Locations

Cities, kingdoms, landmarks, and the geography of Areth

116 entries

Aquilae

Aquilae, known as 'The River Queen,' was the greatest port city of the Orethan Dominion, built across dozens of islands in the eastern river delta in the region that would later become Perryton. It served as the headquarters of both the Windcallers' Brotherhood and the Tideweavers before its destruction during the Night of Shattered Crystals.

Areth (Continent)

Areth was a continent and the primary setting of the Adventures of Baron Von Monocle series, home to peoples including those of Rislandia and the Wyranth Empire, whose settlers arrived more than a thousand years before the events of For Steam and Country and lost much of their prior history upon doing so. In ancient times, a vast empire once covered most of the continent, and the original settlers of Rislandia were said to have fled from it.

Artacala Desert

The Artacala Desert is a vast, waterless desert located past the great volcano of Zenwey, notorious for claiming the lives of unprepared travelers. A mysterious figure known as the desert heart is said to dwell at its center, and the wizard Juiyan makes his home there.

Astara

Astara is one of the larger islands within the Broken Islands, a region also known by the earlier name of the Far Northern Islands. Some of its islands supported small human populations with unique, isolated cultures, while others remained uninhabited and were claimed by the Fae Oslan.

Atrebla

Atrebla was a large, wealthy kingdom situated to the east of Rislandia and the Wyranth Empire on the Areth continent, separated from them by the Oler Mountains. Known for its discovery of the aether-fuel called Black Gold, its exports of motors and goods, and its formal diplomatic ties with Rislandia, Atrebla was considered a strategically important neighbor throughout the series.

Border River

The Border River was a major waterway forming the territorial boundary between Rislandia and the Wyranth Empire, serving as the primary front line of the ongoing conflict between the two nations and the site of multiple named battles, the disappearance of Baron Theodore von Monocle, and the original loss of the airship Liliana.

Carnait Cove

Carnait Cove was a small, fortified coastal town on the southwestern coast of the Wyranth Empire, past The Great Desert, regarded by Ivan, the Iron Emperor as the most beautiful location in his empire. It served as the site of Ivan and Zaira von Monocle's wedding and the battle that followed in The Iron Wedding.

Centerpost

Centerpost is a town located in the Central Heartland of Rislandia, known as a crossroads for trade. It is associated with Count Theron, who held the title Count Theron of Centerpost.

Chateau Rinsteele

Chateau Rinsteele is a vineyard located approximately twenty miles from the eastern coastline of the Wyranth Empire. It first appears in The Crystal Conspiracy.

Cliffside Castle

Cliffside Castle is a massive fortress built into the northeastern coastal cliffs of Rislandia on the Areth continent, serving as a key military headquarters and refuge for civilians during wartime.

Clockmaker's Isle

Clockmaker's Isle is a yellow island group in the eastern sea on the official world map, north of Wyn and east of the Island of Fae.

Crosswinds Sea

The Crosswinds Sea is the stretch of water between Zenwey and Areth on the official world map, north of Rislandia.

Desert Watch

Desert Watch (also rendered as Desert's Watch in some log entries) was a city that served as a major site of conflict during The Fight for Rislandia, enduring three days of bloody fighting before falling to the Wyranth Empire; it was later named in an armistice proposal in The Iron Wedding as a territory Rislandia would cede to the Wyranth Empire.

Devil's Mountain

Devil's Mountain was a mountain located behind the Wyranth capital, hollowed out by the Wyranth Empire to house a secret laboratory containing an evolved giant whose extracted vitality ether fueled the war against Rislandia; the facility was destroyed by a bomb detonated by Zaira von Monocle and her father, though it was subsequently rebuilt and repurposed as a laboratory by Ivan, the Iron Emperor.

Devil's Range

The Devil's Range is a volcanic mountain range dominating central Wyranth, running roughly east-west across the empire's heartland. It is the most geologically active region on the Iberanth Peninsula and serves as both a natural defensive barrier and the primary source of mineral wealth fueling the Wyranth war machine.

