WorldHistory_East

**__The Eastern Islands__**
Known as the Eastern Empire, the Empire of the Asp, or by other terms, this land is ruled by drow. While the drow rule, the majority of the inhabitants are enslaved humanoids of all kinds, humans, orcs, ogres, etc. The drow are long-lived and powerful people, but breed slowly and kill each other off, as promotions are often gained through assassination. They worshipped Hel and Loki, but now despise Loki for his betrayal in helping shift the comet to fall on their capital city and destroying them in their hour of triumph.

Almost nothing is known about the homelands of the Eastern Empire except that they are on a group of islands to the east of this continent. Past the Great Swamp is Gateway, a city on top of the Cliffs of Shadow overlooking the Great Swamp, then an agricultural area, the Sky Steppes, and a port city. The rest of the empire is on islands that are completely unexplored by the West. The capital city was struck by the comet and is now underwater and destroyed, but surrounding areas and other islands still exist and are also regaining their strength after Cometfall and all the havoc that began. It is believed that with the capital destroyed, other powerful families began to fight for the throne, but that is mostly speculation and rumor.

As the Empire was regaining strength and sending ambassadors to the West, an ancient tome of Hel's worship and doctrine was found which shows Hel as far less evil than her worshippers had become. In the drow drive to power, they had far exceeded her mandate, especially in their use of slavery and the undead. This book has started a movement to return to a less severe form of worship and conduct, but has also ignited another civil war among the clergy and ruling families that continues today. .