The Eleven Kingdoms - A primer

The Eleven Kingdoms take place on the Aumish Islands, which have a total landmass of around 315,000 square km (Around the size of the British Isles).   Generally most people refer to the islands in general as West Aum, East Aum (consisting of the southern portion of the eastern island) and Northern Aum (the Northern, uncivilized portion of the eastern island).

The Eleven Kingdoms consist of many languages, cultures, and people, even if it may be isolated from large population shifts.   The area gets it name from the Eleven Human Kingdoms that dominate the islands, each one struggling with each other to unify the lands, and survive from the many issues that surround islands.   The largest city by far is Ten-Penny Bay, at nearly 90,000 souls, the next largest city, Blackgate, has only around 20,000 citizens.   Even the kingdom moniker is misleading, as not all the kingdoms are lead by kings/queens.  

There is various languages throughout the kingdoms,  there is a common trade language, who sages call Vulgar Imperial, and the common man calls Common, but for most it is limited to trade, obtaining a room at a Inn, or basic directions.   Otherwise the local language will be needed to be used, or a translator obtained.  

The Eleven human Kingdoms are as follows:

The Grand Dutchy of the Western Isles
The Kingdom of Coranath
The Kingdom of Deca and Dunvale

The City State of Blackgate

The Kingdom of Sudaum

The Viklaw

The Kingdom of Highrock

The Kingdom of Greygarden

The Republic of Whitetower

The Axolotl lands

The Kingdom of the East

Each of these kingdoms will be detailed in later posts. 

In addition, there is a number of smaller human settlements, ranging from the College of Adytum to the Wildmen of the North, and the Elvish kingdoms of Nora and Navagal, and the dwarven high king at Kurzum.