Empire of the Rune Keepers

The Empire of the Rune Keepers is one of the southern most Empires of Eternium, alongside the Dragonlands. Home to the vast majority of the continent's Elven populace, the fair folk have made their mark among the many forests, glades, plains and rivers of the land. Some settling in stationary communities and cities, while some maintain the old ways of nomadic travel in Clans and Tribes, roaming the forests and back paths of the Empire.   Within the Empire of the Rune Keepers there are several major settlements: Tor Alyn; Tor Malmo; Tor Uviel; Arborea; Gatewatch and Horizon.   Tor Malmo and Tor Uviel share the title of join Capital Cities, experiencing a perpetual, friendly rivalry.   The Rune Keepers is an Empire of dual political power: a Magocracy run by twelve powerful Magisters (wizards, sorcerers, scholars, arcane trained folk) who have been elected into a senate-like governmental force, and a Theocracy overseen by the High Priests and Priestesses of the key religion, the Seldarine.   Six of the twelve Magisters are located in Tor Malmo, while the other six are located in Tor Uviel.   There is a High Priest or Priestess dedicated to each member of the Seldarine in every major settlement, within the Temple Districts honoured by the people of the Empire - however, these members of the Clergy must answer to the High Priests and Priestesses of Var'Bellenaris if things go awry or require greater clarity from their superiors. The Clergy of Var'Bellenaris act as the top most positions of holy power within the Empire, only ever getting involved in the most extreme of circumstances, preferring to remain off Plane in their Temple City, to allow their counterparts on the Material Plane to oversee the majority of the work unhindered.