Io'Nen

Standing defiantly in the heart of Tho'Sal is the arcane kingdom of Io'Nen. When the Schism happened, the scholars and spellweavers of King Heldeval's court and armies scattered west under the guidance of his court mage, and leader of the Magister's Alliance, Marwood Atherton.

Composed of Tho'Sal's greatest minds, Io'Nen is primarily governed by a democratic court of clans known as the Circle of Regents. Such prominent clans include the Athertons, the Gladstones, the Sharmans, and the Wilfongs.

While most other kingdoms in Tho'Sal are composed of multiple cities, Io'Nen is composed mostly of standalone towers and outposts throughout the Tho'Salian desert, with the only major city being their capitol, Westspire. For non-magical supplies, they rely heavily on their ally Loch'Mel, whom they share an exclusive trade relationship with, and with whom they have also partnered with on a mysterious project centered around the lake in-between the two kingdoms.

Being in the nexus of Tho'Sal, Io’Nen sees a great deal of conflict. But while they adeptly defend their own borders, they never make a point of transgressing beyond them, and are willing to accept most any pilgrim who shows an interest or aptitude in the arcane arts.

Westspire
Westspire, AKA The City Built in a Day, is the capitol of Io'Nen. As the epithet implies, Westpire stands as an unmatched arcane wonder in Lyzandria, having been envisioned by Tho'Sal's greatest illusionists, raised by it's greatest conjurer's, and cemented into reality by it's greatest transmuters in just a single day.

Westspire is not only the capitol of Io'Nen, but also the continental capitol of arcane education. Home to both the Hod Institute and the Royal College of Westspire, Westpire is unmatched academically in the eight wizardly schools of magic. Outside of the arcane, the Io'Nian Athenaeum is only outmatched in literary volume by Farborough's private conclave of druids who assemble their tomes in the Aeon Tree Conservatory.