Issylra

Northwest of Tal’Dorei, across the freezing waters of the Ozmit Sea, lies Issylra, home to Vasselheim, commonly called the oldest surviving city on Exandria. Issylra is considered by most to be the land where all civilization emerged and spread in the time of the Founding, making it the religious core for many, and the focal point of historical study for others. It was also where most of the flying cities of The Age of Arcanum first rose from the ground. Its people rose high—and fell hard from those dizzying heights, and to this day, many there still hate and
fear the power of arcane magic. The territory known as Othanzia encompasses a majority of the continent’s developed regions, keeping most domains protected and governed by the might of the theocracy of Vasselheim. Nestled among eastern taiga forests of the Vesper Timberland, the city of Vasselheim stands as the oldest known seed of civilization and religion, and the only city to withstand every catastrophe that has rocked Exandria since the gods brought life to it. As the spiritual center of most of the world, Vasselheim is ruled by a coalition of high priests of the many Prime Deities. These hierophants are viewed by their people as the defenders of their virtuous society, and of all of Othanzian culture. Beyond Vasselheim’s ancient walls are frigid, untamed wilds, some of which are untouched since the Founding itself. These lands are populated by ancient monsters and dire beasts. Smaller camps, communities, and townships are scattered across the surrounding snowy plains, and those who call Othanzia home have become hardy and self-sufficient. Elsewhere in Othanzia, the lands of Issylra are sparsely populated by scattered republics of varying morality. Traveling between these city-states is difficult, due to the lingering beasts of the Calamity that stalk the lands beyond Vasselheim.