders are not as proficient, and land not as bountiful, and hold no control over large and important regions, not for a lack of trying. Despite this Ayar has survived through centuries of warfare and hegemony from various world powers.

Gharbia

• A rich Ura kingdom far to the south. They get their fame for Lake Gharbia, one of the largest bodies of fresh water in the world, which they guard fiercely. The lake attracts wildlife of all sorts, giving plenty of opportunities to fish and hunt.

Espelsor

• The capital of Cervia, a nation of Ura deep in Forenya Forest. The people call themselves Cervians, worshipping the forest spirits and wearing headdresses of plant life and antlers as a way to connect to their deities. They are rumored to have been mutated by the forest, not unlike the Laveni of the Khalikar.
• They are shunned by the rest of the Ura, both as freaks of nature, and as having abandoned the Ura way of life and religion. Possibly as a result Cervians rarely leave the forest cities of Cervia save to travel to other parts of the Forest.

Ziemel

• Ziemel was a once great city state in the riverlands of Azar. Time has taken its toll and much of the city is in ruins, now home to thieves and smugglers, and collapsing into the wetlands.
• The Ziemeli rose to prominence during the first Red Invasion, they surrendered to the invading Azwrakki hordes and became their bridge builders, able to construct sturdy bridges in a day allowing the hordes to cross. In addition they excelled in ferrying large groups across rivers while bridges were built or if they were deemed unnecessary.
• The Ziemeli profited greatly from this alliance with the Azwrakki, being gifted great things from the hordes for their service, including some plundered goods from their Ura kin. However as the Azwrakki dominance subsided, they found difficulty trading with other Ura powers, although mostly avoided direct conflict with others in fear that the Azwrakki would defend their ally. As a result Ziemel simply faded into history, back to what they were before the invasion, although now home to many lost artifacts.
• Many Ziemeli bridges still exist and are used to this day.

Heseppa

• Garden city of Alboran

Sajiri

• New city, center of the new Ura Order