Eshan - The Lands of the Kingdom of Taras and its Surrounds

Eshan is the name given to the world/planet, but also refers to the Mortal Plane of existence, as they are one and the same. Eshan came into being at the End of the Conflict of the Dawn. As the Gods departed for the Divine Realm, and the Fallen Ones fled to the 8 Realms of Hell, Enshan was formed from the leftover bits of existence ruined in the Cosmic Struggle. It was here the Lesser Spirits took refuge as they had not the might to enter the Outer Realms. The spirits would spread over the world and began to spend much of their remaining power to shape it to their needs. In doing so they would become tied to this plane and overtime became the many different races of Enshan.   The world of Enshan is vast, with many lands and peoples and civilizations. Indeed, the world was not populated from a single place and spreading outward. But instead by the orginal tribes of Lesser Spirits, who each settled in their own regions of the world, founding the so called "Cradles of Civilization". However, in the fashioning of the world in the earliest days, many of these lands became isolated (a physical result of their metaphysical differences in beliefs). Though trade and travel are not unheard of, it is far from common, and for the vast majority of the inhabitants of Enshan, these other lands are little more than stories and myths and legends. So great can be the difficulty in venturing to the other Cradles, that the languages, beliefs, and even understanding of the creation of Enshan can vary so much that they are seemingly completely unrelated.   Given this, it seems that it is best to focus our efforts on one of the Lands: The Kingdom of Taras and its Surrounds.