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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

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Semiri

Semiri

Overview

A mountainous peninsula reaching from the mainland toward the islands of Amajima, Semiri is divided among three rival kingdoms, the three dragons of its name, that ally and war by turns. Stone fortresses crown its ridges, and its mounted archers and goldsmiths are known abroad. In the villages, shamans still speak for the spirits of mountain and river.

Major Trades

Scholars, crafts and teachings from Yibang pass through its ports on their way across the strait.

Auctorius