Etreia is the name of the world in which mortals reside. It is home to all its races, their gods, and a history that goes back to eons, most of it being lost from the sheer passage of time. The gods: -Eleria: The goddess of light, mother of the sun. Protector against darkness. -Cassimir: The god of wealth and abundance. Provider of those in need. His church controls the coin mintage. -Mahanna: The goddess of life and fertility. Patron of those who seek long lives and many offspring. -Disenia: Goddess of the moon and the night sky. Guide of those who live in the darkness. -Cleftus: God of the seas and the tide. Deity of sailors and those who dwell near his domain. -Brann: God of fire and warmth. His priests are firekeepers, a highly respected role on the tundras of Fjorgus. -Zarios: God of death and burial. He who guides the death to afterlife. His priests conduct burial sanctifications, while his paladins fight the undead. Demons: Demons are creatures formed by mana and mortal desires. They feed off those desires from people. Fae: Creatures born from mana and nature. They thrive as much as the nature around them. Angels: Born in times of desperation and hope, angels are the counterpart of demons. They're much rarer, but also always incredibly powerful. Spellcasters: Those who can manipulate mana at a proficient level, by using a magical circuit inside that they form inside their own bodies. Warriors/fighter: Those who train their bodies to the limit and absorb mana into it that way. Mana: A source of energy that lies all around. Capable of absorbing mortal emotions. Magic is commonplace as a convenience tool but dangerous to practice. Most people can use daily life magic if they practice enough and are careful, and the methods of controlling mana are widespread.

The four continents of the world are Lethia (East), Fjorgus (North), Evalin (West), Camberia (South). Lethia has a western european/celtic style culture. The northern half of the continent is controlled by the Valian empire. The southern regions are a coalition of kingdoms that push back on the empire's control. The bigger kingdoms are the Clenn kingdom, the Purlia kingdom and the Argenia kingdom. Has a good mix of all races, but humans are the most prevalent by a large margin. Fjorgus has a Scandinavian/slavic culture. High amounts of dwarves and beastkin. Has multiple dozens of free cities and a dozen small kingdoms. The northern half is home to wild tribes and mostly unexplored. It is temperate along the southern coast, so most of the people reside on cities along there. There's also underground cities beneath mountains, home to dwarven fortresses. On most of the regions of the continent, slavery is either fully legal, or a popular underground trade. Camberia has a more tribalistic, native american/african culture. Has one large empire called Tilaktla, which unified multiple large tribes and clans under one banner against external threats, but it's filled with internal strife. Beastkin, orcs and elves are plentiful here. Lots of topographic variety. From tall peaks to vast plains, savannas and rainforests. The eastern part of the continent is a large desert, home to a middle eastern-like culture. It's controlled by the Khalid Sultanate, a matriarchy ruled by beastkin. Evalin has an east asian style culture. It has three kingdoms that are always warring wars against each other, either openly or in the shadows. They're the Sayyid kingdom (Based in india), the Chen kingdom (Based in China), and the Shishido Kingdom (Based in Japan). Has large amounts of elves, gnomes and humans, but every race is present. It is relatively more isolated from the rest of the world due to the seas surrounding it being more treacherous.

The most common mortal races of the world are the human, the elves, the dwarves, the gnomes, the orcs. the drows, the demi-humans (beastkin), and the halflings. Beastkin are humans that due to certain circumstances from the past, have had their blood mixed with beast blood. They are human in form, but have certain animal traits like tails, ears, etc. When mortals of two different races have a child, the child is known as a mixed blood, generally having shared traits of the two parents at random. The most proliferous race mixers are the humans. As a general rule of thumb, the longer life a race has, the harder it is for them to become powerful. Elves and dwarves live long lives, but elves have fragile bodies and dwarves are almost inept when it comes to magic, requiring to craft artifact to even handle mana. Meanwhile humans and beastkin can develop great power in just a decade or two.

