Valyssia — The Heart of Empires
in Geography of Aesos“They claim to be the axis of the world, but the sun now rises across the sea.”
A vast and cultured realm of noble houses and ancient power, rival to Cezorus in politics, art, and ambition.
“Valyssia is the great mirror of civilization, proud and ancient, draped in gold and contradiction. Empires rise and fall within her fertile valleys; philosophers and conquerors dine at the same tables. They see themselves as the world’s axis, yet behind the marble façades I sense an unease — that the future’s light shines now from across the sea, from Cezorus.”
Extracts from “A Survey of the Known World” by Captain-Explorer Aderyn Vale of Cezorus, 3358 YL.