Thistle Hold

AMBRIA

The World

The known world is divided by the Titans—a mountain range that separates the young kingdom of Ambria from the ruins of old Alberetor. To the north, the endless forest of Davokar swallowed an empire whole. Explore the lands, cities, and regions that make up this darkening world.

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Agrella

A city on the shores of Lake Ebel, governed by the young Grand Duchess Esméralda Kohinoor (Korinthia's half-sister, age seventeen). Agrella recently became the headquarters of...

Alberetor

South of the Titans lies Alberetor — the former Ambrian homeland, now a blighted ruin. After twenty years of war against the Dark Lords, the land was poisoned by death magic....

Ambria

Ambria is a nation built in twenty-one years by refugees with nothing. Stretching from the Titan Mountains in the south to the edge of Davokar in the north, it encompasses seven...

Davokar

Davokar is not a forest. It is a presence—ancient, watchful, and utterly indifferent to human ambition.

Karvosti

A great cliff plateau rising from the forest of Davokar, five days' ride northeast of Thistle Hold. Karvosti is the symbolic heart of barbarian culture — the meeting ground for...

Ruins of Davokar

The forest is littered with the bones of civilizations. Some have been partially explored; most remain deadly.

Templewall

The fortress-city at the heart of the Prios Domain — the Church's own territory, as large as a duchy. Templewall sits where Ambria's major highroads intersect, surrounded by...

The northernmost outpost of Ambria, built just a few hundred yards from the edge of Davokar. Thistle Hold is the gateway to the forest — the staging ground for virtually every...

The Titans

A formidable mountain range separating Alberetor (south) from Ambria and Davokar (north). The Titans are more than geography — they are a psychological barrier. Everything south...

The Underworld

Beneath Davokar lies an entire subterranean realm. The ancient Huldra Aroaleta described it: caverns in the gloom of the underworld where implings and the bone-pale thrive, where...

Yndaros

The beating heart of Ambria. A city of approximately one hundred thousand people, built on the well-preserved ruins of the ancient city-state Lindaros. When the Ambrians arrived,...

THE WORLD