Coins are divided in bronze, silver and gold coins, with one silver being 10 bronze, and 100 silver being 1 gold. The most common currency, accepted in all the land, is printed by the Church of wealth, made with the purest of metals. Coins are colloquially called 'ears' by the normal people, as it is said that the god of wealth has coins for ears. A single bronze can get you a piece of bread. Ten silver coin is the bare minimum to feed a family of four for a week. A gold coin is enough to pay for comfy housing in a city for one month. A hundred gold coins are enough to buy a house. In most big cities and kingdoms, the economy is usually regulated in big part by guilds. This can be both good and bad, as it can lead to better products, but also things like price fixing.

Demons are creatures that are born from human desire. They're aligned to one or many of the seven deadly sins, with a demon strength based on how many sins they're aligned with and how strong those desires that formed them are. The exact science on how demons are formed is unknown, but it is believed that it happens by mortal desire subconsciously shaping the mana around them, eventually concentrating it in one point, and giving birth to the mortal looking demon. They're hunted by adventurers and the inquisition, so they live in the shadows, sometimes remaining low for centuries before striking again. They're capable of taking the forms of mortal races to blend in. They're true forms almost always have things like tails, wings, horns, fangs and weirdly colored eyes. Demons have different ranks based on their strength, categorized like so by the inquisition: Imp: The lowliest kind of demon. Physically as strong as a child, generally just as smart, but with exceptions. Lesser demon: Slightly stronger than a normal human. They usually hide among humans and use dirty tricks to get what they need, as any trained person can easily take multiple down. Some are able to use some demonic magic at this stage. Winged demon: This is the rank at which most demons become able to grow wings. They become as strong as multiple men together, and most also awaken demonic magic if they hadn't yet, with it being much stronger at this rank. A party of C rank adventurers is usually needed to hunt them down. Greater demon: This is the rank at which demons become more brazen, as their strength is enough to handle multiple squads of soldiers, with even a group of B rank adventurer struggling to match them. True demon: Generally the last rank most demons are able to reach. In one on one combat the average true demon is a strong as an S-Rank adventurer, if not stronger depending on the demon. They're rare but extremely powerful, and even the strongest paladins and inquisitors are wary when hunting them down. Demons at this level almost always have subordinates under them, and some are believed to be leaders of underground organizations. Archdemon: They are the ultimate form of a demon. They always have powerful bodies and even more powerful magic. As soon as any is discovered, the whole world comes together to destroy them, so it is unknown if any archdemon remains alive at any given moment. A lot of horrible events in history are related with the appearance of an archdemon. Even a party of S rank adventurers might not be capable of dealing with one, usually requiring a combined effort of multiple strong individuals to subdue one. These categories are just a guide. Some demons are better at combat than others, while some are better at things like manipulation or disguise. Demons are also able to make pacts with mortals, creating binding contracts with them. The most common bargaining chip for mortals is their souls and their desires, but wealth may be used by others, as Demons are also fond of the material. Giving up your soul to a demon means becoming nourishment for them after death, instead of returning to the goddess for rebirth.

People that choose to train their bodies for fighting are known as warriors, tho names like fighters are also used. Training your body hard enough, to the point of breakage, allows mana to seep into it, strengthening it much further than any conventional training could. The process of growing stronger as a warrior is many times harder than as a mage, but it is also less dangerous and requires no talent, just pure determination. There are techniques that allow warriors to use the magic in their muscles and bones for more than just strengthening, some even allowing them to manifest energy outside the body as weapons made of mana, or creating shockwaves with their fists. Due to the effects of mana in the body, a warrior can live much longer than a normal mortal once they reach a certain point, just like mages can.

