Aokdawn - the places - Volasia

Volasia is the grand capital of the empire created by the old worlders from long ago. The mega city governing all its surrounding area's is named Volasia. Volasia is a political hub for the empire and has a strong, rich history of varied nobility. Volasia is also the spiritual capitol of the world, and the main city houses a grand temple dedicated to every god except sorlah, though the temple to that god is currently being constructed and is supposedly going to be the prime temple of worship for that god. Volasia sits on the western most coast of the continent, and has a good shipping trade as well as a land route connected to candomia, hammerdull, alborine, ravenspire and the elven kingdoms in the ever woods. Volasia is supported by numerous farming comunites, though most of these small towns and villages are located due east towards ravenspires boarders. Small coastal towns and villages are also located north and south of the main capitol, though the only shipping routes go out from the capitol itself.

*Volasia has a large city just south of it called Ureshai - Ureshai was the home to the wizards that were outcast during the first treason that took place at the dawn of the first age when the old worlders first came over. Today Ureshai is a high magic community, and houses most of the magic colleges and schools. Many disciplines and traditions are taught in Ureshai, though they favor fancier magic with real results over boring or tedious magics. Ureshai makes its coin from taxation of the many neighboring towns and communites, mostly farm and fishing towns, and has a nice sized standing army to deal with hill giants, green dragons, and rogue minatours. The city has a rich, beautiful history and uses the same architecture present in the city of volasia itself. Yun and Ganiveil and Tylla and Varuna are very important gods worshipped within the city of Ureshai. Ureshei is the oldest territory that Volasia has, aside from the main city itself. Unlike Volasia, Ureshei has never moved in its location, though it has expanded and re expanded in diffferent directions as time dictated.

*Due east of Volasia is a smaller city known as White Hope or New Durei, and is actually the remnants of the volasian city Durei. When Raven Spire first set out to leave the fold of the empire during the middle of the first age they sacked and burned Durei and all trade communities and towns to prevent the powerful armies from reaching there borders. After leaving the empire Raven Spire was attacked viciously by the hobgoblins and swore loyalty to the queen if they would send aid to prevent the area's destruction. The empire responded and with the help of candomia reconstructed Durei as a military installation known as White Hope, or New Durei. The city served as a military trade base for the empire and allowed the empire to re-establish trade routes and reinforce Raven Spire. White Hope still exists as a military installation, though it is a smaller city than it was during the first age. White hope has a serious feel to it, far more so than most Volasian territories, but they still are extremely loyal to the queen, and tend to house both traditional, and non traditional combatants within there walls. White Hope gains its income from taxation of nearby trade towns, and from spoils of its endeavor to wipe out ogre and giant populations that creep up from time to time. K'vatch and Tylla and Varuna are important gods in White Hope, though Tor'kir and Ganiveil have a strong presence there as well.