Meridia is a shadow of its former glory, originally occupying the entire continent connecting the
Telzian Empire and the Shu Empire, as well as significant territory in what is now the Telzian Empire. However, during a time of relative peace between Shu, Telzia, and Sipur, an uncontrollable amount of undead began spontaneously appearing within Meridia's border, some digging their way from graves, while others simply seemed to appear from forests and caves. This was quickly accompanied by the spread of what is now known as the Undying Lands, where a form of undead fauna and flora began to take root and supplant living creatures.
What followed was a decade long war of attrition between the combined forces of Meridia, the Telzian Empire, the Shu Empire, and Sipur against the then-existential threat of the undead, during which Meridia lost nearly four quarters of its population. Three fragments of Meridia remained; the northern fragment was eventually peacefully folded into the Telzian Empire, the floating islands to the east who surrendered to Sipur after a short, mostly bloodless war, and the central fragment of Meridia, comprising the untouched land remaining from old Meridia and the port city of Alraq.
Though nominally independent, modern Meridia has little in terms of a functional economy, spending most of it's time defending its borders from undead attacks and securing its major economic artery, the trade route running from the Telzian Empire to the Shu. The government is a provisional military government that has been active since the fall, enforcing martial law in Meridia for the past two centuries, being formed of a bloody military coup against the Meridian nobility shortly after the beginning of the war. Day to day life in Meridia is difficult at best, though the inhabitants of inner Meridia live relatively normal, if dangerous lives.
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Chusaine, Draken Dir |
Meldrelco |
Mutaphils |
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Kelderci |
Ether Vin, Ether Zel |
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Felinoids, Ursinoids |
Caninoids, Draken Mir |
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