The Aetheria Empire.
The Aetheria Empire stands as the most revered and powerful nation in the world, though its territory covers only 0.8% of the planet's surface—roughly 40 million square kilometers. Smaller than the sprawling superpowers that dominate the continents, Aetheria's strength does not lie in size, but in spiritual authority, cultural unity, and unmatched arcane heritage.
Its capital city, Bal-Hala, rises atop the ashes of a forgotten war. Ten thousand years ago, this was the battlefield where the gods themselves fought to banish one of the Eldest Evils—Va'Kesh, the Dreaming Maw.
The people of Aetheria are known as the Descendants of Heroes and Angels. According to legend, after the fall of the evil gods, the surviving Champions and Seraphim remained behind to guard the prison and they built cities and cultivate a new civilization. Over millennia, their bloodlines became the foundation of Aetherian society.