The magic circuit is an internal body structure formed by spellcasters to store and transport mana through their bodies. No two persons magic circuit is the same. It generally is created and expanded gradually as a spellcaster becomes more experienced in mana manipulation, with only the greatest of mages having it expand through their whole body. Spellcaster ranks are assigned based on a standard progression of magical circuit growth, but it isn't set in stone. Every advancement has at least some degree of risk, as it can cripple one's body if not careful. Talent as a spellcaster usually means how smart they are and how compatible their bodies are with mana. Some bodies offer more resistance to mana than other. Being smart also helps with forming a Circuit and handling mana. Grading usually goes as follows, with the rank being obtained once the requirements are fulfilled: Rank 0 - As soon as one is able to gather mana from their surrounding on one's body, they're officially a rank 0 spellcaster and can start forming a circuit. Rank 1 - A single hand (Can only cast minor spells. Anybody can reach this rank with a two or three years of circuit forming). Most people start with their dominant hand as it's easier. Rank 2 - A full arm, shoulder included (Can take a long time due to inexperience and the comparatively larger size of an arm. Usually takes around around five or six years for somewhat talented people). Rank 3 - The other arm (The second arm is usually achieved in half the time thanks to accumulated experience with the first) Rank 4 - The chest (The first big risky advancement, as a misdirection can send a surge of mana into the chest cavity. It does connect both arms and unifies the magic circuit, bringing a qualitative change with it. A mage is considered talented if they can achieve this before age 25). Rank 5 - The lower torso (Big spike in mana capacity, can take a long time due to size to cover and care needed, it's rare to reach the stage before the mid 40s, and most people get stuck here.) Rank 6 - Both legs (Usually makes one able to fly. Takes even longer than rank 5) Rank 7 - The head (The second risky advancement, as the brain can get fried by mana. The brain can never develop a magical circuit due to its complex structure. Gives increased senses and greater mana control.) Rank 8 - Internal organs (Every organ gets upgraded by mana. One becomes unaging after this point.). Rank 9 - The soul (Qualitative change. Can match demigods. Everyone that has tried it has died in the process or gotten stuck at some point.) Spellcasters that decided to form the magic circuit differently are called irregulars by other spellcasters. Doing so usually leads up to unexpected developments, some good and some bad. For example, one can start training from the legs, but instead of being able to achieve flight, they will dangle in the air due to magic not supporting their whole body, just their legs. Grades are also subdivided based on progression, with early, middle and late ranks for each rank. For example, late first rank is someone that has a hand and almost a full arm fully developed.

Mana, also called energy by some, is the main power source of most things in the world, from artifacts to spells, construct and even some living beings feed and live from mana. It has the property of being able to absorb mortal emotions to change attribute or even give birth to new life, like Fae and Demons. It is formless and impossible to see with the naked human eye, but some techniques do exist to be able to see, feel, smell and taste it. Some creatures can even do this without any training or techniques. Most mana is neutral in attribute or quality, but some areas have a tendency to produce mana of certain attributes, like oceans containing more water mana, or caves more earth. Mana uses can rango from utterly mundane, like helping on cleaning or making fires, to devastating and miraculous effect.

Spellcasters are mortals capable of casting spells using their own magic circuits, regardless of what methods they use to cast those spells afterwards. They are relatively rare compared to the normal population, but they're commonly hired by nobles, mercenary groups, or work independently or in groups as adventurers. Even if magic is not widely practiced due to the risk, most people know about it and recur to hiring mages to solve issues when the need is there. Spellcasters are ranked from ranks 1 to 9, and each rank is subdivided into initial, intermediate and advanced. depending on the progress. It's based on one's magic circuit progression. Higher rank spellcasters have increased lifespans, with higher ranked spellcasters being able to live for hundreds of years, and some even pass the thousand years without aging. Generally, spellcasters are attuned to some elements more than others. These can be anything from basic elements, like fire, water, wind, etc. to more exotic ones, like shadows, plants, illusions, etc.

Artifacts, also known as relics, are machines powered by mana. They range from normal, everyday household items, to specialized tools and weapons of war. Any object that contains a magic circuit is consired an artifact. They are created by artificiers, spellcasters that specialize in artifact creation.

