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The map above depicts Altazia's central valley, the most densely populated and developed part of the continent. Practically speaking, this area was the heartland of the Old Alliance and if any of the Splinter States managed to conquer it they could steamroll all other opposition on the continent and become the leader of a new Alliance.

There are three contenders for this:
- Eldemar is the country in which the story of Mother of Learning takes place for the most part. They claim to be direct successors of the Old Alliance, but this is not taken particularly seriously by their neighbors. Fortunately for them, they have a lot of other things going for them as well - they have a good military, some very profitable industries, the best and most extensive magical education system on the continent, and an excellent position for colonizing the Wild North (thereby allowing them to increase their territory without marching their army at someone. They are the generalist faction - they are confident that their large and developed territory (that will only get bigger due to the colonization of the north) will ensure their resurgence eventually, and that anyone who attacks them in the meantime will get their faces kicked in by their well-trained army. Perhaps too confident...
-Falkrinea is not a republic in the modern sense. They are basically a noble republic, only they don't choose a king to rule over them and just do all the decision-making themselves. They have an extremely wealthy and populous territory, a powerful fleet and merchant marine, and they are in many ways the center of the technological revolution happening on Altazia. They are the trade/diplomatic faction - of the three main contenders for controlling the central valley, Falkrinea is the only one that doesn't consistently piss off their neighbors. They are confident that they will eventually achieve primacy on economic and technological terms, but their military strength leaves much to be desired.
-Sulamnon is an old, traditional rival of Eldemar. Of the three main factions, Sulamnon has the weakest economy and little ability to grow peacefully. That is okay, though, because Sulamnon intends to enforce their superiority through force of arms. They are the military faction - their army is large, well-equipped, and supremely well-trained. They are content to wait for now, but everyone knows they're just biding their time and waiting for the right moment to strike.

Well there you have it. As a closing note, I'd like to note that this map was a collaboration between myself and my brother, who used his mastery of Inkscape to turn my amateurish base map into the beautiful work of art you can see above. Thanks brother, you are the best. Sadly, he doesn't have a site of his own I could link to.

Description
The map above depicts Altazia's central valley, the most densely populated and developed part of the continent. Practically speaking, this area was the heartland of the Old Alliance and if any of the Splinter States managed to conquer it they could steamroll all other opposition on the continent and become the leader of a new Alliance.

There are three contenders for this:
- Eldemar is the country in which the story of Mother of Learning takes place for the most part. They claim to be direct successors of the Old Alliance, but this is not taken particularly seriously by their neighbors. Fortunately for them, they have a lot of other things going for them as well - they have a good military, some very profitable industries, the best and most extensive magical education system on the continent, and an excellent position for colonizing the Wild North (thereby allowing them to increase their territory without marching their army at someone. They are the generalist faction - they are confident that their large and developed territory (that will only get bigger due to the colonization of the north) will ensure their resurgence eventually, and that anyone who attacks them in the meantime will get their faces kicked in by their well-trained army. Perhaps too confident...
-Falkrinea is not a republic in the modern sense. They are basically a noble republic, only they don't choose a king to rule over them and just do all the decision-making themselves. They have an extremely wealthy and populous territory, a powerful fleet and merchant marine, and they are in many ways the center of the technological revolution happening on Altazia. They are the trade/diplomatic faction - of the three main contenders for controlling the central valley, Falkrinea is the only one that doesn't consistently piss off their neighbors. They are confident that they will eventually achieve primacy on economic and technological terms, but their military strength leaves much to be desired.
-Sulamnon is an old, traditional rival of Eldemar. Of the three main factions, Sulamnon has the weakest economy and little ability to grow peacefully. That is okay, though, because Sulamnon intends to enforce their superiority through force of arms. They are the military faction - their army is large, well-equipped, and supremely well-trained. They are content to wait for now, but everyone knows they're just biding their time and waiting for the right moment to strike.

Well there you have it. As a closing note, I'd like to note that this map was a collaboration between myself and my brother, who used his mastery of Inkscape to turn my amateurish base map into the beautiful work of art you can see above. Thanks brother, you are the best. Sadly, he doesn't have a site of his own I could link to.