A scholar writing by candlelight at a desk strewn with handwritten pages and sketches

The Compendium

A scholar's record of the known world

Pages from the journal of Auctorius, an Archivist of Quira, on the creatures, peoples and places of the world. A glimpse of the setting, not the whole of it.

Nations of the World

12 recorded of 12

Engraving of a round fortress on a rocky rise in the desert, a camel caravan below
Azadan

Azadan

Overview

Its mounted nobles serve a King of Kings who rules many peoples through appointed governors. Much of its learning, script and royal custom was taken from the far older Zarakar which is seen all throughout its people and culture. Sacred fires burn in its temples, for its people hold that the world is a struggle of light against darkness.

Geography

A high plateau ringed by mountains and broken by salt deserts, Azadan draws its water through tunnels cut beneath the earth, feeding walled gardens and caravan cities.

Auctorius