Empyrean

After writing my book describing our wonderful home, I thought I might spend some extra time in the library and do some research on the lands to the south of us. Some of what I explored before including the kind of no man’s lands between the Greenwold and the Empyrean, so it seems like a natural choice for a second book. I fear that this one is shorter and less detailed than the last due to the inability to go there. What I write here is a collection of research I have done over the past year, bits of facts from reports, bits of myth from old legends, and some good old conjecture. So take it as it is, the best we can do without the ability to explore ourselves. Now, enjoy my second work.
To the South of our dear Greenwold lies a terrible land, the land of the Empyrean. It is shut off by three forts along our border that keeps the monsters from crossing into the Greenwold. Not a lot is known of this land as it has been shut off by its ruler for ages. Most of what is in these pages is unverified, but I have decided to write it down in the spirit of being thorough.
One of the earliest stories of the Greenwold involves our first Queen after the Dragon War. Queen Margaret united the Greenwold under her banner after the war ended and turned the region into a prosperous one that lasts still today, but in those early times the Greenwold was constantly attacked by floods of gnolls. Eventually Queen Margaret was able to build up an army and went off on a crusade into the Empyrean to stop these attacks. She was successful as the gnoll raids slowed to but a trickle, and the people were able to build the forts that still guard us, but the Great Queen was never to be seen again. She and her knights died in their crusade even as they succeeded. A sad tale that illustrates the duty and burden that rulers should bear for their people.
The Empyrean is ruled over by a god on earth, the Empyrean. She is said to shower her Followers with riches and luxuries, while brutally punishing all who defy her. This iron grip on her realm has persisted as far as anyone can remember.
Due to this absolute control and isolationist stance of the Empyrean, not much current information is known, but records from older skirmishes have been made available to me and I have gleaned some information from them.

Alternative Name(s)

The Old Empyrean

Type

Continent

Location under

The Draconian Plane

Included Locations

• Pyr
• The Gilded Sea
• The Shattered Peaks

Included Organizations

• The Empyrean

Owner/Ruler

The Empyrean - God Among Men

Ruling/Owning Rank

The Empyrean Title

Owning Organization

The Empyrean

Inhabiting Species

• Air Genasi
• Earth Genasi
• Fire Genasi
• Genasi
• Water Genasi