Adventurers are professionals that work for the adventurer guilds spread around the world. They take missions and bounties that are requested from clients, generally having to do with exploring, scouting, hunting, exterminating, escorting, gathering, or any other activity of the likes. Adventurer guilds are independent organizations of every nation. And they have branches across their countries. They also do tend to recognize adventurer ranks from other kingdoms in their own, as evaluations and kind of standard. If one had to describe them, they're like independant mercenaries. The biggest difference being that adventurers are not allowed to participate in wars unless defending their own homeland. Those who are caught doing it have their licenses revoked and become black listed by their guild. Adventurers are generally divided by rank based on the strength and tactical capabilities they've shown in duty. E is the lowest rank, and S is the highest, being reserved only for the very elite. There ranks serve to gauge the power level of an adventurer when it comes to hiring them, and some jobs can only be accepted by adventurers of certain ranks. Higher ranked adventurers also have benefits, like access to guild facilities or protection from certain Laws in cities (Like being able to always carry weapons openly, even on cities where this is shunned upon). Guild branches can usually only promote one to C-rank. For B-rank and higher one needs to be examined by a guild official, generally requiring a travel to the kingdom capital, but officials also sometimes travel around the country for check ups and examinations. B-rank adventurers can already start living pretty luxurious lives compared to other commoners. A-rankers even more so, usually having large houses and even some house servants. S-Rank adventurers are treated like nobility by their own countries, and usually live like such. Branches of a guild are usually led by a guild master, an adventurer of at least B-rank or higher, generally retired. It is considered a nice and comfy position to have. Most branches also act as taverns and Inns, as every adventurer needs lodging and food when far from home.

The Fae are creatures born from mana and nature. They almost universally exist in the wilderness, and are an inherently magical creature. They can take many forms, like nymphs, undynes, golems, pixies, sylphs, etc. They thrive from their own environment also doing so, so they like to protect it and help it grow. They're friendly to those who respect nature and hostile to those who don't. Sometimes they form pacts with spellcasters or mortals they find likeable.

The church of light, followers of the goddess Eleria, mother of the sun. They worship light and everything related, and despise anything related to the darkness, demons included. They are in charge of the inquisition, a group of trained hunters that are specialized on dealing with demons. The church also offers holy services, like cleansing curses, blessing items, and even placing anti-demon wards for the wealthy around their homes. They're the most powerful church in terms of influence, as their military power is exceptional, and they're the main force of mortals against demons. The inquisition is mostly formed by people that have been trained by the church to track and hunt down demons. They usually work in groups led by veteran inquisitors. They're at the forefront of the hidden (and sometimes open) war against demons. Inquisitors and paladins of light are usually allowed to act above the law in the name of hunting demons down. Eleria is preferred by humans as their main goddess, but she has followers of all races. The Valian Empire is he home of the main church, the saintess and the pope.

Also known as the church of merchants, they follow Cassimir, the god of wealth and prosperity. Most of their members are either wealthy people, or those in search of fortune, regardless of their economic status. He's also popular among the needy, as his followers and priests tend to do charity acts often. They are the main minter of coin in the land. They currency being the most commonly used and valued. No race has a strong preference for Cassimir, but he's popular among humans and dwarves.

The church of life, led by the goddess Mahanna, are worshipers of everything that has to do with life. From crop fertility, to newborns, longevity and even sex and procreation. A lot of normal people worship Mahanna, but she's most popular among the people that live off the land, and families with numerous offsprings. She's also the main patron of Elves. Priests of the church of life are excellent healers and are also able to bless both soil and humans for better fertility. These services make sure that any priest of Mahanna always finds themselves welcome everywhere they go.

Disenia, the goddess of the night, the moon and the stars. Her followers are mostly drows and people who have an active nocturnal life. She's also the patron goddess of travelers and those who need protection and guidance during the darkest hours. Her order of paladins has the mission of making the night safer.

Cleftus is the god of the sea and the tides. He's the main god of pirates and sailors alike, and the god of choice for aquatic beastkin. His church aspreads through every coastal city in the world, and his paladins are also expert seafarers. The church of the seas also has hand on doing things like maping the seas, creating trade routes and keeping them safe.

Brann, god of fire and warmth, protector of those who live in cold places. The priest of his church are called firekeepers, and they usually serve as such in cold places that rely on it to survive. He's almost exclusively worshiped in Fjorgus. With dwarves being the most prolific followers of his doctrine.

