Alteniquia

Alteniquia (Aurlûnoren: Xǔlónë or Many Islands) is the large, central continent of Rathnir. It is counted to be part of the Eastern political Hemisphere.

The continent is regionally split into Alteniquia Proper to the north and Australiquia to the south.

Alteniquia Proper
Alteniquia Proper is a semi-arid region predominantly consisting of deserts and savanna. It features the highest natural peak of Rathnir as well as the geographic centre of Rathnir at the coordinates 0|0.

Settlements are almost exclusively associated with one of the global powers, Theios-Essukdal, as their heartland, the Urnu-Arrak region around the Sea of Pearls.

Alteniquia was home to the ancient Empire of Yimmu-Audal.

Aldovir/Southern Alteniquia
The southern area of Alteniquia is a vast area of forest, plains and swamp. It differs from the rest of Alteniquia due to its cooler and more temperate biomes. It is home to the feudal states of Sironia, Reyllea and others. It is also home to The Corporate Union of Masons, a political and economic organisation including Cobblework, Kaithrat and the Cthulhu Consciousness. It is home to the Australiquian people.

Naming conventions are changing constantly and as such maps use terminology as various as the local communities on the subcontinent. Popular terms include but are not limited to Aldovir, Australiquia and Southern Australiaquia.

Vastallos
The densely forested and predominantly jungled minor continent of Vastallos, located to Alteniquia's north-west is divided from the mainland by the Ombra Gulf, otherwise known as the Shadow Gulf.

The peninsula formerly known as Alteniquia Minor split from Alteniquia Proper by digging deep channels between the two continents and announced the reforming of the territory under a new name. The people, referred to as the Vastallosi, founded the Vastallosi Alliance of Western Rathnir in response to the encroaching powers of Escharien, Yimmu-Audal and Valdreach. The alliance collapsed after the Great Rathnir War and the local power vacuum was filled by the Most Serene Republic of Carvay, which after an internal crisis released its states as independent nations.