Archanae

In the Soulverse, Archanae was a country on Rhadan.

Locations

 * Ide
 * Rathajoa
 * Valdajoa

Description
One of the most prosperous countries on Rhadan, Archanae was of intermediate size and had poor natural resources. Two main factors alone lead to their prominence: skill in forging melee weapons and excellent access to Thurapi magic. Due to their proximity to many Thurapian Magic Wells, Archanae was able to forge countless enchanted weapons, armors, and other artifacts, which also lead to them having a particularly large Nifling population. Archanae was very proud of being the finest producers of Ars Magi in the land. It was also said that they held a Cauldron somewhere within their borders. Archanae neighbored the countries of Grust and Bantian; it was separated from the Bantian Empire by a massive stretch of arid desert known as the Nobiri Wastes that was located to the west of Archanae. Although the roughly one-hundred-kilometer-long Nobiri Wastes prevented Archanae from doing much trade or interaction with Bantian for centuries, Archanae spent great resources on reaching Bantian due to the isolated empire's fabulous riches and fineries. The only guaranteed path from Archanae to Bantian was a treacherous path known as the Scarlet Road - so-called because of how much blood was spilled trying to cross it over the years - though no-one was exactly sure who or what was causing all the bloodshed.

History
After Etende, Jarvis, and Kensa were teleported into the middle of the Rhadanian desert by a malfunctioning 'teleport pod' constructed by Kensa, Kensa told Jubei that the three of them had come from Valdajoa in Archanae.