Zarios, the god of death and burial. His following is small, generally old people, but his priests are an important part of every culture. They're in charge of conducting proper burials, and honoring the death. It's said he's the one that guides the dead to the afterlife. Pilgrimage is usual for priests of Zarios. The tend to travel between locations to conduct funerary services and sanctify burial places, mostly to prevent the formation of undead creatures. His paladins are specialized on dealing with undead creatures, as they sully the eternal rest and intrude upon his domain.

Priest and priestesses and member of the clergy of each respective church. They're given favour directly by their gods, which lets them use magic not through a magical circuit, but divine intervention. This magic is generally related to their respective god's domain. How holy magic works: Usually, the closer a priest is to their deity, the more favour they will receive. Holy magic doesn't come from oneself, but it is requested from the priest or paladin to one's god. This means that even if they aren't as well trained or as proficient in magic or combat, a holy agent can still be devastatingly powerful, as long as their god favours them.

Paladins, also known as holy knights, are fighters aligned with churches and faiths. They generally are part of an order that works under said church, conducting holy missions and serving as protectors of the clergy and the people. They're the bane of demons, but generally not as good at hunting them as inquisitors of the church of light.

Guilds are organizations that work to regulate markets in regions. They band in different kinds of offices and occupations, like merchant guilds, cobbler guilds, clothier guilds, scribe guilds and the likes. One does not generally require being part of a guild to practice their work, but it does offer some advantages, like easier access to jobs and protection from aggressive competition. Some guilds are corrupt and practice things like price fixing and extortion to those who aren't part of them, even going as far as becoming large mafias that control regions of cities in the shadows.

Gifts, also known as blessings, are special powers given to certain individuals at birth, be it by gods, demons, bloodline or even the world itself. They're usually special abilities that are rarely found outside of gifts, like being able to detect lies perfectly, being able to understand every language, being a master at every weapon without practice, or even being born with an already formed magic circuit.

The cataclysm is an event that reshaped the world over a thousand of years ago. The exact details of what happened are lost to time, or at least not readily available to the public eye. It is known that it reformed the landmasses into four continents and also brought up mana to the surface, making magical creatures and spellcaster a reality. Those who are extremely old or have access to forbidden knowledge know that it happened by an asteroid hitting the planet, bringing near total annihilation to humans, but also made mana circulate the surface of the planet and established the leylines. The other races were also born at that time, being created by humans intaking large amounts of mana and mutating.

Beasts (Also known as monsters) are animal looking creatures that inhabit the wilds. They're like normal animals, but have absorbed mana into their bodies, becoming smarter and stronger. The adventurer and hunter guilds generally take care of them when they become an issue, and some mages make it their life purpose to study them. Beasts are generally smarter than their normal counterparts, and also generally undergo mutations like growing extra limbs, wings or the like. There are common bloodlines to beasts, but also new ones that crop up from either experiments, crossbreeding or simply a wild animal eating enough magic herbs. The smarter Beasts are even capable of human speech, tho those are incredibly rare.

Demonization is the act of a mortal becoming a demon, either by their own desires overwhelming them, or by a powerful demon turning them into one. A person that undergoes demonization will acquire all the normal traits a demon has, like horns and tails, while also retaining all their past memories, but their personality will change to better fit that of the sins they're aligned with.

Magic wards are mana circuits that can be implanted into surfaces and objects. They serve a myriad of purposes, from being alarms, to temperature control, and even casting offensive or defensive spells. The weaker ones can work with just ambience mana, but the stronger ones require dedicated sources of powers, be it mana crystals, a mana gathering ward, or a spellcaster powering it. Only so many wards can exist in one place until the start thinning the ambience mana too much to function, unless they're being powered by something else, or the place has a large leyline passing through it. Wards are generally the building block that other magic schools are built upon. One cannot do things like Alteration magic or Artificing without at least some knowledge of wards and how to engrave them.

