Xoth Sarandi

Xoth Sarandi
The island of Xoth Sarandi, home of the elven archmages, is the undisputed center of the world. Around the island are titanic stone archways, the sea-portals, which connect to similar archways in far-off parts of the globe. This feat of magic has enabled the elves to colonize the various continents and keep their colonies supplied and defended, without having to risk the hazards of the open sea. Later, when the portals were made available to other races, they grew wealthy beyond measure from the fees they were able to charge from the use of their transport system.



Xoth Sarandi is the crossroads of the world. Almost all oceangoing traffic travels to its destination via this magical island. It is almost entirely urbanized, with two tiers to the city. The outer districts are those in which the other races live, along with those elves who are involved with shipping or trade. These districts are essentially a huge mass of dockland, with buildings ranging from salubrious structures of marble where ships with peacock sails lie in harbor all the way down to filthy warehouses and wharves where the worst excesses of the decadent can be indulged.



The inner districts are restricted to the elves and their few honored guests alone. They are, politically and magically, the most important regions in all of Ashfar, as they are the points from where the portal network is controlled. This system is the source of the ruling houses’ immense wealth and the enduring dominance of the elves, even though they no longer have colonies across the world and the sun has finally set on their empire.