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Here's the latest map on the Atlas Elyden, which shows two regions - the Technocracy of Saragos and the Holy Gynocracy of Naareth.

I've added a new feature to this map - the airship route, which is visible in the west of the map, along grid B--C1--3, B4--6. This is a relatively recent innovation in Elyden and will not feature in most maps - in fact only 1 of the previous maps I've made will need to have this added to it, though there are a few future maps that will include this.

You can find an updated key to the map here.

This is the low-res version available to everyone.  Become a Patron at the Acolyte tier for access to my back catalogue of High-res, PSD and textless maps.

This is available to use as per the CC licence on the image itself

You'll note that there is no PDF for Encyclopaedia entries as the Encyclopaedia Elyden is now available to all patrons to view - the post is stickied on my Patreon, and patrons at any tier (even as little as $1 month) have access to it. The PDF is a living document and will be updated monthly as I add content to it. You can find it here.

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SARAGOS

This small nation originated in 1939 RM after chief technologist Zaddock and his allies were exiled to the south of Venthir by Queen Hetepheres decades earlier. It lies across the Tropic of Rah, and has the Molachari Desert to its west, making it a dry region, though it is far from inhospitable, and is covered in expansive savannahs. Its cities are known for their large communal wells as well as their expansive vaulted subterranean water reservoirs, that are sometimes used for public transport.

It is considered one of the most advanced nations in Elyden, with the highest literacy rate and the greatest proportion of vocationally-qualified individuals in the greater Inner Sea region, and its technarcane machinery is famed by others nations. Perhaps most mentioned are its airships that are used to maintain a thriving trade-route with the otherwise reclusive people of Porphyr.

In 3703 the Archpotentate Malichar travelled to Saragos and met with the chief Technocrat there. The outcome of the meeting is not recorded, though upon returning to Korachan, Malichar began a time of reclusiveness that has lasted three centuries and continues to this day.
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NAARETH

Naareth is located south of the Tropic of Rah, with dry plains in the north, savannahs and spare woodlands in the centre and tropical forests in the south. The flat delta of the river Abashera is prone to extreme tidal flooding, reaching 140-miles inland.

Naarthel has been independent since its abandonment by the Korachani empire in 2995 RM following years of struggling to maintain a culture so wildly different from its own. Known anecdotally as a land ruled by women, where men are slaves, there is a great deal of interest surrounding Naareth. In truth, it is a land steeped in baroque religious ritual and a caste of noble women who are little more than glorified breeders.

Each Naarethi household (city) is ruled by a religious figure known as a Matriarch, whose use of Atramental drugs and technarcane orthoses allow her to bear up to half-a-dozen children in one pregnancy over an accelerated gestation of just five-months, ensuring the continuation of the household. Male offspring become elite soldiers or slave overseers, whilst females are educated and become citizens, making them eligible to take part in the Rite of the Volute. Matriarchs assemble seasonally in Kaurnakar to discuss more important matters of state with the Arch Matriarch and Hierodules. ________________________________________________________

KHITAI

Geographically, Khitai is a land of extremes - shale mountains in the north, savannahs and tropical forests in the centre, and corrupted rust-tainted tidal floodplains in the south.

Settlements in the south are constructed on stilts due to high tides and traditionally consisted of 10 - 40 family groups, subsisting on salt panning (a major industry in Khitai); though settlements farther inland follow designs borrowed from Korachani invaders, who colonised the region in 2430 RM after explorers discovered rich iron exposed in the south.

Its eventual subjugation of locals was difficult and the populace remained unruly even as mining efforts were found to bear little profit. Korachan abandoned the region to self-govern in 2793 RM, after decades of strife and the ruination of the patrician houses stationed there. Khitai would later become a vassal to neighbouring Naareth in 3132 RM, remaining so to this day.

The Khitaians value the material: the physical body is taken good care of, medicine is valued, and material wealth is pursued by most. The majority of its people follow a religion known as Kada Shan, with extremists undergoing ritual body mutilation, which is seen as a major sacrifice amongst a populace that values beauty and physical perfection above all else.
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