Leylines are the natural currents of mana in the world. They concentrate mana around them, making them exceedingly important for spellcasters and artificers. Most big cities and magical institutions are place along leylines. Intersections between leylines are rare, but they usually result in absurdly high mana concentrations. These places are holy lands for spellcasters, and are known as "source points" Due to their magical nature they can sometimes shift, disappear or be created, which always leads to big changes. Any change in leylines is usually rare tho, and almost always happens just with smaller ones.

Mana crystals are like small, naturally occurring batteries for spellcasters. Due to their rigid nature, they're usually employed in powering artifacts and wards. Mana crystals are sometimes used as currency among spellcasters, as their usefulness is quite high when one requires large quantities of mana. Aristocrats and rich people require them to power the artifacts and wards on their properties. Veins of mana crystals are sometimes naturally created along leylines, and it usually leads to a large phenomena of mana rushing to the place for concentration. The exact workings of this is unknown, but what is known is that conflict over the ownership of said vein always leads to bloody conflict.

Mana can have a multitude of usages, and it's commonly divided into different schools. Artificing: The art of making artifacts with mana. One needs to know about mundane things, like smithing and sewing, but also arcane stuff, like wards and mana properties. It's not about altering the properties of an object (Like alteration magic), but about creating something that moves and/or works tanks mana, like lights, self moving carriages, water pumps, automatic doors, voice transmitters, etc. Botany: Magic can also be used in plants, and tons of plants have mana in them, some even as their primary form of sustenance. The tribes of camberia are experts at using magic herbs and even controlling flora using magic. Almost every tribe has a spellcaster that does this, usually called a druid. Alchemists are also required to have knowledge in magical flora, for obvious reasons. Alteration: The power of mana can also be used to alter properties of things, including living beings. Contrary to artificing, this doesn't make a thing that's powered with mana, but instead makes something change properties thanks to mana. One example is making soft stuff hard, or hard stuff pliable. Skilled enough mages can use Alteration to do things like grow temporary new limbs or change their body sizes. It is the most versatile way to use mana. Spellswords are all adept in alteration magic. Conjuration: It is the art of creating things using attributed mana. Most widely used in combat magic, like creating fireballs, water blasts, etc. Things created through mana generally are unstable and short lasting, usually crumbling after the spellcaster loses concentration or leaves the object alone for a moment. Necromancy: Its practice is usually shunned at best, and highly illegal at worst. It's any kind of magic that has to do with death, like animating bodies or employing souls as servants. Bodies reanimated with mana are called zombies, which only have just wisps of a soul left and can only follow simple orders. Illusion: Mana can also be used to alter perception of things. Instead of changing what something is, like with alteration, you can change how people perceive it instead. Illusion magic can also be used at a higher level to do things like influencing people or even making them have visions. Mages experts in this are rare and generally considered dangerous, as you cannot really trust anything surrounding them. Summoning magic: Said that it can summon creatures not only from this world but others, using a combination of space magic and complicated location arrays. Yet most creatures aren't fond of being summoned to another place, so even those who know how to use it only do so sparingly and under controlled circumstances. Space Magic: One of the more complicated types of magic, as it messes with one of the fundamental rules of the universe. It is incredibly hard and dangerous to practice, but it's also one of the most powerful and useful kinds of magic. It can let the user do things like create pocket dimensions and teleport around space in a near instant way. Hemomancy: Another forbidden school of magic in most places. It has to do with the use of blood, but one's own and others. Considered evil due to its nature, but can also be used to heal, so some people practice it in secret. Demonic magic: Magic related to demons, like pacts and mind control. Extremely illegal almost everywhere, but hard to track. It consists of using mana corroded by sin, the same one that creates the demons when dense enough. It is more powerful, but also corrodes the mind when inside the body, so most of the practitioners go mad with the years. Some are sturdy or wicked enough that it creates little to no change in them. Beast taming: The study of magical beasts is also a school of magic. Some spellcasters even tame them, both through rearing and usage of magical wards for control. It is one of the riskiest schools to practice due to the wild and unpredictable nature of beasts.

Undead creatures are corpses that are reanimated by magic, generally due to a necromancer, but also due to natural occurrences in places of high death mana concentration. This can be prevented by sanctifying burial places, job of priests of Zarios. They're relentless and restless, but also weaker than their alive counterparts. A large horde of undead can be a force to be reckon. Paladins of death are their bane.

