A region rich with history and scientific advancement, Zharakar is a fertile nation beset by harsh deserts and rocky mountains. Being located between the western and eastern nations has brought vast amounts of trade through their lands as well as shared advancements in technology and art.

Wealth in Zharakar moves rather than settles. The caravan routes through the mountains are guarded as jealously as farmland is elsewhere, and the cities that grew up at their crossings became the meeting place of eastern and western learning. Its scholars, entertainers and innovators are known across the nations, and so are its swindlers.

Beyond the passes lie the Zharakarian wastes, where the few spots of vegetation are protected by the ancient, petrified Garibin, and the priests of holy sites keep them as guardians. The dead are watched over too: the Naqravek that congregate around battlefields and gravesites are held to be shepherds of the dead, and a good omen despite their appearance.