The Continent of Zinnabar

Zinnabar is a continent located to the South of Albion, across the Sea of Azuth. It is known for its harsh climates of both jungles and desert, with only the Northern coasts having relatively temperate and civilised regions. Sailors and traders from Zinnabar first discovered the Imperial continent during the reign of Rovus III, -987 I.E. They brought with them painted works of art, spices, and silver bullion. It was after this peaceful trade that silver quickly became the standard currency in the Empire, moreso than bronze. Not long thereafter the colony of Aes was founded on Zinnabar.
After the Comet, Zinnabar entered a period of isolation, the colony city of Aes becoming independent and soon known as Qa'Adaq. With the advent of Glimmer the continent went through a social and spiritual revolution. Ancestor worship was already in decline and ceased in many parts of Zinnabar, and magical prowess divided society into classes. The most powerful would become the Sorcerer Kings, the Southern Desert Princes ruling over their cities. Others eshewed Glimmer entirely, focusing on purity of mind and body, but are few and far between. 

Culture

Cleanliness is a hallmark of Zinnabari culture. The chewing of a local root after eating to clean one's teeth is the first thing many Albionni experience when visiting Zinnabar. Bathing is also looked upon favourably, and one's own nobility measured by how often one bathes. The Sorcerer King Meshut took this literally, and never left his bath, save for his mobile bath tub on which he was sometimes paraded around the streets of Q'sar el-Qabir. The other pillars of Zinnabari culture are ambition and martial prowess, though some foreigners would argue greed is also amongst them.

Inhabiting Species

• Humans