| abstract | - A land rich with culture, Wynnadia is located in the south of the western continent of Auratia. It's connected in the north-east by Satuma's Oristan Woodlands. The climate is warm with constant rainfall, a factor that has helped its people thrive. The land itself is comprised of rolling planes and the Sucellos Mountains to the south. Would-be Prophets should be warned though; this majestic land is the home to many undead horrors and long-forgotten atrocities. Laying these to rest may be the key to Auratia's survival. The Chago Empire was built by the Lormanth. It once swept across Auratia, including Mangard. When the Chago troops went on an expedition to the north of Wynnadia, a premeditated revolt took place. With the help of the Shax, enslaved barbarians launched an attack. Just when it seemed the battle was at an end, the high dragon Warthorne the Ancient Shadow, the master of Wynnadia, descended upon the battlefield. The barbarians immediately dropped their weapons in awe of their spiritual guardian. Warthorne informed the barbarians that this group of Lormanth held the key to the destiny of their people. And so the barbarians let the remaining troops live, driving them to Zarland, while they themselves returned to their lives in the grassy plains of Wynnadia. In Zarland, the remaining Chago troops split into two factions: One group sought for revenge while the other felt that they should give up their militant existence. These peace-loving survivors built a new stronghold at Zarland. When the First Dragon War broke out, Zarland’s leader, the Lormanth Duke Westler Bahlen, took in both barbarians and Lormanth refugees. The belligerent group of Lormanth had remained in Lilia Harbor, increasing and fortifying its defensive structures. When news of the Chago Empire’s fall reached Lilia Harbor during the First Dragon War, the city’s leader, Lormanth General Hubman Noxiyas, declared involuntary independence. By providing the surviving members of the Chago navy with refuge, the Lilia Empire became the biggest naval power in the postwar world. Because Warthorne's special ability was the power of omens and quests, the most authoritative astrologists and augurs in Auratia now live in Lilia Harbor. Zarland nobles are extremely enthusiastic about this science and partner with ambitious investors eager to make a profit from this knowledge, which can be traced back to the barbarian shamans. Divining and astrology are the main topics of daily life here. There is a street in Lilia Harbor nicknamed the "Street of Immobility", and it is said that every time the smallest meteor streaks across the sky, all the people here are frozen, their gaze transfixed on the sky.
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