La'tia

La'tia is a continent in the northern reaches of Eirenmere.

Climate and Geography
La'tia sit at a high latitude, causing it to have a colder temperate environment. The continent has five major sub-climates. To the north the continent is dominated by mountains and a large sheet glacier. To the east the climate is slightly warmer with dusty winds blowing over dry plains. To the south the continent has a ridge of mountains along the cast, protecting an inland area rich for farming. The center of La'tia is dominated by the Blackmoor forest. To the west La'tia the terrain becomes hillier and moors span out.

La'tia's two major geographic features are the glacier in the north, and the Blackmoor River that runs south from Blackmoor lake into the Kalmanar Ocean.

Politics
The continent of La'tia has a complicated political history spanning several eras of Eirenmere's history. At the end of the the twelfth era, La'tia was unified into five nations.

Serida
Serida is the northern most nation of La'tia and the only one of the nations with an army independent of the Guardians. The majority of Serida's income comes from their agrarian output of cold-weather grains, meats, hides, and herbs.

Jaaden
Jaaden is the western of the five nations. Its economy is based on primarily trade.

Graskit
Graskit is the central nation of the five. Its economy is based on lumber harvested from the Blackmoor forest, which is shipped to the other four nations.

Talter
Talter is the eastern nation of the five and is dominated by dry plains. Its economy is based on mining of raw materials, and refining.

Matnal
Matnal is the southern most of the five nations and is responsible for the training of the Guardians. Its economy is based on agriculture and metalworking.

History
Before the conclusion of the twelfth era, La'tia was in disarray from the 24 kingdoms that had divided up its land. Constant political plots and usurpations took place, making life very hard for the native inhabitants. It wasn't until Haearn Mateid came and talked to all of the warlords to unify, that La'tia's people could live in peace.

Haearn helped negotiate the terms that would lead to the five nations, and the period of political stability that has endured far past his death.