In Etreia, transportation is usually on foot or by horse. Some people also employ tames beasts for transportation, but those are generally more expensive. There are also more exotic and advance forms of transportation, like mana powered carriages, boats and ships. Flying beasts like gryphons and wyverns, and some truly expert mages that have dabbled into spatial magic can do things like teleportation.

Alchemy is the art of transforming materials into potions. Most of the times is done with herbs and plants, but any material can really be used in alchemy, from alcoholic beverages to blood and ground metals. Alchemists aren't necessarily spellcasters, but being a spellcaster does allow one to be a better alchemist, as one would be able to use mana for things like temperature control and doing things like applying mana infusions to materials and using wards to maintain good atmospheric conditions. Potions are widely used by adventurers, nobles, soldiers and everyone that can afford them. They can be something as mundane as a fertilizer, to something as life saving as a healing potions. The harder it is to make a potion, and the more in demand it's effect is, the greater its value. A fertilizer potion can be worth maybe a silver or two, while something like a healing potion could be worth an entire gold coin. And the price for rarer potions, like body enhancement potions or liquid mana potions could be in the hundreds of gold coins. There are also potions with materials so rare that money cannot even buy, like life extending potions or the fabled Elixir.

The empire of Valia, or Valian Empire, located on the northern part of the continent of lethia, occupying nearly half of it by itself. The empire is primarily populated by humans, with other races being relatively rare. This stems from the fact that all noble families in the empire are human, so other races get less preferential treatment. Meanwhile the southern kingdoms generally offer much better opportunities for other races, even if humans are still majority there too. Valia political structure is a complicated web of noble families, all of them lead, at least in name, by the imperial family, the Alexandre family. Internal conflict is not uncommon in such a big nation, but it's kept to a conflict in the shadows, at least for now. The topography of the empire is varied thanks to it's vast borders. from seas to mountain and river to desert, it has it all. There's also a cultural divide between the east, that's more like the france of our world, and the east, which is more like germany. The imperial family shares name with the empire, the Valia family. They're headed by the current emperor, and the princes always fight among each other to see who'll be the next in line.

The kingdom of Purlia resides in the continent of lethia, south of the Valian empire. It occupies the territory on the westernmost coast, and it's mostly forest and plains. It is the kingdom of the continent that's the kindest to Beastkin, as the royal family and a big part of the nobility are Beastkin themselves. The Purlia royal family are Lionkin. It is one of the most inclusive kingdoms on the planet, and a hub for maritime and land commerce due to it's relatively central position. The country's culture is similar to medieval/victorian italy. The capital city is Aurelia.

The Kingdom of Clenn is located on the southern part of the continent of Lethia. It's between Purlia and Argenia, and is the most powerful of the three. It has a diverse topology and populace, and puts an emphasis on military might above all else. The Clenn royal family is a clan of humans that put great emphasis on their military prowess and roots. The kingdom is constantly fighting small skirmishes against the empire of Valia on their northern front, both as a show of might and a way to hone its soldiers in real combat. It holds a relatively peaceful relationship with its two biggest neighbours, Purlia and Argenia, knowing that the real threat to them is the empire. It's culture is not too dissimilar to the British culture of our world.

The kingdom of Argenia lies on the easternmost part of the continent of lethia, south of the Valian empire. The westernmost part is a mostly mountainous region rich in both precious minerals and metals, but also wild beasts. The eastern part is flatter, with plains and forest abounding. It's mostly populated by humans and dwarves, with dwarven settlements in the mountains being the places in which legendary pieces of equipment are produces on a near daily basis. The humans, on the other hand, are the ones that travel the seas and plains. Like every other country, you can find smaller groups of other races living in it, specially beastkin. The Argenia royal family is known to be protective of their land, pushing back every single incursion from the Valian empire in the last centuries using their superior equipment and terrain advantage. Every member of the royal family has silver hair and blue eyes, a product of the genes in the family running strong. The country also has a large fleet of ships, holding great power on the seas, and it being their main way of trade with other countries, and even reaching to other continents. It's culture is based on Spanish and Portuguese ones. The capital is Silvanta.

