Epilesis
The sky-cities lord over a central portion of the eastern lands and are united as the Epilesis dominion. The tightly knit descendant society use these huge floating portions of land as their high perch from which they keep a watchful eye on the territory below. Each skycity is an enormous portion of rock suspended magically in the air, upon which magnificent descendant structures create an unassailable and much adored marvel. Due to each of the sky-cities of Epilesis being created prior to their surrendering of the Arga’sheel, they exhibit certain powerful magical enhancements that serve their citizens well. First and foremost is their very existence, these impossibly large portions of earth will remain floating indefinitely, and the creators could conceive of no force beyond the Young Gods themselves bringing them down. Secondly, the sky-cities are powerfully enchanted to radiate a magical enhancement that reaches nearly to the borders of the existing dominion. This aura of magic subtly enhances any descendant in its presence, reducing the effort of flight on their bodies, allowing them to fly for nearly limitless amounts of time. This grants the military forces of Epilesis the ability to patrol their territory from the sky, a practice shared with the public who take the responsibility of maintaining close watch of the homeland as part of their civic duty. Finally, the sky-cities have powerful mystic wards that prevent outside magic assaults, keeping their population well protected from any significant magical threat from opposing nations or kingdoms. These mighty cities, as well as all of the Epilesis dominion, is ruled by a group of nine Descendants called the Lovis. These carefully selected descendants are chosen through society wide votes and are appointed for life, having one of their number only replaced after death. The Lovis use an ancient descendant rite, passed down from their forefathers, that powerfully alters the Exchange for each member. Because of this, members of the Lovis live exceptionally long lives, many times longer than a normal descendant. They are able to form extraordinary psychic bonds with people they Exchange with, even able to extract thoughts and memories from their partners—whether they are willing or not. The Lovis are considered the greatest minds of Epilesis and three of them make permanent residence in each of the sky-cities. They oversee and manage all of the dominion’s society and in times of conflict or war give their orders directly to the Imperitus who commands the army.
Geography
Mostly planes and forests with large floating islands in the sky nicknamed sky cities.
Alternative Name(s)
The Sky Cities
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