What is Nazaria?

Nazaria is the main continent on Novae Terrae (the planet) and houses one of the biggest cities; the Holy City of Nazaria. The continent has always been lush with green fields, bustling towns and cities, giant forests, crystal clear waters, and immaculate mountain ranges. Nazaria has been home to countless civilizations that have prospered or failed through the years. Most settlements spring up from the ground like a lily in the midsummer. Some of these settlements prosper off the rich resources that are abundant across the lands. Settlements grow into villages, villages grow into towns, and with luck towns grow into cities.

It is because of the abundance of resources in these lands that they are raided on a regular basis. These settlements that start to spring up are perfect hunting grounds to the savage wolves that are vikings! Vikings come across the seas to rape, pillage, and plunder these poor defenseless lands. Due to the increase in raids, the civilization in Nazaria found it necessary to build defenses around citiyscapes, most of which consist of walls or barricades. Surrounding towns and settlements go to these major cities to offer their services or wears in exchange for protection and citizenship. For years now, the surrounding cities, towns, and settlements have worked with one another to defend themselves against a looming darkness.

Nazaria was not always so peaceful, in fact it use to be the opposite. Before the Holy City was created, the largest city was called Benzoriat and was created and lead by a mercenary group. This mercenary group fought tooth and nail, painting the grounds around them with the blood of their enemies, to secure their land. Eventually Benzoriat was formed and expanded to become massive, it was actually larger than the Holy City is now and was one of the first major cities to be created. The leader of these mercenaries, like so many leader before him, became shrouded and lost in his power that was slowly growing.

Much is unknown about what exactly happened to Benzoriat, or what became of the mercenary group's leader, but what is known is that the city no longer exists. The new leader formed what would latter be called a monarchy and his family continues to rule over the Holy City even today! With the new city, and new leadership, came a golden age that has seemed to be endless and a nationwide cease fire. There has not been a major war in the lands of Nazaria since King Zathera's ancestors had created and donned the crown.