The Chen kingdom. A nation based in chinese culture and society. It puts high emphasis on confucianism as it's main ideology, along with daoism and to a lesser extent, buddhism. It has a feudal government rules by the chen imperial family, but a lot of the real power of the kingdom is fractured between sects, clans and other factions. Spellcasters in this kingdom put a lot of emphasis in training their bodies and technique too, with pure spellcasters being relatively rare. It has a large martial arts culture and seeing fighters and warriors roaming the streets and traveling the roads is not uncommon. It lives in a near constant war with its two neighbours, but it rarely is an open one. All parties would rather act in the shadows and recur to things like sabotage and subterfuge. Sects are organizations not too different from magical academies from the rest of the world. People that join them are usually taught to use mana for combat along with martial arts and other disciplines, like alchemy and artificing. They're usually established along leylines in remote places, tho some also exist within or near cities.

Elian is one of the most prominent cities in Fjorgus. Part of the kingdom of Skaldor, tho acting mostly independent of its rules with its status as a free city. It is also known as the city of sin, as there's little one cannot do here without enough money and influence. From slaves to illegal substances and forbidden magic, anything goes inside the city of sin. It is the biggest port city of the continent, meaning it's also the richest and most influential one. Being the city lord if a akin to being the king of a small kingdom. It's military power is directly tied to its wealth, having access to a large amount of mercenaries and warbands ready to fight for coin. Illegal activities are usually keep secret, but nearly all big organizations on the city have some ties to the underground. From the guild to the noble houses and the less reputable organizations, like the gangs that roam the streets. it is divided in two districts, the upper and the lower one. The lower district has the industrial ward, the docks ward, and the common ward. The upper district contains the commercial ward and the noble's ward. The industrial ward has all the large workshops and industry. The docks ward has the piers and warehouses. The common ward has small shops and the bazaar, but it's mostly residential. The commercial ward is the home of all the guilds and richer businesses. The noble wards is the one closest to the city center and the lord's palace, only those of noble origin or possessing large amounts of wealth and influence can live here.

Bathrooms in Etreia range from outhouses and wooden tubs to advanced bathrooms equipped with proper showers, running water and toilets. The later ones are usually powered by magic artifacts, and only being able to be afforded by the wealthy, as they require a lot of materials and skilled artificers to make.

Elementals are creatures born from mana and elements, they can both be formed naturally or created artificially through magic. An artificially made one is usually bonded to their creator, while a wild one is unbound and less predictable.

The sky over Etreia is not real, but a veil put on by the gods. Most people but the highest levels of mages and the church don't know about this. The exact reason why they've done so is unknown, but it is speculated to have something to do with protecting the world, or maybe just to better control mortals by showing them just what they want them to see.

Sky islands, also known as floating islands, are pieces of land that got raised from the ground and into the sky to forever soar the heavens. Most of them are between a dozen meters to a few hundred in radius, and roam around the world aimlessly. They first originated in the year 642 after the appearance of mana, after a cataclysmic event known as "The Eruption" made hundreds of sections of lands around the world rise up due to an unknown reason. Some organizations have taken ownership of some of the islands, using them as either a movable base of operations, or even weaponizing them as war machines. Some spellcasters have tried to create new artificial ones, but every attempt has been a failure, at least publicly.

Familiars are creatures born from inanimate objects due to exposure to one individual's emotions, along with some intervention of mana, be it an external surge of it, or from some inherent magical property of the item. Anything from keys, rocks, jewelry or weapons, they can all turn into familiars under the right conditions, albeit something extremely rare. The vast majority of familiars also lack the intelligence to do things like communicate, with most maybe only being able to do things like slightly move or do simple things like glowing. Of course, with enough magic, even rocks turning humanlike is possible, with things like talking sentient swords that can take human form or wedding rings made out of strange materials turning into the form of a significant other that's long gone being widespreads stories that are known to be possible.