Korachan #49 - low-res (Patreon)

Here's the latest map for the atlas - a completely redesigned map of Korachan and its environs, with updated labels, maps, new cities, and all updates taken from all the maps I've made since this one, the original for which was made almost 4-years ago.

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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Korachan has dominated life in the Inner Sea for millennia, since its founding by the Archpotentate Malichar over 4,000-years ago. Born the son of a wealthy merchant, he was shipwrecked on the island of Maleth in -23RM and escaped as a prophet after reading from the Scripture of Shadows that was kept there. He disbanded the Cult of Life and Death and toppled its main temple in -2 RM, after which he united the 7 major city-states  of Korachan behind his banner.

8 decades of conquest followed this time, during which the nations of Azazem, Laaskha, Vaalk, and Pelasgos were subjugated. He disappeared for over 200-years following his victory in Nárthel in 84 RM, during which he defeated an otherworlder in combat, was slain, reborn as an otherworlder and resurrected the Demiurge Rachanael in the deserts of Kharkharadontis, before returning to Korachan in 331 RM.

In his absence the empire had degenerated into a chaotic place, with different groups and individuals vying for control. This time became known as the Reign of the Empty Thrones and it ended only upon his return to the capital, which had been moved to Khadon by then. With him he brought word of the newly-resurrected Demiurge Rachanael and the Church of the Undying Machine, as he became known, spread from there, rapidly spreading to its foreign conquests, colonies and beyond, remaining one of the most powerful religions in Elyden to this day.

At the height of its power between 2800 - 3050 RM Korachan had dozens of colonies across Elyden and controlled all of the Inner Sea, save for Parthisan resistance in the south west. It had perfected the refining of umbra, and technarcane engines became ubiquitous across the Inner Sea. It was trading across the Gate of rebeth with eastern Meniscea and the west of Sammaea, and across the Iapetan Sea with the far east of Llachatul and the south east of Sammaea, as well as distant Bror. But it was not to last, and through corruption, mismanagement of resources and slowly decreasing sea levels (resulting in the silting up of the Strait of Nárthel, which was devastating to its eastern sea trade) the empire found is borders dwindling, losing first Almagest in 3014 RM and subsequently Venthir and Sarastro and the majority of its southern territories.

Today it survives like a wounded beast, belligerent and dangerous though all who look upon it know that it is breathing its last.