Caenterin

Caenterin, also known as the Northern Continent, is a continent located in the central, western hemisphere of the world. The population is largely made up of humans, but the Highborne Fey as well as their counterparts also make the northeastern part of the continent home. Caenterin is geographically diverse, having mountains, seas, and large forests. Twelve large nations occupy most of the land, but many smaller kingdoms are also present. Geographically, Caenterin encompasses the Far North as well, although the barren wasteland is generally seen to be a completely different land entirely.

History
It is unknown when humans first migrated to Caenterin, although it is generally accepted that it was sometime during the Third Age. The fey, however, occupied the land for much longer. Over countless eons, the geography constantly shifted, whether due to magic or natural phenomena.

While civilization was confirmed to have originated in the Rising Crescent in the Midddlelands, primitive tribes of humans arrived in Caenterin following the rise of culture, dispersing to many locations, including, but not limited to, the Noorlands, Grecador, and the Ithilian Peninsula. Caenterian civilization began in Grecador, as well as modern culture. It eventually spread to the city of Paletine in modern-day Ithil. The Romulan Imperium occupied almost all of Caenterin by the end of the Fourth Age and continued to do so until the year 500 of the Fifth Age. While the empire fell, the infrastructure and civilization that it spawned remained, and the barbarian kingdoms utilized such and established the first modern Caenterian kingdoms. By 1000 FA, six hundred years before the enlightenment, the kingdoms were united into a loose federation known as the Alliance of Caenterin, overseen by an emperor.

The True Faith is the common religion of the land, adapted by all of the kingdoms. Those that hold onto the "Old Dogma" are led by the Lyght of the West, the papal figure, widely seen as the most powerful man in Caenterin. Those who follow the "New Dogma," while recognizing the political significance of the Lyght, do not recognize him as the religious leader. The New Dogma is loosely used to describe varying protestant faiths that were established following the Great Schism. Countless wars occurred in Caenterin throughout the Fifth Age, but technology and philosophical thought advanced to a point where nations became truly modernized. Caenterin has been stable for almost a century now, ever since the end of the Second Great Continental War, but, due to rising tensions, no one knows how long the peace will last.