Athenaeus Geography : The Empirian Empire

The Empirian Empire
Capital City: Central Empire
Current Ruler: King Claude of Empiria IV
Colonies: N. Empiria, S. Empiria, Davesbury, Florencis, Sapphiro

Central, North and South Empiria
Famous for: Massive Empirian military, relationship with Davesburrian Elves

Central Empiria is where the Empirian Palace is located. Surrounding it is the busy streets of Empiria Square, where 70% of the population live. Empirians are generally wealthy as its nearby land is rich in resources such as gems, coal, timber and oil. It is common for the locals to employ Davesburrian Elves as servants and workers, hence, Empirians are unlikely to involve themselves in labour-intensive industries such as mining. Instead, the City of Empiria houses the richest merchants, musicians, painters and the skilled craftsmen.

North Empiria holds the headquarters for the Empirian Forest Guards. The guards are regularly sent to watch over the forests though, so the town usually is quiet. There is also a small fishing village by Sapphiro Lake.

South Empiria holds the headquarters of the loyal troops of the massive Empirian Army. A number of the Empirian barracks are situated here. This is also where the army stocks up on their arsenal and train in the art of warfare.

Davesbury Forest
Famous for: Richness in natural resources, Davesburrian Elf Communities, tasty Davesburrian fruits

Popular foraging grounds for the Empirians as this place thrives with many species of flora. The friendly Davesburrian Elves are also known to live here. These Elves establish friendly ties with their Empirian neighbours, where they serve the people and provide them with resources in exchange for protection from (bloodthirsty) external threats. Empirian guards set up sentry posts here to ensure safety of the elvern communities and also the preservation of rare forest fauna.

Florencis Forest
Famous for: Elf-eating beasts

In contrast to Davesbury, exploring Florencis isn’t exactly a walk in the park. Florencis is rumoured to be home to vicious Florencian bears and wolves, the biggest threat to the Davesburrian Elves. If it wasn’t for the steadfast Empirian forest guards, the Davesburry would be a luxurious food haven for these monsters. Florencis forest has also become a deadly battlefield for the Empirians and Megandale Giants, where both parties are continuously fighting for the colonization of Davesbury and Florencis. The giants haven’t had any luck though.

Sapphiro Lake
Famous for: Underwater sapphires

Sapphiro Lake is the arguably the most beautiful lake in the entire region. Its sparkling dark blue colour is due to the thousands of sapphire pockets hidden amongst the corals on the lake bed.

It is said that a divine lake beast appear once every year to replenish the sapphires that were taken by the Empirians. Rumour has it, the beast will unleash a brutal catastrophe upon the city if someone is caught collecting the sapphires on the day it awakens. Greed for the priceless definitely comes with a price.