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AU'ANALU - AU'ANALU | A Republic of various city-states throughout the high desert of the south. As a culture, Au'Analu values the arts very highly, so much so that artistic fame and ability directly translate into political power.

LOR'S BEACON - THE LORIC EMPIRE | A vast and powerful empire that is almost as old as the world itself, having been established by the legendary King Lor in the First Era. Intellectual pursuits are just as important as military ones, and Lor's Beacon is home to the largest library in the world.

THE TEMPLE OF MIST | The home of the Mist Sages, established during the First Era. They built their temple in a place where the veil between the Spirit and Mortal is thin: a rocky island in the middle of the sea.

JIYA - JARTIMIYA | A lost kingdom in the dense forests of the east. Once the seat of a great Empire, Jiya now lies in ruin, picked apart by treasure hunters and scavengers.

SKY PIRATE TERRITORY | Not so much an Empire as a collection of Princedoms united by their obligation to pay tribute to the Sky Pirates and oblige the whims of their queen, Kayara Maak, a Mistweaver bonded with the Spirit of Valor. The only city that is truly of the Sky Pirates is their Hold, a massive seaside cave where Kayara holds court.

KAMAYOK AND CARAL - THE TWIN KINGDOMS | Two wealthy maratime trade kingdoms driven to being close allies by ongoing Sky Pirate raids. They jointly created the Order of Moth Knights, warriors armed with Spirit-Iron weapons, to defend against the raids. The King of Caral, Matya the Magnificent, is the richest man in the world.

Characters

An ever-growing list of important characters in the world of Alima...

Prince Noel Kalani The Prince of Au'Analu. Compassionate, but quiet. Has learned to make himself small to survive in the cutthroat world of Au'Analuan politics.

Kekoa Au'Lei, Painter-Knight Noel's personal bodyguard and close friend. Not nearly as content as Noel is to sit down and shut up.

Fordaire I'M GOING TO FINISH WHAT I STARTED.

Other Trivia

- The first character design I ever created for MIST was Gen. Olympia Theron, a Mistweaver from the northern Loric Empire that you will meet in a later chapter.

- I first created the map of Alima back in 2019! The world has evolved a lot since then, but the basics are still very much present in this iteration of MIST.

- I've put considerable time into building the Au'Analuan language and I'm working on putting together a reference guide for it (hopefully to be made available... at some point!). "Au" literally means something like "of" or "by" but typically refers to place, so more closely translates to "settlement" or "city."