Dragonmist Isles

The Dragonmist Isles are a chain of volcanic islands located far north in the northeastern seas, beyond the edge of the Zenwey continent, shrouded in perpetual mist and inhabited by dragons. The isles have been visited by Baron Theodore von Monocle and Zaira von Monocle on multiple recorded occasions.

Early Buildings of Rislandia City

The earliest permanent structures of Rislandia City were erected in the first decades following the founding of the kingdom, serving as the civic, spiritual, and institutional foundations of the new realm. These buildings—the Royal Palace, the Great Temple, the Guild Halls, and the Senate House—were constructed between Year 18 and Year 25 and shaped the character of Rislandia City for generations.

Ebony Sands Coast

The Ebony Sands Coast is a coastal region renowned for its striking black sands, once dominated by the criminal domain of the One-Eyed King Renawl and later transformed into a fashionable destination for wealthy nobility from Rislandia, Wyranth, and beyond. In the 24th Year of King Malaky XV's Reign, the airship known as the Liliana traveled to the One-Eyed King's domain on the Ebony Sands Coast.

Findlay's Factory (Nyanzi)

Findlay's Factory is an industrial facility located on Astrotoll Road in Nyanzi, owned and operated by Findlay. It appears in The Steam Knight 2.

Flat Water Delta

The Flat Water Delta is a river delta on the south-east coast of Areth on the official world map, below Rescall.

Golgmarsh Ocean

The Golgmarsh Ocean was a vast body of water separating Rislandia from the Zenwey and Zicree continents, also bordering the southwestern coast of the Wyranth Empire, and named after the legendary giant whose fall was said to have created it.

Great Bridge

The Great Bridge was a land bridge or chain of islands said to have once connected Zenwey to the southern continent, serving as a passage for the Giants during their ancient explorations. Its origins and ultimate fate remain subjects of scholarly and popular debate.

Great Jerohm

Great Jerohm is a desert city located on the Zenwey continent, situated in the desert that lies beyond the northern coast of Zenwey and must be crossed before reaching the dangerous northern regions. It was visited by Baron Theodore von Monocle on an early mission and later became a point of strategic interest during the events of The Blood of Giants.

Great Library of Rislandia

The Great Library of Rislandia is one of the largest and most celebrated repositories of knowledge on the continent of Areth, founded in the early years of the Rislandian kingdom to preserve the learning carried out of the fallen Orethan Dominion. It has grown over centuries through the patronage of successive Malaky monarchs into an institution housing ancient texts, scientific treatises, historical records, maps, and works on magic theory.

Greenhorne

Greenhorne is a town in southern Rislandia near Plainsroad Village. It lay on the front line of the Wyranth war, and Rislandian forces fought through trench warfare to liberate it before advancing on Loveridge.

Gretoria Asylum

Gretoria Asylum was a medical facility located in Rislandia City that housed patients requiring psychiatric care, including those suffering from Giant's Blood Serum addiction. In The Blood of Giants, it served as the place of confinement for Marina du Willet and three Wyranth prisoners.

Grune River

The Grune River is a major waterway in Rislandia, notable for powering the mills of Greenhorne and supporting a more densely populated valley than its faster counterpart, the Tilway River. The river town of Urubury and the ancestral seat of the von Lantern family are among its most prominent landmarks.

High Mesa Castle

High Mesa Castle was a strategically significant Rislandian stronghold situated on the east coast of Rislandia near the border with the Wyranth Empire, serving as the seat of Duchess Liliana and the site of Baron Theodore von Monocle's first mission.

Highview

Highview is a border town in Rislandia notable for its army barracks station, small inn, and proximity to a mountain pass. It appears in The Steam Knight 2.

Islands of Fae

The Islands of Fae are mysterious, ever-changing landmasses in the western Golgmarsh Ocean inhabited by the Fae—beautiful, otherworldly beings with obsidian eyes. The islands are forbidden by royal decree and considered extremely dangerous to visitors.

Isle du Mystere

The Isle du Mystere (also informally referred to as Mystery Island) is a southern island under Wyranth Empire control, notable for its volcanic mountain, multi-level settlement, and its role as a hub for automaton production, life crystal exploitation, and Wyranth aerial fleet development.

Ja-Reeth

Ja-Reeth is a location associated with the Nightmen.

