Realms of Vorad
in VoradVorad refers to the subcontinent west of the Orsjall and Avathroa, and south of the Kusakrad mountains, with the vast. A relatively isolated pocket of fertile lands and seas, Vorad is a place from which many powerful states have risen and fallen over the years. It is commonly divided into three regions Druzophia, Voldia and the Salacian Sea, each of which have constantly played host to their own independent, and often interacting nations and civilizations over the years. Druzophia, the "land of dragons" is the northern land of the subcontinent, the biggest and most fertile stretch of land, it is surrounded on three sides by mountain ranges, with the Salacian Sea to the south. Filled with forests and grasslands, abundant in raw mineral deposits and criss-crossed with rivers it is a land of abundance and security, and has often given rise to many powerful civilizations over the millennia. However its abundance has also made it highly desirable, and Druzophia has seen many a foreign invader over the course of history, many of whom still live in these lands to this day, creating a complex tapestry of peoples and ideas. Voldia, simply "south Vorad" is all the lands south of Druzophia but above the Avoran highlands further below. A relatively isolated peninsula, Vorad has long played second fiddle to events happening on Druzophia. A harsher land of swamps and deserts, unlike Druzophia civilization does not come naturally to Voldia. However it's harshness has given rise innovators and entrepreneurs, and it was from Voldia, not Druzophia, that the greatest nation in the history of Vorad would emerge. Finally there is the Salacian Sea, protected from the harsh winds and tides of the great ocean by long island and reef chains, the Salacian Sea is a place of (relatively) calm waters that has served to connect Druzophia and Voldia far beyond the eastern land bridge. The Salacian Sea has been host to many island, and later aquatic civilizations in its history, traders, pirates and everything in-between has lived both above and below these waters.
A land of Dragons and Empires
The two main landmasses of Voldia are Druzophia in the north, and the Vorad Peninsula in the south. These lands have served as the centre of some of the most powerful civilizations in the entire world, and often nations in Vorad have gone on to affect affairs across the known world. Druzohpia is known as the land of Dragons, for in the years following the Mythic Wars, a scattered few Dracodian civilizations would survive clinging to the Lysean peninsula. From here Dragons and Dracodian civilization would rapidly spread across Voldia, clinging on around the Salacian Sea. Early Voldian civilization was all Dracodian, and it was they who laid the groundwork for all the civilizations to come, creating an intricate network of roads trade routes around the Salacian Sea. The Dracodian nations ruled much of the land for thousands of years, until they would eventually fall into decline following the Beast March, before being dealt the death blow by Almeritha. But their legacy is still felt today, many modern cites stand atop old Dracodian settlements, and their roads are still used by thousands of travellers every single day. Voldia is the Southern peninsula of Vorad, a harsher, drier climate, civilization did not come to Voldia as easily as it did to Druzophia. Most of Voldia's history has seen is a battleground between the powerful nations of Druzophia in the north, and the mighty empires of the Avoran highlands to the south. Recent history however has seen the rise of the mightiest empire in history from Vorad, and under the Almerithan Empire Vorad grew to eclipse Druzophia as wealth flowed into the peninsula from across the world. While the decline of Almeritha and the following Tide Wars has impacted devastated Vorad, the recent resurgence of Almeritha has seen a following resurgence in the prosperity of the peninsula.World Codex
The Salacian Sea
Once part of the Voldian landmass, the place that is now the Salacian Sea was said to have been sunk during the titanic clash of the leviathan Bor'Salac and the dragon Vor'hal, for whom both the Sea and Land now take their names. Since the Beast March the Salacian Sea has been the home of the mysterious Mer'folk, who have since frequently impacted the affairs of the lands in varying ways. Most famously in the Tide Wars, a Mer invasion of Vorad. However the sea is harsh to those trying to make permanent settlement, and for most of their history the Merfolk of the Salacian Sea have been scattered tribes and clans. Recently the rise of the Black Reef council has seen most of the Salacian Sea brought under the authority of a single body, and the rest of Voldia still watches this new power with unease as to what it will do.Maps
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Vorad landmarks