Heirs of the Blade

Places

Aleth – large forest south of the Exalsee

Barrier Ridge – cliff boundary between the Lowlands and the Commonweal

Capitas – capital of the Wasp Empire

Collegium – Beetle-kinden city in the Lowlands, home of the Great College

Commonweal – the Dragonfly state north of the Lowlands, partly conquered by the Empire

Darakyon – formerly haunted forest in the north-east Lowlands

Elas Mar – province governed by Salme Elass

Exalsee – inland sea south of the Empire

Felyal – Mantis forest on the Lowlands coast

Helleron – Beetle-kinden city in the Lowlands noted for its industry

The Hitch – fugitive community at the foot of the Barrier Ridge

Jerez – Skater-kinden lake town in the Empire

Khanaphes – ancient Beetle-kinden city

Landstower – city in the Principalities (formerly Lans Stowe)

Leose – centre of Elas Mar province and castle of the Salme family

Lowlands – the city states south of the Commonweal and west of the Empire

Maynes – Ant-kinden city of the Three-city Alliance

Myna – Soldier Beetle city of the Three-city Alliance

The Nem – desert west of Khanaphes

Porta Rabi – Solarnese port

Princep Salma – New Lowlands city named after Salme Dien

The Principalities – that part of the Commonweal conquered by the Empire

Ren – Province governed by Felipe Shah

Rhael – untenanted province in Roh

Roh – Principality covered by Felipe Shah

Sara Tele – village in Elas Mar province

Shon Fhor – capital of the Commonweal

Siriell’s Town – bandit town in Rhael province

Solamen – fortress in the Principalities (formerly Shol Amen)

Solarno – a city of high artifice on the Exalsee

Suon Ren – town and castle of Felipe Shah

Szar – Bee city in the Three-city Alliance

Three-city Alliance – a state composed of Maynes, Myna and Szar, former Wasp subjects

Toek Station – Scorpion trading post north of Solarno

Tsolshevy – believed Woodlouse-kinden community, unknown location

Vesserett – Bee city within the Empire