Juiyan's Castle

Juiyan's Castle was a mechanized subterranean fortress concealed beneath the desert sand, capable of rising to the surface at its owner's command. In The Blood of Giants, it served as a waystation for the narrator's group before Juiyan betrayed them to the Nightmen.

Jungle Village

Jungle Village is a settlement marked on the south-east coast of Zenwey on the official world map, in the jungle region where the tribes of Zenwey live.

King Malaky's Palace

King Malaky's Palace was the royal residence of the Malaky Crown, located in Rislandia City. It was described as "a smaller, though more elegant, bulbous building that sparkled silver in the late night," distinguishing it from larger but less refined structures elsewhere in the region. The palace served as the home of King Malaky XVI and Princess Reina (later Queen Reina I), and functioned across multiple volumes as a refuge, command post, and seat of royal authority.

King's Retreat

The King's Retreat is a fortified royal estate situated high in the Oler Mountains near the Atrebla border, maintained as a last-resort evacuation point for the Rislandian royal family. It was founded in Year 300 and saw its most notable use during the Wyranth invasion of Years 19–20, when King Malaky XVI and the royal family sheltered there under guard.

King's Road

The King's Road is the primary road artery of Rislandia's road network, connecting Rislandia City to all major towns and cities across the kingdom. It was commissioned by King Malaky I as the central component of a broader road-building programme carried out between Years 45 and 60.

Klektiklab

Klektiklab was a city of near-humans encountered by Baron Theodore von Monocle during the events of The Blood of Giants. Its inhabitants were willing to trade rather than attack on sight, though the city was notable for its sunken amphitheater where crowds gathered to watch combatants fight to the death.

Lake Avily

Lake Avily was a serene body of water set amid mountainous terrain, serving as a retreat and landmark across multiple conflicts in the Adventures of Baron Von Monocle series.

Lake Bethany

Lake Bethany is a body of water located in southern Rislandia that served as a critical military staging ground during the 2nd Wyranth War, and was later named as a proposed border point in a Wyranth armistice proposal.

Lakeside

Lakeside is a small town situated on the southern shore of Lake Bethany in the Southern Borderlands. It is noted in military history as the site near which a skirmish occurred on Day 8 of the Month of Princesses, demonstrating continued Wyranth advances in the region.

Landmarks of Oretha Eternal

Oretha Eternal, capital of the ancient Orethan Dominion, was home to some of the most magnificent structures and public spaces in recorded history, many of which were damaged or destroyed during the Great Sundering. According to A History of Rislandia, the city was organized across seven hills, each serving a distinct civic, religious, military, or cultural function.

Lantern Bay

Lantern Bay is the bay east of the Rislandia-Wyranth Peninsula, forming the eastern coast of both Rislandia and the Wyranth Empire.

Loveridge

Loveridge is a contested town in southern Rislandia, located due south of Plainsroad Village near the Border River and surrounded by heavy forest and corn fields, notable for changing hands between Rislandia and the Wyranth Empire over a dozen times and for serving as a key location during the adventures of Zaira von Monocle and James Gentry across multiple novels.

Loveridge Inn

The Loveridge Inn was an inn situated in the town of Loveridge, serving as a lodging stop for Zaira von Monocle and her companions in For Steam and Country. The town's sole tavern, a separate establishment of log construction, also featured prominently in The Steam Knight as a gathering place for Wyranth soldiers and the site of notable incidents.

Minor Locations of The Blood of Giants

A reference guide to the minor locations appearing in The Blood of Giants, covering sites in Rislandia City, the Nightmen cave city, and the ruined town of Portsgate.

Minor Locations of The Crystal Conspiracy

A reference guide to the minor locations appearing in The Crystal Conspiracy, covering settlements, geographic features, and notable structures encountered in the novel.

Minor Locations of The Fight for Rislandia

A reference guide to the minor locations mentioned in The Fight for Rislandia, covering sites ranging from a border skirmish point near Lakeside to Zaira von Monocle's ransacked childhood home and other briefly noted places.

Minor Locations of The Iron Wedding

A reference guide to the smaller or briefly mentioned locations appearing in The Iron Wedding, including settlements named in the Wyranth armistice proposal, civilian establishments in Rislandia City, and tactical positions near Carnait Cove.

