Crylanor

Overview
Crylanor is an aristocracy within the domain of the Urbish Empire in the world of Lumina which is near the center of most maps and is surrounded by the Urbish Sea to the west, Domitia, Kharfast, and Untu to the north, the Buluin Sovereignty to the south, and the Warlands to the east. It is an Urbish territory at the start of the first book. It was a kingdom whose land was once claimed by the Old Lord Iodiasis.

At its head is an aristocracy made up principally of five or so main families, namely the Armejios, Rhemanis, and Atrilias.

Religion
It should be noted that most of the population in Crylanor and the Urbish territories that surround it are either godless or have not pledged their allegiance to any god in particular. They are largely an atheistic territory. This is more than likely as a result of their Old Lord being disposed and disgraced. Many in the territory take this to mean that there was no God protecting the Old Lords and it was some grand deception to keep families like them ruling at the top of the world. This same phenomenon happened in Solitudine when their Old Lord fell long ago.

Culture and Economy
Crylanor is home to some of the richest men and women in Lumina, in large part due to the quantity and quality of the gold buried beneath their feet, known as Crylian Gold. Crylian gold is the purest, sturdiest, and most brilliant gold in Lumina, and it is the driver of their economy. But what they possess in gold and other precious stones, they lack in agriculture. The soil of Crylanor is poor and infertile. Hardly anything grows there besides wheat, and said wheat is the least sought after in all the realms. They subsist on fish, wild animals, and exports from lands with healthier soil (such as Northern Domitia and Kharfast). Though its desolation isn’t quite as extreme as that of the Warlands, it is still significant.

Crylanor is also known for its artistry and lavish living. Exituists would view them as a “pompous pack of heathens with a great adeptness to indulging in dark fantasies”, and Crylians would find it ironic that Exituists would have the gaul to look down on anyone. The best artists, storytellers, bards, and pleasure houses (though Solitudine may best them in pure raunchiness should that be the aim of the client) are found in Crylanor.

If one were to single out one of the greatest places to live within the world of Lumina, Crylanor would be a clear candidate with its scenery, artistry, and economy.

Noble Families
Notable families in this territory are the richest in Lumina and are treated as such, however without armies to defend their wealth, they may meet the same fate as the Iodarians, descended from the Old Lord Iodiasis who laid claim to the land near the beginning of time, and lost it nearly 200 years before the first book. Their fall was the first hint that tides were turning and a new era was approaching; one that could not be postponed. They were replaced by the Armejios, a usurping family stemming from the single most famed and feared warrior in the history of Lumina. This warrior Armejio Armejio, through the spoils obtained by conquering the Iodarians, as well as through conquering Wixlam, Kharfast, and Domitia in the name of Urbs became the richest man in Lumina, as well as its most established conqueror. However since he did not possess the blood of the Old Lords, he could never truly rule the lands he took. Could he have turned his sights on his Urbish commanders and lay waste to them the same way he had the Iodarians? Maybe. Perhaps it was his honor that disallowed him from doing so. Because of this loyalty Crylanor answers to the Imperator.