Andrix/Aentha

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History

Aentha was founded at the pinnacle of the first age when the powers and arrogance of the Solars were reaching their highest. Located deep within the glacial shelf of the far north lay one of the most powerful air aspected desmenses of the day, a prize far too tempting for the Twilight solar who held dominion over the area, though it was decades before his masterpiece was completed.

Carefully studying the geomancy and with the aid of magic, magitech and demons, he hollowed out a vast cavern hundreds of feet below the surface and miles from the edge which perfectly funneled the massive essences towards the centre. There he capped the power with his manse. The Throne of Empty Snow, a flawless manor set alone at within the vast expanse. And for a while it was good.

The problem came when his mate's death brought her back to him with a new face and life. Aentha, a young No Moon from the South-East, stole his heart again in a way he'd forgotten someone could, though as the months went by, the more she cherished him, the sadder she became. Her dilemma lay in that though she couldn't bear to be away from her husband for long, her love also lay with creation and it's people, and the cold emptiness beneath the ice seemed a prison. And so the Twilight went to work again.

He wrought a maze of carefully considered tunnels and further caverns around the main chamber, and filled them with magitech and spirit servitors in order to maintain the climate as an imitation of her home. He shaped the roof of the cavern so that a honeycomb of ice prisms directed the sunlight down from the surface and illiminated it with natural light during the day. And he filled the new country with life and people from her home, naming the land in her honour. And for a while that too was good.

When the usurption came, Aentha fled to the wyld, and the Twilight managed to escape to his country, sealing the tunnels connecting it with creation behind him. The fury of the Dragon Blooded was no to be extinguished though, and after a century, they broke through the ice. Aentha was devastated in the battle between Solar and Blooded during which it's founder was eventually felled and its people rejoined with creation again. But as the realm gradually withered under their stewardship, an insignificantly small nation so far removed from the Blessed Isle was gradually forgotten about and Aentha's people withdrew into their Halls.

Although connected to creation proper by a number of tunnels, the scourging of their home remained prominent in the memories of the people and xenophobia spread. Outsiders are no longer allowed past certain points in the tunnels and all trade with the surface is done in towns before the main chamber is reached, and shipped on from there. And the stories of Dragon Blooded dominion ensures only a handful ever leave every decade, if at all.

Major Settlements

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<b>Population: 30,000
Income: Farming, craftsmanship