Minor Locations of The Steam Knight

This page catalogues the minor locations introduced or referenced in The Steam Knight, including settlements, landmarks, and gathering sites that appear briefly but contribute to the broader geography of Rislandia and its neighbours.

Minor Locations of The Steam Knight 2

A catalogue of minor locations appearing in The Steam Knight 2, including settlements, geographical features, and sites connected to characters and events in the novel.

Minor Locations of the Short Stories

Minor places from the Rislandia short stories: Metzengerstein's barn, the Loveridge pub, Traveler's Rest, the Fae island and more.

Minor Places Beyond the Peninsula (A History of Rislandia)

This page catalogues the minor named locations beyond the Iberanth Peninsula as recorded in the in-universe sourcebook A History of Rislandia, covering sites in Atrebla, Perryton, Zarma, Rescall, Nyanzi, Wyn, Zenwey, the Nightmen territories, the Dragonmist Isles, the Islands of Fae, and Isle du Mystere. Each entry reflects the scholarly descriptions provided by that text, which may not always align with details established in the novels.

Minor Places of Rislandia (A History of Rislandia)

This page catalogues the minor settlements, geographic features, infrastructure, and points of interest within Rislandia as recorded in the in-universe scholarly sourcebook A History of Rislandia. Entries range from timber towns on the edge of the Old Forest to fortified border posts, coastal waystations, mountain mining communities, and the roads and rivers that connect them.

Minor Places of the Wyranth Empire (A History of Rislandia)

This page catalogues the lesser-documented locations of the Wyranth Empire as described in the in-universe scholarly sourcebook A History of Rislandia, covering geographic features, districts, and installations from the Red Desert to the Tyndree Region. It serves as a companion reference to the major Wyranth locations covered elsewhere on this wiki.

Mitis Mountain Range

The Mitis Mountain Range is a mountain range located in or near a desert region, historically associated with the Giants, who were said to have descended from it in ancient times.

Nightmen Arena

The Nightmen Arena is a large underground amphitheater located within the Nightmen City, used primarily for gladiatorial death matches between human slaves and Nightman fighters. It served as a key setting during the events of The Blood of Giants.

Nightmen City

Nightmen City was an underground settlement carved within a hollowed-out dormant volcano beneath a vast desert, inhabited by an even mix of humans and Nightmen, and featuring an arena, mines, a hangar, and advanced equipment that left a lasting impression on those who passed through it.

Northpoint

Northpoint is a northern port town situated on the western coast of the Iberanth Peninsula, established during the exploratory expeditions of King Malaky III. It has long been known for its fishing and whaling industries.

Nyanzi

Nyanzi was a foreign nation situated far from Rislandia, distinct from both Rislandia and the Wyranth Empire, notable for its distinctive domed architecture, hot climate, ruling Sultan, and advanced mechanical technology. It was the country of origin of Dr. Metzengerstein and the destination of missions undertaken by James Gentry and Ethan von Lantern.

Old Forest

The Old Forest is a dense woodland located beyond the battle lines to the west of where the airship Liliana crashed, which played a significant strategic role during the events of The Fight for Rislandia as the source of a giant creature and a site of Wyranth military activity.

Oler Mountains

The Oler Mountains are a mountain range located in the northeast corner of Rislandia, lining the kingdom's eastern border with the Atrebla Kingdom, and served as a strategic military axis during the Wyranth conflict, the site of the Rislandian royal family's retreat, and the location of Oler Pass, a critical route between the two kingdoms.

Oler Pass

Oler Pass is the primary route through the Oler Mountains connecting Rislandia and the Atrebla Kingdom.

Oretha Eternal

Oretha Eternal, known simply as Oretha to its citizens, was the capital city of the Orethan Dominion and the largest city in the known world, built on seven hills along the River Aurion in the central plains. It fell into catastrophic decline following the Great Sundering and was ultimately lost to history after a mob stormed the imperial palace and Emperor Nerovan the Mad was dragged into the streets.

