The Name of the World: The name of the world has been called, Earth, Terra, The Cage, or Celasper, depending on who’s asking. From a cosmological level, the earliest reference for a name of the planet itself comes from the celestial Upra, referring to the earth in relation to a planar battle against the forces of chaos. It is this name that is used within the chronicles of Dis for the usage of planar mapping, which in turn spread to the most of the outer planes for the use of their own dealings and negotiations. While the name of “Earth” is still commonplace, the name Celasper, translating to “the cage is hope”, or sometimes “hope lies with the cage”, is used in official documentation. For people on the material plane however, this name is not commonly used or even known about except to those in certain magical or divine circles. For the bulk of the population on a day to day basis, the common form “Earth” is typically used, or even more commonly, the name of their country or continent. The Northern Continent: The northern continent has gone through by far the most names, reflecting it’s divided culture. The earliest reference comes from the ancient kingdoms of Thassilon, who called the lands they knew of to the east “Jamen-Dor” for reasons that have been since lost to history. The Elves through the fall into the Fey Wilde called the land “Oth”, an ugly name reflecting their dismay for the “other side of the gate”. The dwarves of Kaz-Irune, perhaps the oldest still surviving city state from that ancient era called the land Midgard, though most modern scholars dismiss this as a name for the continent, stating it instead applies to the area around the Jarldoms of Karlsguard. In the times when dragons were prevalent to the central lands around modern day Tharam Fal called the land “Thacazil di Sthyri”, meaning “land of men”. The nation of Bengion, which at one point ruled much of the northern continent, called it “Quaesilum” meaning “conquered lands”, though for obvious reasons this name has fallen out of practice in the last several centuries. It was not until the Alban Trader Zaren Pirotta completed his mapping of the coastline that the actual size of the continent was truly known. Calling it Artalnaas, meaning “land of cities and people”, he used the name when planning some of the early great Alban trade routes to establish Alba as a trading power and ensure the spread of the “common” tongue. It is this name used by the Alban trading guilds and the name that has entered into the common vernacular. The Southwestern Continent: Name of the southern most is typically given for the great “beast of the land” who once called the place dominion “Weyr”, meaning simply “the titan” in the tongues of old Keld, who in turn got the translation supposedly from even earlier empires. Naturally attempts to locate the titan have been made, without too much success, leading some to question the validity of the name in the modern day. The Central Continent: Typically given the name Talikh Kheer, or simply Kheer by most of the central nomads, who name it for the word in their language meaning “steppe”, the name has been subverted somewhat by the nation of Bengion, who refer to the area instead as “Harenae” meaning, the great desert in their own tongue. With Bengion on the decline, the name Talkih Kheer has gained ground steadily, to the point of receiving acceptance The Eastern Continent: Traditionally given the name Tian Xia, meaning the people of heaven, the name was coined by the empire of long wa several thousand years ago. Despite Minkai’s attempt to subvert the name multiple times, the name became used with western and southern traders, sealing the name without too much dispute. The Island of Fractured Nations: Typically called Isula by most of the civilized world, literally translating into “island” in the tongue of bengion. However, many call themselves “Suvasans” if native, in reference to the old nation of Suvasa once thought to be massive and dominating the area. The Island of the Confederacy: Usually just called Ellinon, even for the areas to the great north of Caroden. Ellinon translates to the people of Ellinos, the traditional name for the first nation upon the island.