Xeamian Ruins

The Xeamian Ruins are the scattered remains of the Xeamian Empire, the south-central Canaanese empire that was destroyed in the Xeamian-Zawma Conflict (459–463 AP). The ruins lie in the central Mediata Savannah region east of Arakcadia Bay, in the territory that the Xeamian Empire once occupied before its mutual destruction with the Zawma Empire ended the Age of Peace.

Of the many settlements that once composed the Xeamian Empire, only two towns survived the conflict's destruction in recognisable form: Valam, the only major surviving town, and Celrea, the only minor surviving town. These two settlements persist within or adjacent to the ruins, their continued existence a measure of what the Xeamian Empire left behind.

Geography

The Xeamian Ruins are distributed across the central Canaanese lowlands east of Arakcadia Bay, in the river corridor country between the bay and the Itumue Mountains foothills. The ruins sit in terrain fed by the Enchanted Rivers system. The The Jade Oasis — a large lake fed by the Enchanted Rivers — lies adjacent to the ruins, just south of Celrea.

The Shadowed Passage, the mountain road that ascends from the Bronze Track toward Mjovadalr, branches off the Bronze Track near the Xeamian Ruins, making the ruins a geographic reference point for navigation in this part of central Canaan.

Surviving settlements

Valam is the major town that survived the conflict and remains inhabited within the ruins. Its continued existence in the heart of the former empire's territory makes it the primary inhabited point of the ruins region.

Celrea is the minor surviving town, positioned south of the main river system on the approaches to the savannah.

Historical significance

The Xeamian Ruins are a physical record of the Xeamian Empire — the empire founded from freedom and self-thinking ideals as the Age of Peace successor to the spirit of liberation that ended the Millenia of Darkness, and which grew through the Age of Peace before being destroyed in the mutual conflict with the Zawma Empire. The ruins represent both the Xeamian civilisation's achievement and the thoroughness of its destruction.

The Arakcadian Congress regards itself as the political and ideological heir to the Xeamian Empire. The name "Arakcadia" derives from the Xeamian phrase "Arak-Kadia" — meaning harbour of return — reflecting the Arakcadian founding ideology's relationship to the Xeamian legacy. The ruins, in this sense, are not merely the remnants of a destroyed nation but the predecessor territory of the continent's current dominant political entity.

See also

• Xeamian Empire
• Xeamian-Zawma Conflict
• Age of Peace
• Arakcadian Congress
• Valam
• Celrea
• The Shadowed Passage
• The Jade Oasis