Suyia

Suyia (/suːjə/) is the southernmost continent of Thesilae, home to the unified provinces of the Rhegar Empire. It is the largest continent in the world, but contains vast regions of less-than-hospitable territory which has limited the growth of its population.

Geography

Cheisanori Forest

Cheisanori Forest is a small (relative to its neighbor, the Hanosa Woodland) mixed forest of of both broadleaf and confirous trees on the eastern side of the Komeri Highlands. Its canopy glows with ambient Ether, making it visible from quite far away even in the dead of night.

Daapō-Nami Bay

Daapō-Nami Bay is the southernmost bay on the western coast of Suyia, which the Hae'xin River flows into.

Hailanbao Sea

The Hailanbao Sea is a brackish inland sea which dominates the western portion of the desert. A network of lively coastal cities and towns has grown up in the surrounding fertile regions.

Hanosa Woodland

The largest forest in the world, the Hanosa Woodland covers a vast expanse of the Rhegar Empire, stretches into the heights of the Komeri Highlands, and rolls well into the untamed wilds of southern Suyia. Its flora and fauna is incredibly diverse, shifting and changing as one travels through it.

Huang Xiágu

The longest canyon in all of Thesilae. Huang Xiágu cuts through the massive Tarusabi Desert, in northern Suyia. Traversing the canyon is exceedingly dangerous due to the warring bands of monsters which live in its craggy walls. It is also known as Phoenixblood Canyon, which is a direct translation of its proper name into common.

Komeri Highlands

The Komeri Highlands are dominated by a sharp, twisting mountain range which stretches from the eastern edge of Huang Xiágu to the central-southern region of Suyia. The highlands are also home to fertile valleys, rolling hills, and tower karst formations. Much of the Rhegar Empire's territories are within the Komeri Highlands, and its throne is hidden away somewhere among its many peaks.

Luen Narrows

The Luen Narrows are a smallish bay on the northern point of the east coast of Suyia. It is home to one of the Rhegar Empire's major ports.

Nídaro Wetlands

A massive range of swampland in north-west Suyia. The Nídaro Wetlands are largely avoided by the locals, reported to be a place of "dark magics" and "otherworldly horrors". The Rhegar Empire has been known to send official expeditions there from time to time, but shockingly few of their members arrive home alive. Those who do are said to have been driven to the brink of insanity.

Nuen-Lao Bay

Nuen-Lao Bay is long, narrow bay in south-western Suyia. Its name translates to "New-Old", a reference to the new settlements built atop of ancient ruins believed to have their origin in the fallen Empire of Vurus.

Tarusabi Desert

The Tarusabi Desert in northern Suyia is, according to the Rhegar Empire, "completely devoid of any life whatsoever". The desert's natives would disagree.

Society

Demographics

As of 126 LE, the Rhegar Empire's official estimate of the population of Suiya is equal to its own population: 1,422,189 people. However, experts who are less invested in maintaining the image of the empire's iron grip over the continent estimate the true population as being closer to 2.6 million.

Politics

The Rhegar Empire

Several decades ago, the divided nations of Suyia were absorbed under the banner of the Rhegar Empire by emperor Xú Xiáng (徐翔). Loyal members of the Empire insist it has been the ruling entity of Suyia since before the defeat of the Psionic Scourge, but due to a lack of recorded history from the time, this can neither be confirmed nor denied.

History

The Discordant Rebellions

The Discordant Rebellions were a centuries-long battle between the mortal people of Thesilae and the oppressive Psionic Scourge which enslaved them during the Age of Eclipse. As the rebellion ended and the final remnants of the scourge were either destroyed or exiled, nations were formed all across the planet, thus marking the start of the modern era: the Age of New Light.

General Information

Full Name: Suyia
Terrain:

• Desert
• Mountains
• Badlands
• Forests

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Location Information

Plane: The Material Plane
Points of Interest:

• Rhegar Empire

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Societal Information

Demonym: Suyian
Population: Est. 2.6 million¹

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1. This population estimate assumes that roughly one million people live outside of the Rhegar Empire, but these statistics remain uncomfirmed.