Ruvera

The continent of Ruvera, along with portions of western Ruleska

Ruvera is the continent lying on the north side of the Adelantean Sea. It consists of a mix of fertile plains, extensive temperate forests, and many mountains, and much of it is fairly rugged and difficult to navigate by land. It is home to many relatively small countries, in addition to the western portions of the Kalentoi Empire. It is named for the Ruveran Empire of classical times, which once spread across much of the continent and to which the Kalentoi are now heir.

The southern shore of the Ruveran continent was struck particularly hard by the Devastation that came at the start of the Great Dark, when tidal waves battered the land and permanently sank much of the Adelantean coastline. Not only were many major cities drowned beneath the waves, but changes in tides, currents, and even local weather crippled navigation and commerce. After centuries of hardship and struggle, the lands of Ruvera have finally regained some of their former prosperity and are perhaps poised to take a larger role on the world stage.

Political Units of Ruvera

Ruvera is divided up into a great diversity of political entities, from kingdoms and confederacies to the great Kalentoi Empire that encompasses much of the continent within its religious if not political aegis.

Country	Affliation	Type	Primary Heritage(s)
Barendts	Independent	Kingdom	Rhodish
Cadenza	Kalentoi Empire	Grand Duchy	Cateni
Elukos	Kalentoi Empire	Province	Elukoi
Ensor	Kalentoi Empire	Allied Kingdom	Ilexi
Iskandria	Kalentoi Empire	Province	Elukoi
Jadniez	Independent	Kingdom	Rusalvi
Kalentoi Empire	N/A	Empire	Elukoi, Cateni, Ravenni
Meliesz	Kalentoi Empire	Exalted Principate	Ravenni, Rusalvi
Merouen	Kalentoi Empire	Allied Kingdom	Cateni
Middlelands	Independent	Confederacy	Ravenni
Ravenni Principates	Kalentoi Empire	Principate-Province	Ravenni
Ruleskos	Kalentoi Empire	Province	Elukoi
Silenya	Kalentoi Empire	Allied Kingdom	Rusalvi, Cateni
Solveig	Independent	Kingdom	Rhodish
Volusia	Kalentoi Empire	Allied Republic	Cateni

Regions of Ruvera

Although most of the continent is claimed by one great political power or another, a few places in Ruvera remain independent from any kind of large-scale governance and are only locally organized -- where they are even inhabited at all.

Region	Affliation	Primary Heritage(s)
High Hinterlands	None	Ilexi
Misty Reaches	None	?

Peoples of Ruvera

People	Race	Primary Origin(s)
Angrosh	Non-Human	High Hinterlands
Cateni	Human	Merouen, Volusia, Nieve, Silenya
Dwarf	Non-Human	High Hinterlands (?)
Elukoi	Human	Kalentoi Empire
Ilexi	Human	Ensor, High Hinterlands
Ravenni	Human	Ravenni Principates, Midlands, Nieve
Rhodish	Human	Barendts, Solveig
Rusalvi	Human	Jadniez, Meliesz, Silenya
Yehani	Human	Ensor, Kalentoi Empire