Jagdas

Jagdas was a world/dimension that was inhabited by many peoples who now inhabit Rathnir. It was home to many predominantly Human nations and peoples before the Jagdasian Crisis, causing many of the Jagdasian refugees to migrate to Rathnir. Of the various states of Jagdas, only Yimmu-Audal remains as the one state that moved its entire government to Rathnir and still survives independently. While much of the information regarding the continents of Jagdas had been lost, a revival in research starting with the Escharian Expeditions caused old maps to be discovered along with expeditions to explore the rest of the world.

Migration to Rathnir
The Corruption of Jagdas contributed to the migration of Jagdasian peoples to the lands of Rathnir. Many people claim that a great collapse of society occurred and many disasters fell upon the continent. The people of Yimmu-Audal left and found the lands of Yimmu-Audal, while people from Bimare found the lands of Valdreach. It is also believed by some that the connection between Jagdas and Rathnir were older than this, as some academics argue that humans originated in Jagdas and began to migrate into Rathnir, displacing peoples such as the Niedene. The suggested method of transport to Jagdas is theorized by modern people to have occurred via the End Portals littered across Rathnir, although this stands in contrast to some accounts from back during the era where Jagdasians still lived on Rathnir.

Location Debate and Expeditions
In the modern day, the current accepted theory by the common people is that Jagdas lies on a separate realm; this is supported primarily by Academia in Western Rathnir. In contrast to this is the idea that Jagdas lies West of Aurlunor; this idea was supported primarily by Eastern Academia in the First Empire of Escharia and subsequent Empires. The primary evidence used against the idea that it isn't a realm is the claim of continents such as Akan'nash, the counter to this is debating the existence of Akan'nash as seperate from Jagdas. Aurlunorean expeditions traveled west to explore the lands across the Endless Sea, however they did not map much after the initial first expedition. In the year 1587 ASC (Before the Ascension), Admiral Kirvai led an expedition from Imperial Fernheim into the west of Rathnir and returned decades later with a completed map. In comparing the maps, it can be suggested that neither party is right or wrong, and that certain features were found in common of them both.

Nations of Jagdas
Known Jagdasian countries and independent polities include:


 * Asterrock
 * Apollonia
 * Atheron
 * Bimare Federation
 * Borealis
 * Burrownest
 * Queendom of Caltara
 * Demolia
 * D'uufariya
 * Eastarctic Empire
 * Eastern Horde of Maerû n
 * Hallowed Peak Monastery
 * Hodeskein
 * Kingdom of Inari
 * Kaihyon Shogunate
 * Lothridge
 * Republic of Nookie
 * Obsidiana
 * Order of the Obsidian Gate
 * Rovina
 * Talawa
 * Tarnos
 * Tlörn
 * Virdere
 * Empire of Yimmu-Audal

People groups in Rathnir originally from Jagdas include, but are not limited to, the:


 * Shirûn
 * Salvian
 * Krobuny
 * Audaladae

Notable People of Jagdas
Notable Jagdasians Include:
 * StoryStudio of Yimmu-Audal
 * BlueMarble of Yimmu-Audal

Trivia
The most common term for someone from Jagdas is Jagdasian, however some scholars use Jagdasite.