Locations

A comprehensive list of all current locations in The Empyrean Series.

The Continent[]

• The Known World is separated into two kingdoms: Navarre and Poromiel, and the uninhabitable land of the Barrens beyond their borders.^[1]

The Kingdom of Navarre[]

Navarre, made up of mountainous and forested land, is ruled by King Tauri. Heir to the throne is the King's eldest son, Halden Tauri. Second in line is Cam Tauri (aka Aaric Graycastle), the King's youngest son.^[2] Navarre has been at war with Poromiel for four hundred years.^[1] The kingdom's primary resources include ore, hardy timber from the Eastern provinces, elk, and deer.^[1]

Provinces & Cities[]

• Tyrrendor Province
  • Aretia - former capital of Tyrrendor until it was burned in the apostasy^[3]
  • Lewellen - the current governing capital of Tyrrendor^[3]
• Luceras Province
• Calldyr Province
  • Calldyr City - Home to the royal Tauri family.^[4]
• Morraine Province
  • Basgiath
  • Chantara - A village that supplies Basgiath and is open for second-year students to visit for worship.
  • Montserrat
    • Rhiannon Matthias comes from a village near Montserrat on the Cygnisen Border. Children are taught fairly young to defend themselves. ^[5]
• Deaconshire Province
• Elsum Province
  • Athebyne
  • Chakir
  • Samara
  • Summerton

Notable Landmarks[]

• The Vale
• Parchille Forest
• Shedrick
• Hadden Woods
• Beatha River - Has crystal clear water. Riders fly over this river on the journey from Basgiath to Aretia.^[6]
• Iakabos River
• Cliffs of Dralor - Disappear into a thick layer of cloud cover
  • Medaro Pass - A trail carved into the gray granite cliffside made up of a series of ledges and switchbacks with hidden gryphon-traps, it blends in with the terrain and has been kept a strategic secret. it's located to the west of Draithus above a grassy field. The trail is not wide enough to support a fully loaded wagon.^[7] The trail is up to six feet wide in some parts, but it narrows to a quarter of that in spots where the path has disintegrated, thus leaving gaping holes that would have any hiker hugging the wall to get by. one trap was a battering ram log.
  • Precipice Pass - A winding trading route up the northeast side of the Cliffs of Dralor, along the border of Deaconshire.^[8]
• Esben Mountains - Make up the border between Elsum Province and Braevick Province.

The Kingdom of Poromiel[]

Poromiel is ruled by Queen Maraya, made up of mostly arid grasslands and marshlands. The Queen named Viscount Tecarus as heir to the Poromish throne.^[9] The kingdom's primary resources include textiles, grains, and unique crystalline gems.^[1]

Provinces & Cities[]

• Krovla Province
  • Cordyn - city on the southern coast of the Krovlan Province.^[10] It's the third largest Poromish city.^[11]
  • Draithus -Krovla's second most populous city.^[12]
  • Pavis
  • Resson
• Braevick Province
  • Anca - The city was drained by Venin following the capture of Zolya (fall of 634 AU), and left abandoned.
  • Zolya - the second most populous city in Braevick and home to the Cliffsbane Flight Academy.^[13] at the foot of the Esben Mountains along the Stonewater River. It's a four hour flight from Navarre's border. The city has fallen to Venin in the fall of 634 AU.
• Cygnisen Province

Notable Locations[]

• Bay of Malek - A large oceanic bay that borders the Eastern coast of Krovla and the Westerns coast of The Barrens
• Dunness River - River that runs along the border between Braevick Province and The Barrens. This land has already been drained of its power
• Stonewater River - A river feeding into the Bay of Malek, from the Esben mountains along the border of Elsum Province, Navarre and flowing through Braevick Province, Poromiel

The Isles[]

There are multiple kingdoms occupying the isles that surround The Continent. There are 5 large and 13 small isles that surround the Continent in every direction.^[11] One of its notable exports is Deverelli silk, a silk that is both soft and almost transparent.^[9]

One of the costs of Navarre's Unification was that travel to the isles became prohibited.^[14] Navarre has not traded with the isle kingdoms in centuries.^[9]

The Poromish Queen Maraya refused every marriage proposal from the isles before eventually selecting Viscount Tecarus as her heir.^[9]

Basgiath War College[]

The Citadel[]

• Riders Quadrant

The Administrative Building[]

• General Sorrengails Office

• Scribe Quadrant
  • The Archives

• Healer Quadrant

• Infantry Quadrant

Other Locations[]

The Barrens[]

Emerald Sea[]

Located to the West and North of the continent. The Northern coast of Luceras, which borders the Emerald Sea, is described as bitterly cold.^[14]

Arctile Ocean[]

Located to the South of the continent. The ocean to the South of the continent is known for calm, warm waters and were once lucrative trade routes.^[9] It is later described as having dangerous waves in the context of gryphon flier strategy.^[7]

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