Oslan

Oslan is the largest known island among the Islands of Fae, situated in the Golgmarsh Ocean. It is one of several Fae islands referenced in the world sourcebook A History of Rislandia.

Panderica

Panderica is a location in the world of The Adventures of Baron Von Monocle, notable for ruins dating to the age of Kudi the Great and referenced across multiple entries in the series. It served as the destination of a diplomatic mission undertaken by Harkerpal and Baron Theodore von Monocle, and was also mentioned in jest by James Gentry following his joining of the Knights of the Crystal Spire.

Perry's Gulf

Perry's Gulf is a small gulf on the south coast of Perryton on the official world map.

Perryton

Perryton is a nation bordering Nyanzi known for its distrust of foreigners and foreign technology. It appears in The Steam Knight 2.

Petra Magna

Petra Magna, known as the Stone City, was a massive fortress-city of approximately 500,000 inhabitants carved entirely from living rock in the northwestern Stone Valleys, in the region that would later become Atrebla. It served as the headquarters of the Stonemasons' Covenant and, following the Night of Shattered Crystals, as the gathering point and staging ground for the survivors who would undertake the great exodus west.

Plainsroad Inn

The Plainsroad Inn was a tavern and inn located in the village near Zaira von Monocle's farm, notable for being the sole source of light in town during a nighttime passage by Zaira and James Gentry in For Steam and Country.

Plainsroad Village

Plainsroad Village was a small farming community in central-southern Rislandia, notable as the childhood home of Zaira von Monocle and James Gentry, and as the site of a devastating Wyranth assault that razed most of it to the ground, leaving it abandoned and in ruins throughout the ongoing war.

Pleasant Pass

Pleasant Pass was a location that served as a retreat and civilian evacuation destination for Rislandian forces during The Fight for Rislandia, and was later named in the Wyranth armistice proposal as a territory Rislandia would cede to the Wyranth Empire in The Iron Wedding.

Portsgate

Portsgate was one of Rislandia's most celebrated coastal cities, renowned for its maritime culture and Symphonic House Dome, before being devastated by a catastrophic flood and subsequently razed by the Wyranth Empire on their march toward Rislandia City; in The Fight for Rislandia, the city remained under Wyranth control along with the broader south, its destruction cutting off vital maritime routes and serving as a grim symbol of Wyranth conquest.

Rescall

Rescall is a large green region of eastern Areth on the official world map, crossed by blue rivers, south of Zarma and east of Perryton.

Rislandia

Rislandia, also referred to as the Rislandia Kingdom, the Rislandian Kingdom, the Kingdom of Rislandia, or Grand Rislandia, is the kingdom where the events of For Steam and Country, The Blood of Giants, The Fight for Rislandia, The Iron Wedding, The Crystal Conspiracy, and The Steam Knight take place, occupying the northern Iberanth Peninsula on the Areth continent and renowned for its airship technology, the Crystal Spire, and its ongoing conflicts with the Wyranth Empire.

Rislandia City

Rislandia City, also known as Malaky City, is the capital of the Rislandia kingdom, built around the Crystal Spire and serving as the political, economic, and cultural heart of the nation. It is the seat of King Malaky's Palace, home base of the Knights of the Crystal Spire, and a central location throughout the For Steam and Country series.

Rislandia City Weapons Facilities

Rislandia City maintained at least two distinct military weapons facilities: a primary weaponry creation facility responsible for fabricating explosive shells, and a secondary storehouse located in the industrial district near the western city wall. Both played critical roles during the events of The Fight for Rislandia.

Rislandia-Wyranth Peninsula

The Rislandia-Wyranth Peninsula was a large geographic region forming the shared landmass upon which both the kingdom of Rislandia and the Wyranth Empire were situated, settled by the first people who crossed over the mountains and the site of a territorial dispute between the two powers from that earliest period.

River Aurion

The River Aurion is a waterway located in the central plains of Areth, best known as the river along which the ancient city of Oretha Eternal was constructed. It lent its name to the Aurion Aqueduct associated with that civilization.

Sands of Zarma

The Sands of Zarma is a location visited by The Liliana (Airship) during the 2nd Year of King Malaky XVI's Reign, where a buried treasure chest was recovered and the crew subsequently suffered from a strange disease that proved fatal to several members.

