Locations
Explore the places of Aethoria
Noble Estates
NOBLE ESTATES Ring 3's prestigious residential district where high nobility, powerful merchant lords, and renowned mages maintain grand estates. Each estate is self-contained—mansion, gardens, staf...
Officers' Quarter
OFFICERS' QUARTER Ring 4's military district, combining officer housing with official facilities. Residential area has apartments for junior officers and homes for seniors. Official Sector: Offi...
Ring 1: The Crown
RING 1 — THE CROWN Aethelgard's innermost ring, home to royal family and absolute seat of imperial power. Population ~5,000. Access by royal invitation only. Tier 4-5 magic common. Architecture...
Ring 2: The High
RING 2 — THE HIGH Aethoria's ring of supreme political authority and governmental power. Population ~50,000. Residents and official business only. Tier 3-4 magic common. Architecture is imposing...
Ring 3: The Gilded
RING 3 — THE GILDED Aethoria's ring of established power and wealth. Population ~150,000. Residents, guests, legitimate business. Tier 3 magic common. Architecture is magnificent—classical beaut...
Ring 4: The Silver
RING 4 — THE SILVER Aethoria's ring of upwardly mobile and newly established. Population ~300,000. Lower nobility, military officers, wealthy commoners. Tier 2-3 magic. Architecture refined but...
Ring 5: The Merchant
RING 5 — THE MERCHANT Aethoria's economic heart and home of mercantile class. Population ~500,000. Successful merchants, guild members, skilled artisans, entertainers. Tier 2 magic common. Archi...
Ring 6: The Common
RING 6 — THE COMMON (Population ~700,000) • Also called: The People's Ring, The Working City • Who lives here: Laborers, servants, soldiers, apprentices • Key locations: Labor Market, Common Shrine...
Ring 7: The Outer
RING 7 — THE OUTER Aethelgard's outermost ring, home to poor, criminals, unaligned, escaped slaves, outcasts. Population ~300,000. Officially open access; guards rarely enter. Tier 1 magic official...
Royal Estates
ROYAL ACADAMY Ring 1's most prestigious magical training institution, accepting only exceptional students by invitation. Teaches the deepest magical theory and most powerful techniques. Admissio...