The spot where the Four Rivers that cross the empire meet, these waterways boast a booming ferry and transport business that carries passengers--who can afford it, or else can stowaway without being caught--from Thebes to Shul.

A sparkling city on the edge of a lake, Neri is famed for its canals and fountains. Responsible for making sure that prisoners exiled to the Southron Jungle don't attempt to make their way back to civilization, Neri's soldiers are well trained and well equipped.

The Rouesse River runs down to the southern sea, where the leviathans dwell in their black trenches. An extremely fine breed of dracolisk, deep-chested and well-formed, is bred on a ranch near this area.

"Shara is the heart of the empire, but Zaqar is the mind." Home to no less than four prestigious universities, all of which are constantly engaged in an archaeological feud to prove they were the first college established in the city, Zaqar is a bastion of intellectual energy and research for disciples of technology and magic alike.

Shul was the most recent cause of unrest in the empire before Irkalla usurped their place. Home of a peasant uprising twenty years ago, Shul still bears the marks of rebellion; the ruling noble's soldiers are outnumbered by imperial legionnaires, and a strict curfew is enforced.