Sandsworth

Sandsworth was a city of the Wyranth Empire located in or near the Wyranth desert, known for its fertilizer production facilities. It appears in The Crystal Conspiracy.

Sea of Gloom

The Sea of Gloom is the sea in the south-east corner of the official world map, off the coast of Rescall and the Flat Water Delta.

Seamount

Seamount is a yellow island off the southern tip of Nyanzi on the official world map.

Shellville

Shellville was a small fishing village situated halfway down the western coast of Rislandia, just south of Portsgate, and the hometown of Ethan von Lantern, whose father served as the local noble lord. The village sustained damage during the Wyranth invasion.

Siren Sea

The Siren Sea lies between the Northern Wastes and Zenwey on the official world map.

Solarias

Solarias, known as the Forge City, was the industrial heart of the ancient empire, built around active geothermal vents in the volcanic desert regions near the future Nyanzi borders. It served as the headquarters of the Pyrean Order until the city's destruction during the Night of Shattered Crystals.

Stanley Estates

The Stanley Estates were the lands of Count Eberle in Atrebla's wealthiest province. His manor was larger than King Malaky's palace.

Stone Valleys

The Stone Valleys are a series of deep valleys located in the northwestern region of what was once the Orethan Dominion, in the territory that would become the kingdom of Atrebla. They serve as the heartland of Atreblan settlement, housing the majority of the nation's population.

Stonehaven

Stonehaven is the capital city of Atrebla, built into the mountainside near the bottom of the Oler Pass hundreds of years before the events of The Steam Knight 2.

Symphonic House (Portsgate)

The Symphonic House is a concert hall located in the Merchant Quarter of Portsgate, a district of Rislandia City. It was built in Year 210 during the reign of King Malaky VI, as part of the Cultural Renaissance.

The Broken Islands

The Broken Islands are a scattered cluster of red-tinted islands in the far north-east of the official world map, lying east of the Dragonmist Isles and south of the Siren Sea.

The Crystal Spire

The Crystal Spire is the tallest structure in Rislandia City and perhaps all of the Areth continent—an ancient tower housing the Knights of the Crystal Spire, the air crystals that power Rislandia's airships, and a full complex of training and residential facilities—and has long served as the supreme symbol of Rislandian identity, vigilance, and endurance.

The Great Desert

The Great Desert is a vast, inhospitable expanse located in the western reaches of the Wyranth Empire, lying past the southwestern coast near Carnait Cove. It was described as a place where survival would have been virtually impossible.

The Locked Door (Crystal Spire)

The Locked Door is a sealed, featureless portal located within the Crystal Spire, left undisturbed since the tower's construction. Its exact floor, physical nature, and contents remain subjects of conflicting accounts and ongoing speculation.

The Northern Wastes

The Northern Wastes are the land along the top edge of the official world map, north of the Siren Sea.

Twin Tops Mountains

The Twin Tops Mountains were the site of a rescue mission led by Baron Theodore von Monocle and his crew, during which starving people in a small village were aided following a winter blizzard. The mission was first mentioned in For Steam and Country and later dated to the 7th Year of King Malaky XVI's Reign in The Blood of Giants.

Tyndree Kingdom

The Tyndree Kingdom was a former sovereign realm on the east coast of Rislandia, northeast of the Wyranth Empire, which was absorbed into the Wyranth Empire in the 2nd Year of King Malaky XVI's Reign following a war centered on High Mesa Castle. It was also the homeland of the mother of Zaira von Monocle.

Underground World of the Dragonmist Isles

The Underground World of the Dragonmist Isles is a vast enclosed cavern beneath the Dragonmist Isles, first appearing in The Crystal Conspiracy.

Valheim

Valheim, also referred to as the ancient city of Valheim, is an ancient city located among the Dragonmist Isles. It first appears in The Crystal Conspiracy.

Velt Island

Velt Island is a yellow island in the far west of the Golgmarsh Ocean on the official world map.

