Idraenya

Idraenya is an Azeral colony, ran by three viceroys: Hellion Grey, Ethyris Dardellan-Lochatlan, and Sevos Zehros-Rezuraia. It's located in the Greater Mirauan Desert, within the borders of Anglunia, but operates independent of the government. Instead, Idraenya answers to the Qar'a'qar, to whom it also pay exorbitant tribute. There is, however, a growing independence movement within the city's borders, as well as an insurgent group of Yirsi who wish to defect to Anglunia.

Prehistory
Local legend holds that long ago, the Greater Mirauan Desert used to be a lush, green jungle, home to an ancient civilization called the Idrans. They built their society around efficiency: the Idrans did not drink, as drunkenness inhibited productivity; the Idrans did not sing, dance, or play games, as recreation distracted them from work; the Idrans did not hold funerals, as those occupied time that would be better spent laboring.

The Idrans' obsession with work eventually caught the attention of the Arternaian god of diligence and sloth, Tollan, who was taken aback by their lack of slothfulness. He took their behavior to be an insult to the necessity of relaxation in one's life, and punished the Idrans by turning their civilization to dust, as well as the jungle they lived in. Nowadays, it is believed that the sands of the Greater Mirauan Desert are the ashes left behind by Tollan's wrath.

Many Idraenyans believe that, because the Idrans would throw their dead into the sea, the long stalks of kelp which surround Idraenya have sprouted from the bodies of Idrans on the ocean floor, and are possessed by their restless souls. According to Idraenyans, this is why the town's coast is so prone to shipwrecks: the Idran-possessed kelp physically grabs boats and smashes them into the shore.

Early Colonial Era
Thousands of years later, the Greater Mirauan Desert had completely transformed, and the desert was now home to Azerals. One collection of Azeral families, called the Capicans, noticed that a particular area of the Greater Mirauan Desert had a fertile coastline and would be perfect for growing sugar and cocoa. The penal colony of Idraenya was founded soon after, and it was populated by Capican prisoners, most of whom were Yirsi sailors who shipwrecked on the coast or otherwise got lost in the desert.

The Capican Qar'a'qar volunteered to lead the colony, in spite of the fact that he, like the rest of the Capicans, was migratory: he believed he could lead from afar, and that fear alone would keep the Idraenyan prisoners in check. When the Capicans finally circled back around to collect tribute from Idraenya, though, they found the town to be in a state of turmoil. It had become rich with sugar, cocoa, and fish, but the citizenry - a mix of Azerals and Yirsi - were experiencing violent ethnic tensions. Fighting breaking out in the streets was hindering productivity, so the Qar'a'qar decided to appoint Hellion Grey - a loyal member of the colony with a reputation for cruelty - to act as a viceroy on the Qar'a'qar's behalf.