Isle of Man

The Isle of Man is a small landmass of the north-east coast of the empirical mainland. This large island is said to be the origin of the human race and the start of the first great human empire. the island is about 121,589 miles squared making it one of the largest islands in the world. the province capital of The Isle of Man is the city of Lesia which is a major port city and naval base for the Empire. The Isle is covered in ancient castles, dungeons, and ruins of long forgotten kingdoms and tribes. many of the greatest adventurers have made their start on this island such as Nyud the Courier and Hatem of Dicia. An ancient prophecy from the first empire states that a series of events that will lead to 4 great heroes will start here. who these heroes are and when they will rise is a mystery. Every young boy in the empire dreams of becoming one of these heroes and it is not uncommon for these children to venture to the isle once they come of age to try and make the prophecy come true for themselves.

History
the isle of man has no recorded origin for its development and settlement. it is called the birthplace of humanity in legends and myths. the first recorded settlement is marked at 2E 20 shortly after the end of the age of titans. this historic city was known as Manus and is rumored to be where the term, Man, comes from. this city grew eventually to be the center of the first human kingdom under lord Filippo Pitera in 2E 78. lord Pitera led his military over the island, destroying and assimilating all of the current tribes located on the island. once under a unified banner, lord Pitera began his push into the mainland of current day Egron where his title is switched to Emperor Pitera the first.

during the first war with the elves, known as The First Purge, during 2E 678 the legendary of city was razed and lost to the great forests summoned by the elves to destroy the current infrastructure of the island. until this point the island was fairly unwooded. this new wood was enchanted and would rapidly regrow to replace any trees cut down or lost similar to the woods located in the elven lands to the east. these woods are known as the Sequi forest, derived from the elven word for wall. there are no roads that currently travel through the center of the island due to the magics of the woods growing stronger the deeper in a person travels. there are currently only 2 roads that travel through the woods themselves, the Qriw Route and the Green Road.

during the first purge, the elves had made their way all the way to modern day Agusus where the hills and heavy fortification of the men were able to hold the elves back. this is generally considered the end of the first Empire of man and the start of the Dark Ages of Man. during this time the varying cities left developed into city-states to self govern themselves. they warred amongst themselves and halted the development of the human culture until the second empire arose out of what is now modern day Agusus. where the first empire was very focused on arts and science, this new empire was nearly purely militaristic. lord Cycnus Scala was the man who took the reigns of the second empire in 3E 212. Emperor Scala was assassinated in modern day Pidius by his closest advisor, Mata kite, in 3E 241 during the Beast Revolt where Scala's son, Pedar, took the throne.

during the orc kingdoms of the end of the 3E and most of the 4E, the isle of man was controlled by the orc clan, Blackfist. they were the primary slave traders of the orc military and among the highest ranking tribe in their kingdom. it was not until 5E 12 that the isle was once again freed from orc control and returned to the current, third human empire.General Lucius Maritimus lead the Emperor's army to the shore and began the removal of all of the Blackfist from the isle. splinter groups still exist on the island as the Orc empire had fallen entirely and they have gone back to a purely tribal system, completely disconnected from one another.

in 5E 79 the isle is finally returned to its original grandeur when Lesia has its Grand Port finally restored. this also marked a hike in the amount of immigrants to the island, mostly young males attempting to fulfill the prophecy from the first empire. among these adventures are Alcott the wanderer, Schorsch the liberator, Rishley tree-bearer, Welsh of Manus, Uve the Slayer.

Notable features

 * Worlds Castle
 * Sequia Forest

Notable Settlements

 * Tantius
 * Metia
 * Lesia
 * Pidius
 * Agusus
 * Lahium
 * Masius
 * Rimia
 * Satia
 * Pyke
 * Gedius
 * Dicia
 * Oriala
 * Circia