Viridian

Viridian, known as the Green City, was a city of approximately 400,000 inhabitants located in the southern jungles of what would later become Rescall, renowned as the Orethan Dominion's center of healing and medicine. It served as the headquarters of the Lifewardens until the Night of Shattered Crystals scattered that order into the jungle.

Westerly Spine

The Westerly Spine is the tallest and most extensive mountain range in Rislandia, running north-south along the western portion of the Iberanth Peninsula and dividing the continent into an isolated western coast and a more populous eastern heartland. Its southern portions extend below the Border River into Wyranth territory, where the range remains less explored and more wild than its northern counterpart.

Whispering Grove

The Whispering Grove was a sacred place within the Old Forest, held by local villagers to be a dwelling of the Fae, and situated near the village of Mira. It served as the site of two pivotal encounters between the woman Mira and the Fae, as recorded in legend.

World Map

The official world map of the series, showing the continents of Areth and Zenwey, their nations, island groups and seas, with a full gazetteer of every label.

Wyn

Wyn is the red-tinted land at the north-eastern tip of Areth on the official world map, north of Zarma, together with an island to its east.

Wyranth Capital

The Wyranth Capital is the seat of power of the Wyranth Empire, built at the foot of a large mountain near the edge of a desert, and home to the Wyranth Palace where Ivan, the Iron Emperor resides. The city also contains a prison from which Baron Theodore von Monocle was rescued by James Gentry and Cid in The Steam Knight.

Wyranth Castle

Wyranth Castle was the principal fortress and seat of authority of the Wyranth Empire, situated in the heart of the empire's capital city, and served as a key site of conflict across multiple books in the series, most notably as the location of Baron Theodore von Monocle's imprisonment in For Steam and Country and as the site of Ivan's palace during the events of The Iron Wedding.

Wyranth Empire

The Wyranth Empire, also called the Iron Empire, is a militaristic autocracy occupying the southern Iberanth Peninsula, ruled by the Iron Emperor Ivan IV and long at war with the neighboring kingdom of Rislandia, known for its conscript armies enhanced by the addictive Giant's Blood Serum, its relentless campaigns of conquest including the full-scale invasion of Rislandia City, and its eventual uneasy alliance with Rislandia against the Nightmen.

Wyranth Iron Mine

The Wyranth Iron Mine was a Wyranth-operated facility located several miles off the main road in hilly terrain, used to produce the Giant's Blood Serum; it was later captured by Zaira von Monocle's forces, briefly repurposed to produce anti-serum, and ultimately destroyed in a deliberate explosion during the evacuation.

Wyranth Opera House

The Wyranth Opera House is a circular building located in the capital of the Wyranth Empire, noted as a symbol of the vivid cultural output that the Wyranth produce. It appeared in The Iron Wedding, where it was pointed out to visitors during a tour of the city.

Wyranth Palace

Wyranth Palace, also known as Ivan's palace, was the seat of power for Ivan, the Iron Emperor located in the Wyranth Empire's capital city. It served as a residence, administrative center, and point of access to several key facilities under Ivan's control.

Wyranth War Factory

The Wyranth War Factory was an industrial facility located in the western district of the Wyranth capital, used to manufacture Automatons on a large assembly-line conveyor system. In The Iron Wedding, Princess Kristina oversaw operations there and guided Ivan, the Iron Emperor and Zaira von Monocle on a tour of the facility.

Zarma

Zarma is a yellow region of north-eastern Areth on the official world map, between Wyn and Artrebla, home of the goblins of Zarma and the Sands of Zarma.

Zenwey

Zenwey is the vast continent across the Golgmarsh Ocean from Rislandia, ancient homeland of the Giants and now inhabited by tribal peoples, the Nightmen, and other dangerous beings; it was visited on multiple expeditions by Baron Theodore von Monocle and later by Zaira von Monocle aboard The Liliana, and subsequently by James Gentry, Ethan von Lantern, and Major Edwin Ral.

Zenwey Desert

The Zenwey Desert is the desert labelled across central Zenwey on the official world map, possibly the Artacala Desert of The Blood of Giants.

Zicree Continent

The Zicree Continent is a distant landmass located across the Golgmarsh Ocean, designated as the destination of a new expedition arranged through the efforts of Zaira von Monocle in The Steam Knight.