The land of Avalon is a temperate continent surrounded by vast oceans. It is a land of forest, rolling hills and snow-capped peaks. Avalon is not, however, merely the barren landscape of adventure. It has mighty cities and fortresses, homes for its various peoples. Mercinae, Thakria and Parrius are its principal cities, lying in the central lowlands, the north-western mountains and the eastern peninsula respectively. It is in the cityport of Mercinae that many of the righteous, pious people of the land find their home, ruled over by good king Thandrades and protected by his royal city guards and the Legion of the Sun.
Thakria is a more dangerous city, though some would say more impressive. It is to Thakria that those seeking power travel, building mighty fortunes and palaces to display their riches. They have little regard for those weaker, less wealthy cultures elsewhere on the continent. The third city of the continent is Parrius, a powerful economic and military centre and sea-faring community. Between these three great towns lie many settlements of humans and other folk. Dwarves inhabit the land, their chosen home being the tower of Thaumacie in the mountains that overlook the Greenwood. Other, less friendly peoples, make their crude homes in the depths of the mountains, keeping to the shadows as best they may.
