Dominion of Annagar



One of the major countries in Michelle West’s Sun Sword sextet is the Dominion of Annagar. Located in the south, it is bounded on the east by ocean and on the west by forest. (To the north, separated by the Tiagra mountain chain, lies their enemy, the Empire of Essalieyan).

Terreans
The Dominion consists of 5 regions (or Terreans) and their local cities, overseen by a ruling clan: Also within the Dominion is the Desert of Sorrows (or Sea of Sorrows). The buried Cities of Man, where once lived the ancestors of the Voyani, lie within this area.
 * Averda
 * Callesta
 * Essla
 * Irreno
 * Russo
 * Valente
 * Mancorvo
 * Amar
 * Marano
 * Oerta
 * Ardania
 * Raverra
 * Tor Leonne (seat of the Dominion’s ruler, the Tyragar)
 * Sorgassa
 * Allars

Appearance and Custom
The peoples of the Dominion are mostly dark in coloring. They follow a rigid social code based on class (e.g., clansmen, serras, serafs).

Terreans are ruled by clans with a strict hierarchy of rank.

Recent Events
The current rulership of the Dominion is being contested by Valedan kai di'Leonne (exiled in the North as a hostage and last surviving member of the Clan Leonne which has ruled the Dominion for generations) and General Alesso di'Marente.

Only the man who can wield the Sun Sword can be ruler of the Dominion.