Broadly speaking the archipeligo is divided between the Seofon, the Empire of Scales, the First Folk and the Unaligned Tribes. Each of these powers has at one stage held the balance of power in the region but millenia of conflict has resulted in shifting boundaries and domains. In AC383, the main island of Avaritia Major is divided between the Seofon and the Empire of Scales, their previous conflict cooled and in the midst of a long but uneasy peace. The island of Avaritia Minor is held in its entirety by the First folk. The unaligned tribes can be found throughout the archipelago, making a living where they can but holding little land.