The Ashiem Villages
[ash-ahy-eim] (actual: 1-500; 967: -500 to -1)
In the Villages there were many farmers markets. The system was similar to that of the Hunger Games and the 12 districts, with Ashiem as the Capitol. Each village would be required to pay taxes to Ashiem in their own way based on what they produced. Yearly, drawings were held in each village to determine which two of the village youth would be chosen to live in Ashiem for the remainder of their lives and become Elite. Only the Elite were given the opportunity to live in Ashiem where they would be free from taxes and learn how to master magic.
Over time, one village began to learn its own form of magic and the Mystic Circle would be formed. Wild magic spread like a wildfire as meetings of the MC were held through the astral plane.
Fear ravaged through Ashiem as the Elite realized the people's magic was more powerful than their own.
The Mystic Circle overthrew Ashiem and established the Craedorian Empire
The Villages:
- Fuhn - 2500
- Dahr - 2500
- Faldir - 3000
- Alder Ridge - 4500
- Nyxmire - 5000 (largest; origin of the Mystic Circle)
- Surmise - 3000
- Bagues - 4000
- CiDava - 3500
- Concord - 4000
- Narfjoll - 2000
- Botnar (smallest) - 1000
Ashiem - we do not know the population of Ashiem