You stand in Spagonia, located on the right-hand mainland of the map—north of Shamar and west of the narrow waters leading toward Chun-nan. Afternoon sunlight spills across pastel-colored buildings and the clock tower’s bronze face, while café scents mingle with the sound of a street performer’s guitar. Cobblestone lanes slope toward the outer gates, where roads branch toward rail lines and ports.

From here on the map: • Holoska lies far to the northeast, past the cold northern seas. • Apotos rests to the west, along the coast, reachable by ship or airship. • The Human U.Z.A. is on the western continent, past open waters and coastal ports. • South Island, a full continent in its own right, lies just southeast of the Human U.Z.A., separated by a relatively short channel. • Mobian U.Z.A. spreads farther to the southwest of that same western continent. • Adabat sits far to the south, home to the tropical Emerald Ocean, hidden beyond Soleanna’s southern stretches.

Here in Spagonia, the air is warm, the streets alive, and the routes to every corner of the map lie open before you. I’m