Asarus
The centralmost province on the continent and home to the former ruling race, the Asarans. Where the rest of the continent shos the wears and tears of the impending disaster or the ancient conflicts between the races, here it is unnoticed to the less perceptive. Trees line the stone pathways, towering cityscapes dot the land, the people walk through the streets with a smile and swagger in their step, and magic flows through the air. It is only when you take a step back that you notice the lack of wetal weaponry on the guards, or that the trees require tending nearly every hour of the day. The magic flowing through the air is that of the air Netherlocks forcing away the fatal winds weeping up from the lands of Vasilia, the waters carefully treated and purified to avoide the mineral and salt pollution that has saturated them over time. The magics that doomed the world are the only thing allowing the Asarans to live life as they always have, but fortunately for all they have realized that this cannot go on forever.
Asaria stands as the capital of these lands, and is home to the emperor of the five provinces. It is home to the Telarian Weapons guild, the original Netherlock college, and the place the Netherlock Primes call their own. Standing as a beacon of safety and security in the dark times ahead, the emperor has issued a decree ordering all beings to flock to the lands of Asarus and to the capital. The world will be wracked with storms and dangers the likes of which have never been seen before when the migration efforts begin in earnest and they will need to stand together and united if they ahve any chance of prevailing against it.
As the centralmost province, it sees the most travel from other races moving to and fro conducting their business with one another and has seen a cultural renaissance as a result. The Asaran people were previously a race that found their purpose for life in combat, claiming and losing their honor in ritualistic games and battles with the other races. With the time of warfare long past, they have had to find honor in their capabilities as craftsmen, merchants, artists, and other prveiously laughable trades. Picking up the skills and crafts of the other races, they have pushed themselves to become the best at anything the others can do. While the work of an Asaran poet today may be laughable and comparable to that of a Therinian, in a century the world may come to see that the Asarans have once again established themselves as the best at everything they do.
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