West Malthus

West Malthus is one of the seven continents on the planet of Aethras. It contains the nations of Fayeer and Kumordas as well as the mountain range of the Ironside Divide and the large desert known now only as the Forgotten Stretch.

The Human Kingdom of Fayeer
Once a barren wasteland that could hardly produce any sort of life, Fayeer is now a land covered in rolling green hills and bountiful plains. It lies adjacent to several nations: Kumordas to the immediate south, the Forgotten Stretch to the southwest, the Ironside Divine to the west, Qimyar to the east, and the Peaks of Ire to the southeast. Because of this, it is the most diverse nation in all of Malthus and arguably on all of Aethras.

Fayeer is ruled by a monarch who is chosen through a ceremony in which the god Jannis specifically chooses the next monarch. The current ruler (as of 797 P.V.) is High Queen Winona Drey'vin. She rules from the Ivory Castle in the upper district in Sumalia, the capital of Fayeer.

Economically, Fayeer is mainly reliant on its bountiful farmland to produce crops shipped through Malthus, however, the northern coast is more focused on shipping and fishing.

The Orcish Nation of Kumordas
A rocky, barren country, Kumordas is home to the Kumordi people, known to the other races as the Orcs. Kumordas lies on the southern coast of West Malthus, sandwiched between the Forgotten Stretch to the west and the Peaks of Ire to the east. Plateaus and canyons are plastered across the country, with a massive plateau made of white stone known as the Khavise sitting right in the middle of the nation.

Once ruled by the Kumor Triumvirate, Kumordas is now loosely ruled by a series of warlords throughout the nation. Those that are strongest rule, so the political structure of Kumordas is always in some sort of flux. Warlords can be of any race but are most commonly Orcs or Ygg'di (known more commonly as Giants).

Economically, Kumordas is rather poor, with its only real export being sellsword armies for other nations or royal families. Most Orcs simply attempt to travel north out of Kumordas and into Fayeer, often settling along the border or even into Sumalia.