The white cliffs of Celeda Ablan! Few human eyes have witnessed their majesty, and fewer still have set foot upon them, for this is the sacred land of the Pearl Queen, and it is reserved only for those she deems truly civilised.
Even merchants must wait on their ships for business to come to them, usually outside the dual harbours of Aldan, the capital city of a global empire. Beyond the cliffs ranges a green and often sodden isle, commonly wreathed in mists or rain clouds, weather that only adds to its mystery and defensive position. Somewhere among the rivers and marshes lie the libraries of Asfada and the towers of Canrac, wherein labour the greatest scholars and mages of their people. The realm extends across the mountains of Ryma, the highlands of E Belag, and the fields of Erle, and out along the smaller islands known as the String. Here the world’s most powerful fleet makes its base, a nexus for control with influence across all the oceans