The Bone Witch (The Bone Witch #1)

? Mild to moderate weather, most populated kingdom CAPITAL: Santiang CURRENT RULER: Emperor Shifang YADOSHA CITY-STATES

? The whole continent was originally the kingdom of Yadosha, but infighting among the royal descendants soon splintered it into several warring states and shrunk their dominion into only its upper continent ? While each city-state maintains a high degree of independence, all share one main government to foster ties and maintain diplomatic missions ? Each city-state has a Second Minister to govern them; every seven years, a First Minister is elected among the Second Ministers to represent Yadosha as a whole CAPITAL: None

CURRENT RULER: First Minister Stefan KION

? Once a part of Yadosha; many kingdoms conquered and fought over this land before Kion was able to achieve its independence through Vernasha of the Roses, a legendary asha ? A melting pot of culture and main headquarters of the asha ? Smallest land among the kingdoms

CAPITAL: Ankyo CURRENT RULER: Empress Alyx of House Imperial ODALIA

? Composed of plains and forests

? Originally a part of the kingdom of Yadosha but was the first in the continent to rebel and break off into its own kingdom CAPITAL: Kneave CURRENT RULER: King Telemaine of House Odalia ARHEN-KOSHO

? Large group of islands on the Swiftsea, near Odalia and Kion CAPITAL: Hottenheim CURRENT RULER: Queen Lynoria of House Imperial DRYCHT

? Desert kingdom

? Also notable for its austere and extreme perspective generally held in contempt by most of the other kingdoms, but tolerated for the runeberry cloth they provide ? Only the western continent of Drycht is heavily populated; the majority of the kingdom is made of sand CAPITAL: Adra-al CURRENT RULER: King Aadil of the Tavronoo clan